Elise Costa
- position Freestyle/backstroke
- class Freshman
- Hometown Oak Ridge, N.C.
- High school Northwest Guilford HS
- position Freestyle/backstroke
- class Freshman
- Hometown Oak Ridge, N.C.
- High school Northwest Guilford HS
Elise Costa Bio
2012-13 – Versatile swimmer for the Gamecocks…Swam in all but one regular-season meet…Competed in the 500 freestyle (45th), 1,650 freestyle (31st) and 200 backstroke (37th) at the SEC Championships…Posted the fourth fastest time on the team in the 200 backstroke with a mark of 2:01.20 at the SEC Championships…Best finish of the season was a second-place showing in the 500 freestyle against College of Charleston with a time of 5:19.23…Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
PRE-COLLLEGE – Graduated from Northwest Guilford High School…Swam for the Greensboro Swimming Association under head coach Kevin Thornton…Named Scholastic All-American.
PERSONAL – Born Oct. 24, 1993…Parents are Julio and Linda Costa…Has one brother, Danny…Chose South Carolina because of the facilities, friendly atmosphere and top-ranked international business school…Plans to major in business.
| Costa[apos]s Top Times | ||||||
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location | ||
| 100 freestyle | 53.25# | 11/17/12 | Virginia Tech Invitational | Christiansburg, Va. | ||
| 200 freestyle | 1:56.07 | 10/13/12 | North Carolina/Texas A&M | Columbia, S.C. | ||
| 500 freestyle | 5:05.61 | 11/15/12 | Virginia Tech Invitational | Christiansburg, Va. | ||
| 1000 freestyle | 10:42.87 | 2/2/13 | Alabama/Georgia | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | ||
| 1650 freestyle | 17:46.70 | 2/23/13 | SEC Championships | College Station, Texas | ||
| 200 backstroke | 2:01.20 | 2/23/13 | SEC Championships | College Station, Texas | ||
| 100 butterfly | 59.08 | 2/2/13 | Alabama/Georgia | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | ||
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