Elli Overton

Elli Overton

Personal information
Born	13 June 1974
Medal record Women's Swimming Competitor for Australia Commonwealth Games Gold 1994 Victoria 200 m Medley Gold 1994 Victoria 400 m Medley Silver 1994 Victoria 100 m Backstroke Bronze 1994 Victoria 200 m Backstroke Bronze 1994 Victoria 100 m Butterfly World Championships (LC) Bronze 1994 Rome 200m Medley World Championships (SC) Gold 1995 Rio de Janeiro 200m Medley Gold 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4x100m Medley Silver 1993 Palma de Mallorca 4x200m Freestyle Silver 1993 Palma de Mallorca 4x100m Medley Bronze 1993 Palma de Mallorca 200m Medley Bronze 1993 Palma de Mallorca 100m Backstroke Summer Universiade Silver 1997 Catania 200m Medley Bronze 1997 Catania 400m Medley Pan Pacific Championships Gold 1995 Atlanta 200m Medley Bronze 1993 Kobe 200m Medley Bronze 1995 Atlanta 400m Medley Bronze 1999 Sydney 200m Medley

Ellinora ("Elli") Overton (born 13 June 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a former backstroke and medley swimmer, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for Australia, starting in 1992. After narrowly missing a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in the 200m Individual Medley Overton went on to a 5th place finish at the Barcelona Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the 200m Individual Medley at the inaugural 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, followed by the gold medal two years later in Rio de Janeiro. After winning a bronze medal at the 1994 World Championships she moved from Sydney to Brisbane to train with Susan O'Neill and Samantha Riley under coach Scott Volkers. Overton again finished 5th at the Atlanta Olympics after which she moved to Berkeley, California to train, compete and study at the University of California, Berkeley. Overton retired from swimming after graduating with high honors from the Haas School of Business and finishing 11th at the Sydney Olympics.

When living in Sydney, Overton swam with former Olympian Gary Winram.

She attended St. Ives High School in Sydney where she still holds many swimming carnival records.

References

• Australian Olympic Committee