Abbey Ellis
- position Backstroke/ Freestyle
- class Senior
- Hometown St. John's, FL
- High school Creekside High School
- position Backstroke/ Freestyle
- class Senior
- Hometown St. John's, FL
- High school Creekside High School
Abbey Ellis Bio
ELLIS’ TOP TIMES | ||||
Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
50 Freestyle | 24.29 | 2/4/22 | VT Invitational | Blacksburg, VA |
100 Freestyle | 53.78p | 11/24/19 | GT Invite | Atlanta, GA |
100 Backstroke | 56.24 | 3/1/20 | UGA Last Chance | Athens, GA |
200 Backstroke | 2:03.20 | 3/1/20 | UGA Last Chance | Athens, GA |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- 3x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
2021-22 (SENIOR)
- Swam in the 50 free, 100 back, and 200 back during her senior season
- Served as a team captain
- Set a new personal best time in the 50 free at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a 24.29
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
- Competed in the meets versus Gardner-Webb and Georgia
- Swam in both the 100 and 200 backstroke during the season
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
- Set new personal bests in the 100 free, 100 back and 200 back
- Placed seventh in the 100 back at the UGA Last Chance, swimming a personal best 56.24
- Notched a season best second place finish in the 50 free against East Carolina
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
- Swam her best times of the season in the 100 back at the Virginia Tech Invite, posting a 57.85 and 57.40
- Placed seventh at the VT Invite in the 200 back with a 2:07.58
- Competed in the 50 free at the VT Invite, posting a 24.51 in her second swim
PRE-COLLEGE
- Attended Creekside High School in St. John’s, Fla.
- Lettered in swimming all four years of high school and competed for the Loggerhead Aquatics club team in St. John’s, Fla., for coach Mark Corley
- At Creekside HS, was at two-time Florida 3A state champion, 14-time Florida 3A state qualifier and team captain
- Owns one individual high school team record (100 back) and two individual club team records (50 & 100 back)
- Helped Creekside HS to a 2018 team state championship
- Individual Best Times:
- 50 back- 26.47
- 100 back- 56.96
- 200 back- 2:05.06
- 100 free- 53.76
PERSONAL
- Graduated high school in top five percent of her class (18 of 486) and was a member of Hispanic Honor Society, National Honor Society, and Advanced Scholars Program
- Her great grandfather, Robert Doran, was a world record holder in the 200 freestyle relay
- Her aunt, Paula Gill, was a Division I swimmer at the University of Illinois