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| Full name | Elka Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-10-20)20 October 1981 (age 44) Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elka Graham (born 20 October 1981), now known by her married nameElka Whalan,[1] is an Australian former competition swimmer who swam in the2000 Sydney Olympics and2004 Athens Olympics. Graham specialised in the 200-metre and 400-metre freestyle events, also swimming the 800-metre freestyle. She represented Australia at numerous international meets, including thePan Pacific Championships, World Swimming Championships in2001 and2003, and the2002 Commonwealth Games.
She was a member of Australia's 4×200-metre freestyle relay team that finished first at the 2001 World Championships in Fukuoka, only to be disqualified when she and the rest of the relay team jumped into the pool to celebrate before all the other teams in the final had finished.[2]
In 2007, she claimed that she was offered performance-enhancing drugs from another member of the Australian swimming team before the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, but refused to name the person.[3]
Graham retired from swimming in May 2006 and is now involved in the media, modelling and corporate speaking. She is married to athleteThomas Whalan and has four kids.[4][5]
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