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Elizabeth PELTON
Sport Swimming
NOC United States   
GenderWomen
Born26 Nov 1993 in Fairfield, CT, USA
Height1.78 m
 Human Interest 
Further Personal Information
Residence
 San Francisco, CA, USA
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
 She began swimming at age five with the Lakewood Lightning club in Connecticut, United States of America.
General Interest
Nicknames
 Liz, Monsoon [her coach started calling her 'Monsoon' because she once yelled that it was a monsoon when it was raining really hard outside]. (usaswimming.org, 22 Jul 2013)
Famous relatives
 Her father Greg swam at the US Olympic trials. Her older brother Greg competed in swimming for Harvard, while her sister Mary and her other brother William both swam for the North Baltimore Athletic Club in the United States of America. (swimswam.com, 25 Jun 2015; usaswimming.org, 2015; calbears.com, 08 Oct 2012)
Further Personal Information
Languages
 English
General Interest
Other information
 RETIREMENT
She retired from swimming after the 2016 US Olympic Trials in July 2016. (swimmingworldmagazine.com, 02 Jul 2016)

FAMILY MOVE
At age 12 she and her family moved away from Connecticut to enable Elizabeth and her brother Greg to train at the North Baltimore Aquatic Club in the United States of America. Her parents felt this would give them both a better chance of pursuing a swimming career. "If you are there, you are trying to be on the national team or the national junior team or top five in the country, so it elevated my expectations," she said. (dailycal.org, 30 Oct 2014)
Most influential person in career
 Her parents. (usaswimming.org, 2015)
Injuries
 In July 2015 she underwent surgery on a broken bone in her hand. She had sustained the injury during training. (swimswam.com, 21 Jul 2015)

 Competition Highlights
World Championships
Rank Year Venue Event Result
5 2013 Barcelona, ESP 200m Backstroke 2:08.98
4 2013 Barcelona, ESP 100m Backstroke 59.45
1 2013 Barcelona, ESP 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay  
1 2013 Barcelona, ESP 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
Semifinal 2011 Shanghai, CHN 100m Backstroke 1:00.14
Semifinal 2011 Shanghai, CHN 50m Backstroke 28.85
1 2011 Shanghai, CHN 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
Heat 2009 Rome, ITA 50m Backstroke 28.86
6 2009 Rome, ITA 200m Backstroke 2:08.04
Heat 2009 Rome, ITA 4 x 100m Medley Relay  
Semifinal 2009 Rome, ITA 100m Backstroke 1:00.51
Pan American Games
Rank Year Venue Event Result
2 2011 Guadalajara, MEX 100m Backstroke 1:01.12
1 2011 Guadalajara, MEX 200m Backstroke 2:08.99
1 2011 Guadalajara, MEX 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay 3:40.66
1 2011 Guadalajara, MEX 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay 8:01.18