"The greatest miracle": Swimming legend's heartwarming family news
Australian swimming legend Ellie Cole has celebrated the "unexpected" arrival of her baby boy.
The Paralympic swimming champion took to Instagram to share the news of her son's birth, who arrived three weeks before his due date.
Sharing a sweet photo of the new bub wrapped in his hospital blanket, the 32-year-old mum expressed basked in the joy of motherhood.
“They say when your own child is born, it is one of the greatest miracles you could ever hope for,” she wrote.
“We are feeling so blessed - Felix Parker Cole joined our family this morning, unexpectedly, three weeks early."
“We know that he will make us see the world in an entirely different way. Welcome to the world, little Felix. All we see is you.”
Aussie swimming great Libby Trickett was one of several high-profile stars to pass on their congratulations, while former swimming champ and Seven TV presenter Joh Griggs said, “Oh massive congratulations. How wonderful ❤️❤️❤️”.
Cole is Australia’s most decorated female Paralympian who dominated the pool for years before her retirement in 2022, not long after her third Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
In four Paralympics she won 17 medals, including six gold, and at the Comm Games she won one silver and three bronze medals.
She recently received a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) award in the Australia Day honours in January.
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