Ellie Simmonds has no intention of hanging up the goggles any time soon, insisting Tokyo 2020 is firmly on the radar – albeit after a well-earned rest first though.

Simmonds broke the world record in Brazil to win her fifth Paralympic gold in the 200m S6 individual medley, while bronze in the 400m freestyle made it eight medals in three Games for the ParalympicsGB poster girl despite only being 21 years old.

The swimmer from Aldridge is an icon of para-sport having first claimed gold at Beijing 2008 at the tender age of 13.

That was two years younger than fellow Rio star and teammate Ellie Robinson who also won gold and bronze in the 50m butterfly and 100m freestyle respectively and competes in the same S6 category as Simmonds.

But the latter has no intention of ending her Paralympic Games legacy in Brazil.

Simmonds said: “I would love to go to Tokyo and that is the aim but at the moment I am just enjoying the success and all of the opportunities that come after Rio and having a bit of a break and a holiday.

“Hopefully I will then get back into training and focus on Tokyo and the World Championships and Europeans in between.

“It is quite relaxed at the moment. I have been going to the gym and keeping active but I will see when I feel like getting back into the water [for training].

“The World Championships are not until the end of next year and I haven’t set my goals for that yet as I am enjoying myself at the moment.

“It was a great Games for me. To come away with a gold, bronze, personal best and world record, I could not have asked for anything better. I achieved my dream for the third consecutive Games.

“It is nice being back and when you are out there at the time, you don’t realise how much the British public and nation get behind you so coming back and seeing all of the support during the Games is just incredible.”

Simmonds was speaking at an event at the Royal Bank of Canada offices in London as part of SportsAid Week, which Simmonds is a ‘champion’ for alongside multiple Olympic medallist Louis Smith – both of whom were funded by the charity in their youth.

SportsAid is the national charity that helps the next generation of British sporting superstars, providing them with financial support and recognition during the early stages of their careers.

At the recent Rio Paralympic Games, SportsAid alumni won 104 of ParalympicsGB’s 147 medals, with 65% of the team having received support from the charity.

Simmonds said: “SportsAid helps athletes get from their starting point to reaching the Olympic or Paralympic Games.

“From Rio 2016, 150 medals were won by athletes who were supported by SportsAid at some point across the Olympic and Paralympic Games, so it shows that the SportsAid money is really worthwhile and helping us become the best.

“It is really important that young athletes get help from SportsAid. We need that legacy and the next generation of athletes coming through because the likes of myself and Louis Smith, and the other Paralympians and Olympians, are not going to around forever and we need the next generation coming through and SportsAid help the youngsters get involved and become competitive in the sport.

“SportsAid helps with the legacy of British sport and SportsAid Week is important because we need to continue to raise awareness and also raise funding for young athletes.”

You can make a real difference to the next generation of British athletes heading for Tokyo 2020 and beyond by getting involved in SportsAid Week – a brand new fundraising initiative taking place from Monday 26 September to Sunday 2 October 2016. Please visit http://www.sportsaid.org.uk/sportsaidweek/ to find out more.