Ellie Taliaferro '20

Ellie was a seven-time swimming All-American, a Scholastic All-American, a state champion, and a four-time state champion runner-up. She holds 33 short-course club records in the 50- and 100-freestyle, 13 city records, and four GPS school records. She was a five-time junior national qualifier and an eight-time junior national finalist. She also competed on the varsity track and field team and was a member of G-Force, Kaleidoscope (GPS yearbook), Student Council, Cum Laude, National Honor Society, and National Beta Club. In her first two seasons at Vanderbilt University, Ellie has set numerous school records, including the school freshman record with a time that ranks third on Vandy’s all-time performance list in the 200 IM.