Ella Eastin

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2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

Full Name:	Ella Eastin
Born:	March 28th, 1997
	Irvine, California
Nationality:	United States of America
Status:	Active

Ella Eastin Ella Eastin is an American medley specialist from Orange County, California. Eastin comes from a family of outstanding athletes. Her father Jeff, played college and international professional basketball, her grandfather was drafted in baseball and her grandmother was one of the first professional golfers. Her younger sister also swims at the University of Michigan. Being born 11 months apart, the Eastin sisters are Irish twins. Personal Life Eastin fell in love with the sport at age six with the help of her first coach Todd Larson. He taught her and her sister the strokes and instilled in them the passion for the sport. In 2010, Larson died after a year battle with leukaemia. Eastin said he is the motivation for her to keep swimming. Swimming for Socal Aquatics and Crean Lutheran High School, Eastin broke numerous national age group and independent high school records. She committed to Stanford and began her record-breaking college career in 2015. College Swimming As the number six recruit in the nation, Eastin chose to stay in California and swim for Greg Meehan at Stanford University. 2015-2016 Eastin made an immediate impact as a cardinal picking up duel meet wins throughout the season. She continued dominating the medley events and 200 yard butterfly at Pac-12's. In the …

2017 U.S. World Trials: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

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To give a comparison of times across all of the meets, we’ve compiled the top 8 times in each event.

2017 U.S. Worlds Trials Preview: Cox & Galat Takeover for US 400 IMers

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2017 Arena Pro Swim Series – Mesa: Day 3 Prelims Live Recap

Follow along with the Arena Pro Swim Series in the final prelims session at Mesa.

Ella Eastin, Seeded 1st in 200 IM and 200 Fly, Scratches Both in Mesa

Ella Eastin was seeded first in both the 200 IM and 200 fly, but she scratched both tonight in Mesa.

Cox, Eastin Scratch 200 Free in Mesa to Focus on 400 IM Battle

Madisyn Cox and Ella Eastin have scratched the 200 free, opting to focus on a tight 400 IM battle with a loaded field.

NCAA Nails: Manicures Spotted on Deck at 2017 DI Nationals

Olivia Smoliga and Simone Manuel pose with their second and first place trophies after the 50 free. Smoliga went with black, while Manuel’s nails embrace the Stanford cardinal.

Bonus Blueseventy Swim of the Week: Stanford’s 6:45.91

NCAA Championship season is unarguably one of the busiest times of year in competitive swimming. With that in mind, we at SwimSwam are bringing you a special bonus blueseventy Swim of the Week to track the top swim of the women’s NCAA Championships.