Ellie Daniel
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Eleanor Suzanne "Ellie"•Daniel (-Drye) |
| Used name | Ellie•Daniel |
| Born | 11 June 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA) |
| Measurements | 173 cm / 65 kg |
| Affiliations | Arden Hills Swim Club, Sacramento (USA) |
| NOC |  United States |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 2 |
| Total | 4 |
Biography
Eleanor Daniel began swimming with the Vesper Boat Club and was coached for a time by Mary Kelly, wife of Olympic rower, Jack Kelly, Jr.. She first broke through internationally with a gold in the 100 m butterfly at the 1967 Pan American Games, and after winning a set of medals at Mexico City, she enrolled at Penn. She trained with the men’s team at Penn under Olympic gold medalist, George Breen. After two years, she moved to California to train in preparation for the München Olympics, after which she retired from swimming and returned to Penn, graduating in 1974.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Ellie Daniel | |||
| 100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 200 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women (Olympic) | United States | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | USA |
Ellie Daniel | |||
| 100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 200 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Pan American Games (2–0–0 1967 Winnipeg SWI gold: 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley relay)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (0–0–1 1970 Torino SWI bronze: 100 m butterfly)
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (200 m butterfly – 28 August 1971 - 6 August 1972: 2:18.4 (28 August 1971; Houston, USA); 4×100 m medley relay – 30 July 1967 - 1 September 1970 and 11 September 1971 - 3 September 1972: 4:30.0 (30 July 1967; Winnipeg, CAN), 4:28.1 (14 September 1968; Colorado Springs, USA), 4:27.3 (11 September 1971; Minsk, URS), 4:25.34 (18 August 1972; Knoxville, USA))