Emelie Eldracher
2024 Paralympic
National Teams
Three Senior, 2022-23; Paralympic, 2024
International Results
Won silver in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain at the 2023 World Championships...Won gold in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain at the 2023 Para Rowing Regatta to ParisFinished fifth in the PR3 mixed four with coxswain at the 2022 World ChampionshipsWon the PR3 mixed four with coxswain at the 2022 Canadian HenleyFinished second in the under 23 eight at the 2019 Canadian HenleyReached the semifinals in the junior eight at the 2018 Henley Womens Regatta.
National Results
Finished third in the varsity eight at the 2023 Patriot League ChampionshipFinished third in the flyweight category at the 2023 C.R.A.S.H.-B. Indoor Rowing ChampionshipsWon the PR3 mixed four with coxswain and finished ninth in the championships eight (with the Ukrainian National Team) at the 2022 Head of the CharlesWon the PR3 four with coxswain at the 2022 USRowing Summer National ChampionshipsReached the final in the second varsity eight at the 2019 Patriot League Championship.
Personal
Emelie earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recognition in 2019, 2020, and 2021. In 2020, she was a CRCA Scholar-Athlete. Emelie was a three-time letter winner in crew and springboard diving at Phillips Academy. She was MVP of the crew team in 2018. Emelie is a Tang Soo Do fourth-degree black belt (master level). She is a TEDxMIT Speaker. Emelie enjoys fashion design and golf. For the past two years, shes sewn all of her own formal and semi-formal events dresses. She designed wearable AI software for the world's first intelligent heated jacket. She is a teachers assistant for Engineering Leadership and Machine-Motivated Human Vision. Emelie acted as a pirate for a children's treasure-hunting cruise. She was introduced to rowing through a Introductory fall season freshman year of high school. She lists her mother, who leads her family and businesses alike, as her personal hero. Once shes done rowing, she would like to do data analytics for sports. Her faovrite place to compete is the Charles River and her favorite travel destination is Amsterdam. She lists Bradley Snyders gold at the 2012 Paralympics as her most memorable Olympic moment. Her favorite book is A Most Beautiful Thing by Arshay Cooper, and she enjoys listening to Taylor Swift.
Boat Class
Mixed PR3 Coxed Four (4+)
Height
5'4"
Weight
100
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2022
Hometown
Andover, Mass.
Training Location
Boston, Mass.
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