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Elmslie was born in Nambour, Queensland.
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Brittany Elmsley
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She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in swimming. As of 2012, she lives in Brisbane, having moved there from Noosa in 2011 in order to improve her chances of making the Olympics. Elmslie is 179 centimetres (5 ft 10 in) tall and weighs 73 kilograms (161 lb).
Elmslie is a swimmer.
As of 1 July 2012, her best time in the 100-metre freestyle of 54.02 seconds was set at the 2012 New South Wales State Championships. Her best time in the 50-metre freestyle was 25.34 set at the 2010 Australian Age Championships.
Her best time in the 200-metre freestyle was 1:59.47 set at the 2011 Queensland Championships. Her best time in the 100-metre butterfly was 1:00.41 set at the 2011 Queensland Championships.
At the Guam hosted 2009 Junior Pan Pacific, Elmslie finished first in the 50-metre freestyle and fourth in the 100-metre freestyle.
At the 2010 Telstra Australian Championships, she made the finals in the 50-metre freestyle. At the Hawaii hosted 2010 Junior Pan Pacific, she finished third in the 4×100-metre freestyle and fifth in the 50-metre freestyle. In 2011, after moving to Brisbane to join other swimmers coached by Matt Brown, Elmslie increased her training regime and lost 6 kilograms (13 lb).
At the 2012 Australian National Championships, she set a time of 1 minute 57.24 seconds in the 200-metre individual medley.
She was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the women"s 4×200-metre freestyle swimming team event in her first Olympics. Going into the games, her team was considered a medal favourite.
She was set to compete in the Olympics as a teenager. At the World Championships, she teamed up with Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon and Emily Seebohm in the heats of the 4×100-metre freestyle relay, finishing second in their heat and overall.
Achievements
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She was named a 2011-2012 YoungStar Sport Award winner for the Northside Chronicle. At the 2013 Australian Championships she won silver in the 100-metre butterfly and bronze 50-metre freestyle events, qualifying for the 2013 World Aquatics Championships. In the final sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell, Emma McKeon and Alicia Coutts won the silver medal, finishing 0.12 of a second behind the United States team
Membership
She is a member of Nudgee Brothers Club Incorporated.
