ELLI OVERTON

Subsequent to being born in Canada, Elli, and her family came to Mount Isa where she attended the Healy Pre-School and Primary School. She started her swimming career in Mount Isa at an early age and displayed exceptional potential. So much so, that in 1983, at the age of 9, Elli and her family moved to Sydney to further her career. She then moved to Brisbane to swim under Scott Volkers before going back to Sydney and eventually taking up a scholarship at the University of California.
 
Place of Birth: Vancouver, Canada
Resides: Berkeley, California
Interests: Movies, reading, scuba diving
Occupation: Student; Status: Engaged
Height: 178cm; Weight: 72kg
Club: Galston (NSWIS); also Uni of Cal Berkeley (California)
State: NSW
PB Long Course: 200m IM 2:14.51, 400m IM 4:44.01, 100m Backstroke 1:02.24, 200m Backstroke 2:13.37
PB Short Course: 100m IM 1:02.62, 200m IM 2:10.51, 400m IM 4:37.64
Coach: Mike Walker (Uni of Cal Berkeley); Gary Winram
 
PROFILE

• Long serving Australian team member who first repped at the '91 World Champs in Perth. Australian IM Swimmer of the Year, 1994-1995
• Convinced herself she would never swim for Australia again after the '98 World Champs in Perth.
• In 1999, at age 25, she again wore the Australian cap at the Pan Pacs in Sydney, her hometown, and finished with the bronze medal in a PB of 2:14.51.
• Elli has dominated medley swimming in Australia and has rarely been out of an international final.
• 4th 200 IM, World Champs, Perth 1991 (2:16.23)
• 5th 200 IM, Barcelona Olympics, 1992 (2:15.76)
• 3rd 200IM, 3rd 100m backstroke (1:00.18), 2nd 4x100m medley relay World SC Champs, Majorca (2:10.51)
• In 1994, Elli won two gold, two silver and two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada - including the 200 IM (2:15.59) and 400 IM (4:44.01) gold medal double.
• Bronze 1994 World Champs, Rome, 200 IM (2:15.74)
• 1st 200IM (2:14.68), Pan Pacs, Atlanta
• 1st 200 IM (2:11.67), 1st 4x100m medley relay World SC Champs, Rio 1995
• 5th 200IM (2:15.30), Atlanta Olympics 1996
• 8th 200IM (2:16.74), World LC Champs, Perth 1998
• 5th 200IM (2:13.34), World SC Champs, Hong Kong, 1999
• 3rd 200IM (2:14.51), Qantas Pan Pacs, Sydney, 2000
• Repped World Championships '91,'94,'98.
• Came home Sept. '98 for Susie O'Neill's wedding and by chance swam the World SCC Trials and made the team for Hong Kong in April.
• Formerly from Sydney, Elli is now on scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley.
• Finished second NCAA 200m IM, 2000, in 2:10.75 (SC metres), 1999
• 1st 200m IM (2:14.66) Telstra, 2000 Selection Trials

Olympic Events: 200 IM

Reference: Australian Swimming Ltd

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