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'''Elizabeth Mary Coster''' (born December 11, 1982 in [[Auckland]]) is a New Zealand swimmer who specializes in backstroke and butterfly events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Elizabeth Coster|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/elizabeth-coster-1.html|29 November 2012}}</ref> She swam for the butterfly and medley relay events at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], and for the backstroke events at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. Coster nearly missed out of the podium, along with her teammates [[Hannah McLean]], [[Alison Fitch]], and Annabelle Carey, for the medley relay event at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Melbourne]]; however, her team managed to set a [[List of New Zealand records in swimming|New Zealand national record]], with a time of 4:06.30.
'''Elizabeth Mary Coster''' (born December 11, 1982 in [[Auckland]]) is a New Zealand swimmer who specializes in backstroke and butterfly events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Elizabeth Coster|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/elizabeth-coster-1.html|29 November 2012}}</ref> She helped out the New Zealand team to pull off a fourth-place effort and broke a New Zealand record of 4:06.30 in the medley relay at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Melbourne, Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Final|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/commonwealth_games/results/4783264.stm|work=[[Melbourne 2006]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=21 March 2006|accessdate=2 May 2013}}</ref>


Coster made her official debut at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], where she competed in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]. Swimming in heat two, she edged out Singapore's [[Joscelin Yeo]] to take a third spot by two tenths of a second (0.20), but shared a twenty-third place tie with Sweden's [[Johanna Sjöberg]] in 1:00.61.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 2|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535080.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=14 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=Women’s 100 Butterfly Prelims: Petria Thomas Fastest Through to Semis – One Full Second Ahead of Inky|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7784.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=14 August 2004|accessdate=19 April 2013}}</ref> Coster also teamed up with [[Hannah McLean]], [[Alison Fitch]], and [[Annabelle Carey]] in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley relay]]. She swam a butterfly leg in heat one with a split of 1:00.38, but the New Zealand team settled for sixth place and thirteenth overall in a final time of 4:10.37.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 4×100m Medley Heat 1|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3531372.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=14 August 2004|accessdate=31 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=Women's 400 Medley Relay, Prelims Day 7: Aussies Qualify Ahead of USA in Two-Way Battle for Gold|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7917.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=20 August 2004|accessdate=26 April 2013}}</ref>
At the 2004 Summer Olympics, Coster qualified for the butterfly and medley relay events, but achieved a poor performance in the heats. She finished twenty-third overall in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]], with a time of 1:00.61, tying her place with Sweden's [[Johanna Sjöberg]]. She also placed thirteenth at the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley relay]], along with swimmers McLean, Fitch, and Carey, with a time of 4:10.37.


At her second Olympics in [[2008 Summer Olympics|Beijing]], Coster competed this time for the backstroke events, after claiming tournament titles at the national trials, and most importantly, achieving a qualifying standard time of 1:01.70, being set and approved by [[FINA]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Coster, Ingram and Herring star at Olympic Trials|url=http://www.sportzhub.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4125|publisher=Sportzhub|date=27 March 2008|accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref> She swam in the seventh heat of the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|women's 100 m backstroke]] event, against seven other competitors including the defending champion [[Natalie Coughlin]] of the United States, and Zimbabwe's [[Kirsty Coventry]], who also won the silver in this event from the previous games. Coster finished the race in fourth place, with a time of 1:00.66, 1.66 seconds behind Coventry, who broke an Olympic record. She automatically advanced into the semi-final rounds, as she placed fifteenth in the overall rankings of the preliminary heats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Backstroke – Heat 7|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW041900/index.html|publisher=NBC Olympics|accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref> Coster, however, felt short in her bid to qualify for the final, when she became the slowest of the sixteen swimmers in the subsequent round, trailing her race in a time of 1:01.45.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Backstroke – Semifinal 2|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW041200/index.html|publisher=NBC Olympics|accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gilhooly|first=Daniel|title=Swimming: Coster misses out on backstroke final|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10526439|publisher=New Zealand Herald|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref>
At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], Coster shortened her program, swimming only in the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metre backstroke|100 m backstroke]]. She cleared a FINA A-standard entry time of 1:00.93 from the Olympic trials in [[Auckland]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Coster, Ingram and Herring star at Olympic Trials|url=http://www.sportzhub.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4125|publisher=Sportzhub|date=27 March 2008|accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 100m Backstroke|url=http://magazines.swimmingworld.com:9997/SPIPDF/080508olyscutsheet.pdf|format=[[PDF]]|page=62|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|accessdate=10 April 2013}}</ref> She posted a time of 1:00.66 to take a fifteenth seed in the top 16 places from the evening's preliminary heats.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Backstroke – Heat 7|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW041900/index.html|publisher=NBC Olympics|accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Lohn|first=John|title=Olympics, Swimming: Olympic Record Times Three, Kirsty Coventry Leads Women's 100 Back Prelims|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/18741.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=10 August 2008|accessdate=4 April 2013}}</ref> Followed by the next morning's session, Coster fell short in her bid for the final, as she finished her semifinal run with a slowest time of 1:01.45.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's 100m Backstroke – Semifinal 2|url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW041200/index.html|publisher=NBC Olympics|accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gilhooly|first=Daniel|title=Swimming: Coster misses out on backstroke final|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10526439|publisher=New Zealand Herald|date=11 August 2008|accessdate=29 November 2012}}</ref>


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Elizabeth Coster
Personal information
Full nameElizabeth Mary Coster
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1982-12-11) 11 December 1982 (age 42)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly
ClubNorth Shore Swim Club
CoachThomas Ansorg

Elizabeth Mary Coster (born December 11, 1982 in Auckland) is a New Zealand swimmer who specializes in backstroke and butterfly events.[1] She helped out the New Zealand team to pull off a fourth-place effort and broke a New Zealand record of 4:06.30 in the medley relay at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.[2]

Coster made her official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed in the 100 m butterfly. Swimming in heat two, she edged out Singapore's Joscelin Yeo to take a third spot by two tenths of a second (0.20), but shared a twenty-third place tie with Sweden's Johanna Sjöberg in 1:00.61.[3][4] Coster also teamed up with Hannah McLean, Alison Fitch, and Annabelle Carey in the 4×100 m medley relay. She swam a butterfly leg in heat one with a split of 1:00.38, but the New Zealand team settled for sixth place and thirteenth overall in a final time of 4:10.37.[5][6]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Coster shortened her program, swimming only in the 100 m backstroke. She cleared a FINA A-standard entry time of 1:00.93 from the Olympic trials in Auckland.[7][8] She posted a time of 1:00.66 to take a fifteenth seed in the top 16 places from the evening's preliminary heats.[9][10] Followed by the next morning's session, Coster fell short in her bid for the final, as she finished her semifinal run with a slowest time of 1:01.45.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elizabeth Coster". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Women's 4×100m Medley Relay Final". Melbourne 2006. BBC Sport. 21 March 2006. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Women's 100m Butterfly Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Women's 100 Butterfly Prelims: Petria Thomas Fastest Through to Semis – One Full Second Ahead of Inky". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's 4×100m Medley Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  6. ^ Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Women's 400 Medley Relay, Prelims Day 7: Aussies Qualify Ahead of USA in Two-Way Battle for Gold". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Coster, Ingram and Herring star at Olympic Trials". Sportzhub. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Women's 100m Backstroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 62. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke – Heat 7". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  10. ^ Lohn, John (10 August 2008). "Olympics, Swimming: Olympic Record Times Three, Kirsty Coventry Leads Women's 100 Back Prelims". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Women's 100m Backstroke – Semifinal 2". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  12. ^ Gilhooly, Daniel (11 August 2008). "Swimming: Coster misses out on backstroke final". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2012.

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