Elinah Phillip

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Elinah Phillip
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NationalityBritish Virgin Islander
Born (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 (age 24)
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Elinah Phillip (born 3 April 2000) is a British Virgin Islander swimmer. She competed in the women's 50 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The first Olympic swimmer to represent the British Virgin Islands, Phillip ranked 48th with a time of 26.26 seconds. [2] She did not advance to the semifinals.

She also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, [3] the 2015 Pan American Games, and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Florida International Swim & Dive Announces Seven Signees". SwimSwam . 27 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. "Elinah Phillip". Rio 2016 Olympics. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  3. "Swimming - PHILLIP Elinah". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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