Margaret McIntosh ('Maggie') McEleny MBE (born 1965), also known as "Mad Maggie" for her unshakable desire to compete is a Scottish swimmer. She has paraplegia and epilepsy due to a head injury at age 11, which left her blind for a while. She competed in four Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2004. In her career, McEleny has won three gold, five silver, and seven bronze medals at the Paralympics.

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Maggie McEleny
MBE

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Full name	Margaret McIntosh McEleny
Born	1965 (age 58–59)
Medal record Swimming Representing  Great Britain Paralympic Games 1996 Atlanta 4×50 m freestyle S1–6 2000 Sydney 50 m breaststroke SB3 2004 Athens 4×50 m freestyle 20pts 1992 Barcelona 100 m breaststroke SB3 1996 Atlanta 50 m breaststroke SB3 1996 Atlanta 150 m medley SM4 2004 Athens 50 m breaststroke SB3 2004 Athens 150 m indiv. medley SM4 1992 Barcelona 4×50 m medley S1–6 1996 Atlanta 50 m freestyle S5 1996 Atlanta 100 m freestyle S5 1996 Atlanta 200 m freestyle S5 1996 Atlanta 4×50 m medley S1–6 2000 Sydney 4×50 m medley 20 pts 2000 Sydney 150 m indiv. medley SM4

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McEleny was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours for services to disabled swimming.^[1]

She was inducted into the Scottish Swimming Hall of Fame in 2018.^[2][3]

She was inducted into the Scottish Women in Sport Hall of Fame in 2018.^[4]