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Elizabeth Pelton

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Career Highlights

Took second in the 200m back and fourth in the 100m back at the 2011 ConocoPhillips National Championships ... Earned a silver medal for her second place finish in the 200m back at the 2010 MOO Pan Pacific Championships ... finished sixth in the 200m back at the 2009 FINA World Championships … placed second in the 100m and 200m back and 200m IM at the 2009 National Championships ... placed first in
the 200m back and second in the 200m IM at the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Championships.

World Champs History

2009: 6, 200m BK; 10, 400m MED-R(pr); 13, 100m BK; 22, 50m BK

World Champs History

2011: Gold (pr) 4x100 MR

Pan Pacs History

2010: Silver, 200m BK

Duel in the Pool History

2009: Bronze, 200m BK; 4, 100m BK

Olympic Trials History

2008: 13, 100m BK; 18t, 100m FL; 24, 200m BK; 56, 200m FR; 63, 200m FR

U.S. Nationals History

2011: 2, 200m BK; 4, 100m BK ... 2010: 4, 100m BK & 200m BK; 6, 200m IM ... 2009: 2, 100m BK/200m BK/200m IM

U.S. Nationals History

2011 Winter- Silver 200 IM, Bronze 100 Bk, Bronze 200 Bk

Briefly

Two time Duel in the Pool member

Fun Facts

High School

Homeschool '12

Future Professional Aspirations

Sports psychology or a swim coach

Parents

Greg and Anne ... father is a psychiatrist and mother is a homemaker ... father was a swimmer at Pittsburgh

Sibling(s)

Older brother (Greg), younger sister (Mary) and younger brother (Will) ... Greg swims for Harvard and Mary and William also swim for NBAC

Started Swimming

Age 6 ... loved being in the water all the time

Sports Played Before Swimming

Soccer, softball, basketball and baseball

Nickname(s)

Monsoon, Liz ... coach started calling her "Liz" because it was easier than Elizabeth and Monsoon because she once yelled that it was a monsoon when it was raining really hard outside

Pet(s)

One dog (Lucky) who is a Golden Retriever

Hobbies Outside the Pool

Being outside, hanging out with friends and watching scary movies

Ultimate Way to Relax

Sleeping, laying on the couch watching television and a hot shower

Most Influential Person

Her parents .. "They sacrifice so much for our family."

Training Stats

Swims 6-8,000 meters/yards per day, 2-4 hours a day, 6 days a week

More

She LOVES sushi

Favorites

U.S. city: Laguna Beach, Calif. ... int'l destination: Puerto Rico ... summer activity: sitting by the pool ... holiday song: Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer ... magazine: Seventeen ... book: Twilight

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