Rutgers University Athletics

HONORS & AWARDS

• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Oct. 11, 2023, Nov. 15, 2023, Jan. 24, 2024)

RUTGERS TOP TEN

• Fifth - 200 Breast - 2:13.48 (2024, Big Ten Championships)
• Seventh - 100 Breast - 1:01.40 (2024, Big Ten Championships)
• Seventh - 200 IM - 2:01.37 (2024, Big Ten Championships)

2024-25 (Sophomore)

• Runner-up in 100 and 200 breast and third in 200 IM and with 200 medley relay at No. 24 Miami & SMU (10/25)

2023-24 (Freshman)

• B finalist with 11th place finish in 100 breast at Big Ten Championship
• B finalist with 12th place finish in 200 breast at Big Ten Championship
• Won 200 IM, third place in 200 breast and fourth place in 100 breast and 400 IM at Nebraska (2/2-3)
• Fifth place with 200 medley relay "B" team at Nebraska (2/2-3)
• Won 100 and 200 breast and 200 IM and third place with 200 medley relay "B" team vs. Villanova (1/20)
• Third place in 200 breast and 200 IM, fourth in 100 breast and with 400 medley relay, sixth with 200 medley relay and fourth in C Final of 400 IM at Hawkeye Invitational (11/30-12/2)
• Won 200 breast and third place in 1000 free and 200 IM at Princeton (11/11)
• Won 100 and 200 breast and 400 IM  and runner-up in 200 IM with 400 free relay vs. Purdue & Oakland (11/3-4)
• Won 100 breast and 500 free and third place with 200 medley relay "C" team vs. LIU (10/28)
• Won 200 IM, runner-up in 200 breast and fifth place in 50 free and with 200 free relay "B" team vs. Toronto (10/27)
• Won 200 IM and took fourth place in 100 fly and fifth place in 100 breast at Rutgers Preseason Tune-Up (10/6-7)

Prior To Rutgers:

• Set Indonesian short course 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke records in 2020
• Competed at 2022 Queensland Short Course Championships winning the 50 breast and runner-up in the 100 IM. 
• 2022 Team Captain
• 2022 Gold Sport Award
• 2022 Academic Improvement GPA Award
• 2021 Silver Sports Award
• 2021 Clean Up Australia Day
• 2020 Bronze Academic Award
• 2019 Gold Sport Award
• 2019 Silver Ironbark Award
• Swam 120 km in 28 days to raise money for children and famlies in need
• Member of BycapitalE, a small business creating jewelry with proceeds going to Feed Bali
• Swam with UQ Swim Club

Personal:

• Daughter of Reza and Jacqueline
• Has one brother, Ryland, and one sister, Emily
• Plans to major in communication

Pribadi On Choosing Rutgers: "I chose Rutgers because of its olympic-first swimming program, great coaches as well as amazing facilities."

Know Your Knights
Nickname: Ely
One word to describe your Coach: Driven Favorite
Major: Communications
I chose my major because: I love interacting with people and would like to improve my written and verbal communication skills and also understanding key concepts of digital communication.
The person I most admire is and why: My mother because of how hard working she is and caring towards my siblings and I.
If I wasn’t swimming, I’d be:  be listening to Taylor Swift 24/7
Favorite professional athlete: Missy Franklin
Favorite professional sports team: Boston Celtics
One word to describe myself in the pool: Passionate
One word to describe myself out of the pool: Genuine
Few people know that I: I took a selfie with Justin Bieber
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: Coach Ollie
I started playing my sport because…: Living in Indonesia it was the best way to cool off.
I chose Rutgers because…: of the great swimming program and coach.
Favorite cereal: Wheat Bix
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Miss Congeniality
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Sandra Bullock
Favorite musician/group: Taylor Swift
The first song I knew all the words to is: Baby by Justin Bieber
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Popcorn eating competition
Famous people I have met include: Justin Bieber, Calvin Harris, Magic Johnson, Hailey Bieber, Marcus Rashford, Abbey Lee Miller, Jose Mourinho
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: After competition McDonalds run
Favorite all-time gift received: My first phone
Pets I had growing up were: Three dogs: Lola and Bindi who are American Cocker spaniels and Charlie who is a Golden Labrador.
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: A shark costume
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Bora Bora
The website I visit most often is: Youtube
My favorite teacher was: Ms Jamieson
The quote that most resonates with me is: You need to calm down, your being too loud
If my life was a book, the title would be: Shake It Off
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Black car with cream interior
My spirit animal is: Dolphin
One thing on my bucket list is: Watch Taylor Swift sing New Romantics live.
Phone app you cannot live without: Snapchat