Ella Eastin

Ella Eastin
Eastin in 2018
Personal information
National team  United States
Born (1997-03-28) March 28, 1997
Irvine, California
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Individual medley, Butterfly
Club SoCal Aquatics
College team Stanford University
Coach Greg Meehan

Ella Eastin (born March 28, 1997) is an American swimmer specializing in the individual medley and butterfly events.

College career

Eastin swims for the Stanford Cardinal, and is a multiple time NCAA champion.[2] During her freshman season, she set an American record in the 200 yard individual medley,[3] and won the 400 yard individual medley at the 2016 NCAA Championships. She also placed second behind Kelsi Worrell in the 200 yard butterfly.

During the first day of the 2017 NCAA Championships, Eastin, along with her teammates Simone Manuel, Lia Neal, and Katie Ledecky, set a record of 6:45.91 in the 800 yard freestyle relay. She lost the 200 yard individual medley to Kathleen Baker, but successfully defended her 400 yard individual medley title by breaking teammate Katie Ledecky's American record. She also added a win in the 200 yard butterfly.

2016 international season

She won silver in the women's 400 metre individual medley at the 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m).[4] She had originally finished 3rd, but was elevated to silver, along with teammate Madisyn Cox being elevated to bronze, when Anh Vien Nguyen was disqualified from second place.[5]

2017

During the 2017 Phillips 66 National Championships, Eastin grabbed second place behind Leah Smith in the 400 metre individual medley, technically qualifying her for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, but was disqualified for the Lochte rule.

She was named a team captain for the 2017 World University Games in Taipei.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.usaswimming.org/meet-the-team/national-team-bios?personid=b97ef4e1-36e9-42d4-8dd0-13eefb88c3f1
  2. ↑ "#4 Brooke Forde Verbally Commits to Stanford". Swimswam.com. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Stanford Freshman Ella Eastin Emerging As Leader On a New Stage - Swimming World News". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  4. ↑ "2016 Short Course Worlds: Team USA Leads Day 1 Medal Table". Swimswam.com. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Vietnamese swimming star's DQ erases historic finish - CBC Sports - Aquatics". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
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