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2012-13 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Elena Donald

  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Wilde Lake
  • Hometown Columbia, Md.

Biography

Donald's Top Times:
100 breaststroke - 1:05.20
200 breaststroke - 2:26.09
50 free - 24.25
100 back - 57.22
200 back - 2:05.18

s a Sophomore (2011-12): Top five competitor for Maryland in the 50 free (23.61) and 100 free (51.54)...captured 24th in the 100 back (56.26) at the 2012 ACC Championships... also finished 22nd in the 100 free (52.11)...finished fourth in the 50 free (23.61), 11th in the 100 free (51.54), fifth in the 100 back (55.63) and 12th in the 200 back (2:03.36) at the Terrapin Cup.

As a Freshman (2010-11): Tallied top five marks for the Terps in the 50 free, 100 back, and 200 back...finished 18th in the 50 free (23.32), 19th in the 100 back (55.87), and 35th in the 200 back (2:04.86) at the ACC Championships.

Before Maryland: Swam for Retriever Aquatic Club and coached by Chris Gibeau...Maryland Swimming LSC Senior Athlete Representative...USA Swimming Short Course National Qualifier 2009 in 200 Back and USA Swimming Summer National Qualifier in 100 back...3rd in 200 back and 4th in 100 back at USA Swimming Eastern Zone South Region Sectional Series...Scholastic All American...All Maryland Team.

Personal: Daughter of Steven Donald and Nancy Bogage...has one brother, Paul...was President of National Honors Society...received the Principal's Award...finished in the top 5% of the Wilde Lake Class of 2010...Howard County General Hospital ICU volunteer...Johns Hopkins High School Intern in Pediatric Cardiology...Columbia Association Head Lifeguard for three years and taught swim lessons...also recruited by Notre Dame, Brown, UPenn, Georgia Tech, Clemson, and Cal Poly...majoring in Biological Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Free/Back
  • 2010-11Freshman

    Free/Back
  • 2011-12Sophomore

    Freestyle/Back
  • 2012-13Sophomore