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Elisabeth Worrell

  • position Backstroke/im
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Montepelior, Va.
  • High school Patrick Henry HS
  • position Backstroke/im
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Montepelior, Va.
  • High school Patrick Henry HS

Elisabeth Worrell Bio

2013-14 – Scored points at the SEC Championships in the 400 IM, finishing 24th with a time of 4:20.34 … Reached the finals with a season best 4:19.61 in the prelims … Also competed in the 200 butterfly at the championships, placing 31st at 2:01.46 and 34th in the 200 backstroke at 1:58.82 … Placed fifth in the 200 fly at the Virginia Tech Invitational and fifth in the 200 IM … Finished in the top three nine times … Named to SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2012-13 – Contributor in the backstroke and IM events…Swam in eight of the nine regular-season meets and at the SEC Championships…Competed in the 100 backstroke (45th, 56.79), 200 backstroke (47th, 2:03.28) and 200 IM (54th, 2:07.71) at the SEC Championships…Recorded a season-best second-place finish in the 200 backstroke against Duke with a time of 2:05.17…Had the team[apos]s fifth fastest time in the 200 IM (2:07.71)…Named to the SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2011-12 –Swam in every regular season meet and at the SEC Championships…Had the team[apos]s third fastest time in both the 100 backstroke (57.30) and 200 backstroke (2:01.77)…Finished 21st in the 200 backstroke and 30th in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships…Placed second in three races on the season…Also swam the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 IM and 400 IM throughout the year…Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.

PRE-COLLEGE –Graduated from Patrick Henry High School…RTD Scholar Athlete…USMC Distinguished Athlete Award…Named All-Metro all four years…All-American in 200 IM in 2010…Holds school records in the 200 IM, 50 free, 100 backstroke and 400 free…Member of the NOVA club team…NOVA won NCSA female national championship four years in a row (2008-11)…Holds state record for 15-16-year-olds in 200 backstroke…Was a part of several state relay record teams…USA Swimming Senior National qualifier…Three-time USA Swimming Academic All-American…Honors Scholar…Member of the National Honors Society.

PERSONAL –Full name is Elisabeth Crawford Worrell…Born October 26, 1992…Parents are Daniel and Beth Worrell…Has one brother, Trent…Father, Daniel, played football at the University of Richmond and is an ACC football official…Chose South Carolina because it was the perfect fit both academically and athletically…Majoring in business.

Worrell[apos]s Top Times
Event Time Date Meet Location
50 Freestyle 25.99#^ 10/12/13 College of Charleston Charleston, S.C.
100 Freestyle 53.50# 1/11/14 Duke Columbia, S.C.
200 Freestyle 1:54.81 1/18/13 Arkansas/Florida State Columbia, S.C.
100 Backstroke 56.58# 1/15/12 Virginia Tech Invitational Christiansburg, Va.
200 Backstroke 1:58.82 2/22/14 SEC Championships Athens, Ga.
100 Butterfly 58.77 10/18/13 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn.
200 Butterfly 2:01.46 2/21/14 SEC Championships Athens, Ga.
200 IM 2:03.94 1/15/12 Virginia Tech Invitational Christiansburg, Va.
400 IM 4:19.61 2/20/14 SEC Championships Athens, Ga.


# = Leadoff split ^ = Converted from meters