Paul Elaisa

Paul Elaisa

Personal information
Birth name	Paul Sau'oflanoa Lawerence Elaisa
Nationality	Rotuman
Born	(1994-01-21) January 21, 1994 Suva, Fiji
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Country	Fiji
Sport	Swimming
Event(s)	1,500 , 400 , 200 , 100 freestyle - 100 200 butterfly and 400 200 IM
Turned pro	At the 2008 Oceania Games in New Zealand
Achievements and titles
National finals	2015 NJCAA Nationals Swimming. 200 butterfly(3rd), 400IM(4th), 200IM(5th)
Medal record 2011 Pacific Games 2011 Nouméa 200m Backstroke 2011 Nouméa 200m IM 2011 Nouméa 4x100m Freestyle Relay 2011 Nouméa 4x200m Freestyle Relay
Updated on 7 August 2012

Paul Elaisa is the oldest of two siblings. Elaisa comes from a long relatives, his father has a total number of seven siblings, his mother the eldest of five siblings all together make a total number of thirty-six first cousins. His father is of Rotuman descent and his mother is of Tuvaluan/Fijian/Irish decent. Elaisa spent his life growing up in Fiji, he attended Suva Primary School, moving to Indian College(High School) than spending his Senior year at Marist Brothers High School when he complete his FSLC and graduated. He is currently pursuing further education in the United States. Elaisa has been swimming for more than a decade and is now the oldest(swimmer) of the Tritons Swim Club Suva where he has been training under the guidance of Willie Elaisa (Father/Coach) and Eugene Panuve. Elaisa has represented his country on numerous occasions to swimming competitions around the globe. He has represented his country at the 2012 Summer Olympics, World Aquatic Championship(Rome,2009)(Shanghai,2011), World Short-Course Swimming Championship(Istanbul,2012), Pacific Games (Nouméa, 2011)(PNG,2015), Oceania Swimming Championship (Christchurch,2008)(Apia(Samoa)2010)(Nouméa,2012)(Auckland,2014)

Paul Elaisa (born 21 January 1994 in Suva) is a swimmer who competed for Fiji at the 2012 Summer Olympics. His selection caused controversy, as Douglas Miller had been initially nominated.

Elaisaalso competed in the 2009 and 2011 World Aquatics Championships and in the 2011 Pacific Games (where he won for bronze medals). In the Olympics, he ranked 47th at the Men's 100m freestyle event and did not advance to the semifinals.