Paul Elaisa

Paul Elaisa
Personal information
Birth name Paul Sau'oflanoa Lawerence Elaisa
Nationality Rotuman
Born (1994-01-21) January 21, 1994
Suva, Fiji
Residence Namadi Heights, Fiji Islands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country  Fiji
Sport Swimming
Event(s) 1,500 , 400 , 200 , 100 freestyle – 100 200 butterfly and 400 200 IM
Turned pro At the 2008 Oceania Games in New Zealand
Achievements and titles
National finals

2015 NJCAA Nationals Swimming.

200 butterfly(3rd), 400IM(4th), 200IM(5th)
Medal record
2011 Pacific Games
2011 Nouméa 200m Backstroke
2011 Nouméa 200m IM
2011 Nouméa 4x100m Freestyle Relay
2011 Nouméa 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Updated on 7 August 2012.

Paul Elaisa (born 21 January 1994 in Suva) is a swimmer who competed for Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] His selection caused controversy, as Douglas Miller had been initially nominated.[2]

Elaisa also competed in the 2009 and 2011 World Aquatics Championships and in the 2011 Pacific Games (where he won for bronze medals). In the Olympics, he ranked 47th at the Men's 100m freestyle event and did not advance to the semifinals.

He competed in three events at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3]

References

  1. ↑ BBC Profile
  2. ↑ Fiji Times
  3. ↑ "Paul Elaisa". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
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