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| Elizabeth
BEISEL |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
United States
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| Gender | Women |
| Born | 18 Aug 1992
in North Kingstown, RI, USA |
| Height | 1.67 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
North Kingstown, RI, USA |
General Interest |
Other sports |
She was an Eastern Surfing Association divisional finalist in the United States of America. (USA Swimming, 12 Jul 2011) |
Famous relatives |
Her mother Joan swam for the University of Rhode Island in the United States of America. (USA Swimming, 12 Jul 2011) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
She began swimming because she loved the water and discovered she was not good at diving. Her parents were also adamant that she should learn how to swim. |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
US open water swimmer Janet Evans. (USA Swimming, 08 Jul 2008) |
Awards and honours |
She was presented with the inaugural 2016 Team Leadership & Inspiration Award at the USA Swimming Golden Goggle Awards. The honour was in recognition of her performance as team captain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (teamusa.org, 22 Nov 2016)
She was named the 2012 Southeastern Conference [SEC] Female Swimmer of the Year in the United States of America. (gatorzone.com, 22 Jul 2013) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
She took up the sport at age five. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Diesel, Bekel [at one meet, she was entered as 'Bekel' so people started to call her that]. (usaswimming.org, 06 Aug 2016) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
She retired from competitive swimming in 2017 to focus on public speaking and delivering swim clinics. (elizabethbeisel.com, 2017)
MEDIA WORK
She worked in the sports department at her local NBC affiliate in Providence, RI, United States of America. (nytimes.com, 30 Jun 2017) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Communications - University of Florida: Gainesville, FL, USA |
General Interest |
Injuries |
She missed four days training before the 2016 US Olympic Trials in Omaha, NE, United States of America, due to flu. At the event she fractured her finger in a warm-up pool after colliding with another swimmer. (firstcoastnews.com, Jul 2016)
A groin injury forced her to miss the 2015 Aquatic Super Series leg in Perth, WA, Australia. (swimswam.com, 28 Jan 2015) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"I realise that swimming isn't a rest-of-my-life career. I have chosen to enjoy what I do or else I would end up miserable going through the motions." (inquisitr.com, 03 Aug 2016) |
Most influential person in career |
Her parents. (usaswimming.org, 06 Aug 2016) |
Ambitions |
Her dream career is being a sports reporter for ESPN, but she would settle for a job with a local news station. She hopes to land a role with NBC covering the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (swimswam.com, 2017; swimmingworldmagazine.com, 11 Sep 2017) |
International Debut |
Year |
2006 |
Competing for |
United States |
Tournament |
Pan Pacific Games |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:34.98 |
| 2 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
400m Individual Medley |
4:31.27 |
| 3 |
2012 |
London, ENG |
200m Backstroke |
2:06.55 |
| 4 |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:34.24 |
| 5 |
2008 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
2:08.23 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 7 |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:37.63 |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Backstroke |
2:10.68 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Individual Medley |
4:38.96 |
| 3 |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:31.69 |
| Semifinal |
2013 |
Barcelona, ESP |
200m Individual Medley |
2:11.69 |
| 1 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:31.78 |
| 5 |
2011 |
Shanghai, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
2:08.16 |
| 3 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
200m Backstroke |
2:06.39 |
| 5 |
2009 |
Rome, ITA |
400m Individual Medley |
4:34.90 |
| Semifinal |
2007 |
Melbourne, VIC, AUS |
200m Backstroke |
2:12.09 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Individual Medley |
4:25.56 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
200m Backstroke |
2:04.22 |
| 12 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
800m Freestyle |
8:23.74 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
400m Freestyle |
4:03.83 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 200m Freestyle Relay |
7:39.48 |
World Cup Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 23 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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| 7 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Freestyle |
1:57.28 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
2:06.20 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:10.60 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:31.12 |
| 8 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Freestyle |
4:12.91 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
800m Freestyle |
8:20.63 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Backstroke |
2:05.00 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
400m Individual Medley |
4:27.41 |
| 2 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
400m Freestyle |
4:01.92 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
800m Freestyle |
8:19.32 |
| 6 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
2:05.77 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Individual Medley |
2:08.55 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:28.25 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
400m Freestyle |
4:04.67 |
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