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Elka Graham (born 20 October 1981), now known by her married name Elka Whalan,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Elka Whalan )〕 is an Australian former competition swimmer who swam in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 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 the Pan Pacific Championships, World Swimming Championships in 2001 and 2003, and the 2002 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 jumped into the pool to celebrate before all the other teams in the final had finished.〔(''Splitting hairs: foxsports.com.au looks at times in sport when punishment didn't fit the crime'' ). Published by FoxSports.com.au on 15 February 2011, retrieved 1 August 2011.〕 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.〔(''Swimming Australia ends Elka Graham dispute'' ) by Rebecca Williams, ''Herald Sun'' (Melbourne, Australia). Published on 31 October 2007, retrieved 1 August 2011.〕 Graham retired from swimming in May 2006 and is now involved in the media, modelling and corporate speaking.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/elka-whalan/ )〕 ==See also== * List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Elka Graham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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