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Anna Elendt

Anna Charlott Darcel Elendt (born 4 September 2001) is a German swimmer.[5] She competed in the women's 50 metre breaststroke and women's 100 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[6] She holds the National Record in the 100m breaststroke, with a time of 1:06.50, which she achieved at the German Swimming Championships on 4 June 2021 in Berlin.[7]

Anna Elendt
Anna Elendt in 2018
Personal information
Full nameAnna Charlott Darcel Elendt
National teamGermany
Born (2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 23)[3]
Dreieich, Germany[1]
Height175 [4]
Weight64 [4]
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamUniversity of Texas at Austin[1][2]
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Germany
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships (LC) 0 1 0
World Championships (SC) 0 0 1
European Junior Championships 0 1 2
Total 0 2 3
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2022 Budapest 100 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Melbourne 100 m breaststroke
European Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Helsinki 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Helsinki 100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Helsinki 4×100 m medley

Early life and education

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Elendt was born 4 September 2001 and calls Dreieich, Germany her hometown.[3][1] She is one of three children to her parents Melanie and Philipp Elendt.[1]

She attended Carl von Weinberg Schule for high school.[1] Collegiately, Elendt decided to live and train in the United States, and began competing for the University of Texas swim team in the autumn of 2020.[1][2]

Career

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2018 European Junior Championships

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At the 2018 European Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland in July 2018, Elendt won three medals. She won a silver medal in the 50 metre breaststroke, a bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke, and a bronze medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay.[8]

2019 World Championships

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In July 2019 at the World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea, Elendt competed in two individual events and the 4x100 meter relay.[9] She ranked 7th in the final of the 50 metre breaststroke with a time of 31.06.[9][10] In the 100 metre breaststroke she swam a 1:08.70 and tied for 24th place in the prelims. On the 4x100 metre medley relay, Elendt swam a 1:08.74 on the breaststroke leg of the relay. The relay ranked 9th overall.[9]

2020

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At the 2020 Toyota US Open Championships, Elendt won the 100 metre breaststroke ahead of second-place finisher Lydia Jacoby with a time of 1:07.50.[11] Elendt earned the "Big 12 Swimming & Diving Newcomer of the Week" award for the week of December 1 following her performance at the US Open.[12]

2021

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During Elendt's first collegiate season for the Texas Longhorns, she received the "Big 12 Swimming & Diving Newcomer of the Week” award for the week of February 24 from the Big 12 Conference. The award recognized her accomplishment of winning the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.56 and the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:12.94 in the last dual meet of the season.[13]

2021 German National Championships

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On 4 June 2021, at the German National Swimming Championships, Elendt set a new national record in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:06.50 and was the first female German athlete to swim faster than 1:07 in the event.[14] The next day, she broke the national record of Germany in the 50 metre breaststroke with her time of 30.67.[15]

2020 Summer Olympics

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See also: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Elendt qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, in the 100 metre breaststroke as part of Germany's 2020 Olympic team.[16] She was also one of the swimmers on the 4x100 metre medley relay at the 2019 World Championships that qualified the relay for the 2020 Olympics.[17]

On 25 July, Elendt competed in the 100 metre breaststroke prelims, swimming a 1:06.96, ranking 16th for all prelims heats, and advancing to the semifinals.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Women's Swimming and Diving Roster: Anna Elendt". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Keith, Braden (30 October 2019). "World Championship Finalist Anna Elendt Verbally Commits to Texas". SwimSwam. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Swimming – Anna Elendt". TheSports.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b Anna Elendt, sportschau, 2021-12-07.
  5. ^ "Anna Elendt". Hessischer Schwimm. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  6. ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Women's 100m Breaststroke start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Ergebnisse – (Deutsche Meisterschaft Frauen 2021)". sport.de.
  8. ^ "Anna Elendt – Medals Breakdown". FINA. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "18th FINA World Championships Gwangju (KOR): Results Book". Omega Timing. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  10. ^ OlympicTalk (21 July 2019). "2019 World Swimming Championships results". NBC Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  11. ^ McCarvel, Nick; Browne, Ken (13 November 2020). "Lochte, Smith, Baker and more race on day 2 of U.S. Open swimming event". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  12. ^ D'Addona, Dan (1 December 2020). "Big 12 Honors: Carson Foster, Anna Elendt Are Newcomers of the Week". Swimming World. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  13. ^ "UT's Elendt, Van Zandt Earn Swimming & Diving Newcomer Awards". Big 12 Conference. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  14. ^ Race, Retta (4 June 2021). "Anna Elendt Fires Off German 100 Breaststroke Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  15. ^ Dornan, Ben (5 June 2021). "Anna Elendt Lowers German 50 Breaststroke Record, Second NR This Week". SwimSwam. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Swimming Entry List (as of 14 July 2021)". FINA. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  17. ^ Brandes, Chandler (4 November 2019). "Longhorns Gain 2020 Verbal from World Championship Finalist Anna Elendt". Swimming World. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  18. ^ Sutherland, James (25 July 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap". SwimSwam. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  19. ^ Radeck, Jule (25 July 2021). "Anna Elendt schwimmt als 16. ins Halbfinale" (in German). swim.de. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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