Ellie VanNote

Photo by: Jerome M. Ibrahim

Ellie VanNote
University of North Carolina Swimming and Diving ACC Championship
Greensboro Aquatic Center
Greensboro, NC
Thursday, February 16, 2023

Photo by: Jerome M. Ibrahim

Position:
Fly, Back, Free
Height:
5-7
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Waxhaw, N.C.
High School:
Marvin Ridge

Career Best Times
100 Fly — 51.59 • 200 Fly — 1:54.07 • 200 Back — 1:58.51 • 200 IM — 1:57.07

As A Senior (2022-23)
Earned CSCAA First Team All-America honors in the 200 medley relay, and second-team accolades in 200 butterfly and 400 medley team relay • Finished 12th in the 200 butterfly at the NCAA Championship meet • ACC Championship finalist, placing eighth in the 200 butterfly • Competed in the six dual meets and Tennessee Invitational • Recorded first-place finishes in the 100 butterfly against Duke, South Carolina and UNCW • Claimed first-place in the 200 butterfly in dual meets with South Carolina, UNCW and Queens • Finished second in the 100 and 200 butterfly at the Tennessee Invitational • Posted her career best 100 and 200 butterfly times against Duke • All-ACC Academic Team • ACC Honor Roll.

As A Junior (2021-22)
Earned CSCAA Second Team All-America honors in the 100 butterfly and 400 medley relay • Placed eighth in the consolation finals of the 100 fly, finishing 16th overall at the NCAA Championships • Finished seventh at the ACC Championships in the 100 fly, 10th in the 200 fly and 17th in the 200 IM • Swept the butterfly events against Duke and Queens • Helped set the UNC record in the 400-yard medley at the NCAA Championships • Selected to the ACC All-Academic Team • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

As A Sophomore (2020-21)
Competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Time Trials • Finished 32nd in the 100 fly and 41st in the 200 fly at the NCAA Championships • Qualified for the national championship meet in the 200 fly • Placed 16th in the 100 fly and 17th in the 200 fly at the ACC Championships • Claimed first place in the 100 fly in dual meets against Duke and South Carolina • Posted eight top three finishes during the dual meet season • Placed fifth in the 100 fly and ninth in the 200 fly at the Janis Hape Dowd Invitational.

As A Freshman (2019-20)
Earned All-America honors in the 200 fly • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 fly • Finished 12th in the 200 fly, 16th in the 200 IM and 17th in the 100 fly at the ACC Championship meet and helped the Tar Heels place fourth in the 400 medley relay • Captured first place in the 100 fly versus East Carolina and NC State • Placed seventh in the 200 fly and eighth in the 100 fly at the Georgia Tech Invitational • CSCAA Scholar All-America • All-ACC Academic Team • ACC Academic Honor Roll • NAVIGATE member at Richard A. Baddour Leadership Academy.

High School/Club
Team captain at Marvin Ridge as a senior • Helped lead her to team to back-to-back 3A state titles in 2016 and 2017 and a runner-up finish in 2018 • Two-time 3A state champion (2017, 2019) in the 100 fly, 2019 3A champion in the 200 free • Two-time 3A state runner-up in the 100 fly • School record holder in the 100 fly and 400 free relay • Competed for SwimMAC Carolina.

Personal
Daughter of Lisa and Rick VanNote • Birthday is Oct. 8 • Grandfather played baseball at ECU and won the 1961 NAIA national title.