Brittany Joyce Elmslie, OAM[2] (born 19 June 1994) is a former Australian competitive swimmer. She represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in swimming, and won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at both Games.
Personal life edit
Elmslie was born in Nambour, Queensland. She was named a 2011–2012 YoungStar Sport Award winner for the Northside Chronicle.[3] As of 2012[update], she lives in Brisbane,[4] having moved there from Noosa, where she attended Good Shepherd Lutheran College, in 2011 in order to improve her chances of making the Olympics.[5]
Elmslie is 179 centimetres (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 73 kilograms (161 lb).[6][7]
Elmslie initially studied Business at Griffith University, majoring in Events and Sports Management.[8] She subsequently changed her academic major to Media and Communications at Flinders University.[9]
On June 2, 2020, Elmslie attributed her retirement from competitive swimming, to her own self-reflection after she did not qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and self-realisation at the finals of the 2019 Australian Swimming Championships in Adelaide, that she was keen on moving on from competitive swimming. Elmslie is currently mentoring young, aspiring athletes, promoting self-evaluation and sharing thought processes of elite athletes, through swimming programs, one-on-one coaching and technique efficiency coaching, conducted by her own business – Golden Perspective.[10]
Swimming edit
Elmslie's best time in the 100-metre freestyle is 53.54 seconds and was set at the 2016 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships.[11] Her best time in the 50-metre freestyle is 24.74 seconds, set at the 2016 Swimming Australia Grand Prix. Her best time in the 200-metre freestyle is 1:56.79, set at the 2014 McDonald's Queensland Championships. Her best time in the 100-metre butterfly is 57.97 seconds set at the 2015 Australian Swimming Championships. She is a member of Brisbane Grammar School Swimming Club.
At the Guam hosted 2009 Junior Pan Pacific, Elmslie finished first in the 50-metre freestyle and fourth in the 100-metre freestyle. At the 2010 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships, she made the finals in the 50-metre freestyle. At the Hawaii hosted 2010 Junior Pan Pacific, she finished third in the 4×100-metre freestyle and fifth in the 50-metre freestyle.[7]
In 2011, after moving to Brisbane to join other swimmers coached by Matt Brown, Elmslie increased her training regime and lost 6 kilograms (13 lb). Her training partners included Emily Seebohm.[5] At the 2012 Australian National Championships, she set a time of 1 minute 57.24 seconds in the 200-metre freestyle.[12] She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's 4×200-metre freestyle swimming team event[4][6][13][14] in her first Olympics.[12][15] Going into the games, her team was considered a medal favourite.[11] She was set to compete in the Olympics as a teenager.[16]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Elmslie represented the gold medal-winning Australia team (with Cate Campbell, Alicia Coutts and Melanie Schlanger in the final) of the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, where the team set a then-Olympic Record of 3:33.15. Elmslie also won two silvers, as part of the Australian teams in the competitive heats of both the 4 × 100 metre medley relay and the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.
At the 2013 Australian Swimming Championships she won silver in the 100-metre butterfly and bronze 50-metre freestyle events, qualifying for the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. At the World Championships, she teamed up with Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon and Emily Seebohm in the heats of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, finishing second in their heat and overall.[17] In the final sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon and Alicia Coutts won the silver medal, finishing 0.12 of a second behind the United States team.[18]
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Elmslie represented the gold medal-winning Australia team (with sisters Cate Campbell and Bronte Campbell and Emma McKeon in the final, along with Madison Wilson in the heats) of the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay. In the final of the event, the Australian team set a then 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay World Record time of 3:30.65.[19] Elmslie also won silver as part of the Australian team in the competitive heats of the 4 × 100 metre medley relay.
Elmslie did not qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[10] On April 23, 2019, Elmslie announced her retirement from competitive swimming, on her personal Instagram page, at the age of 24.[20][21]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Brittany Elmslie". fina.org. FINA. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Elmslie, Brittany Joyce awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia". It's an Honour. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "YoungStar winners honoured at Quest's gala awards night | Competitions from Quest Community Newspapers Southeast Queensland". The Courier-Mail. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b Mackander, Megan (26 April 2012). "Massive flag to farewell athletes | Sunshine Coast News | Local News in Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b Balym, Todd (13 April 2012). "A move by Brittany Elmslie to Brisbane has paid dividends with the youngster booking a berth to the London Olympics". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b "London 2012 – Brittany Elmslie". Australia: Australian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Swimming Australia". Swimming.org.au. 19 June 1994. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Meet Olympic swimmer Brittany Elmslie". Swimart. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Brittany Elmslie". LinkedIn. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Leaving the sport I loved by Brittany Elmslie". AthletesVoice. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Lane 9 News Archive: U.S. Olympic Trials: An Early Look at the Women's 400 Free Relay". Swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b Cowley, Michael (29 June 2012). "Phelps well ahead but D'Arcy's time holds up against the rest". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Americans short of Stephanie Rice mark". The Australia. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ McGarry, Andrew (22 April 2012). "Interview: Brittany Elmslie". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Australia's 10 best medal chances at the London Olympics". Melbourne: Herald Sun. 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Australia's top 10 gold medal chances for London 2012 Olympics — Olympics 2012 – Sport — Liverpool Leader". Liverpool-leader.whereilive.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Heat results of Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "Final results of Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships" (PDF). Omega Timing. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
- ^ "2016 Australian Olympic Swimming Team selected". Australian Olympic Committee. 14 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Gold Medalist Brittany Elmslie Retires at Age 24". SwimSwam. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "@britelmslie shared a photo on Instagram: "THANK YOU SWIMMING❤️ It was challenging to have to summarise my swimming journey. After 12 years of dedicating my mind, body and soul to…" • Apr 23, 2019 at 9:49am UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
External links edit
- Brittany Elmslie at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Brittany Elmslie at Olympics.com
- Brittany Elmslie at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Brittany Elmslie at World Aquatics
- Brittany Elmslie at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 October 2016)
- Brittany Elmslie at Swimming Australia at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 April 2015)
