Ella Ristic

Photo by: Trent Barnhart/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Laguna Niguel, Calif.
High School:
Santa Margarita Catholic
Club Team:
Irvine Novaquatics

CAREER BEST TIMES AT INDIANA
100-yard free: 49.02 (11/20/21)
200-yard free: 1:44.77 (11/19/21)
500-yard free: 4:42.06 (2/24/21)
100-yard back: 56.85 (1/28/22)
100-yard fly: 56.95 (1/28/22)
200-yard IM: 2:02.75 (12/3/21)

CAREER BEST LCM TIMES
100-meter free: 55.82
200-meter free: 2:00.65
400-meter free: 4:17.17

CAREER ACCOLADES AT INDIANA
Two-time All-Big Ten Second Team (2021, 22)

SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Named to All-Big Ten second team … Helped IU to silver medal, program record and NCAA A Cut in the 800 Freestyle Relay (6:58.60) at Big Ten Championships … Placed seventh in the 500 free (4:44.82) at Big Tens … Placed 13th in the consolation final of the 200 free (1:47.27) at the conference meet … Closed Big Tens with a C final, 24th place finish in the 100 free (50.12) … Won the 200 free (1:49.90) against Purdue … Placed first in the 200 free (1:45.66) and second in the 500 free (4:48.47) against No. 15 Louisville … Won the 100 free (50.71) and 200 IM (2:02.75) versus Cincinnati … Took third in the 500 free (4:42.73) and 200 free (1:44.37) at the Ohio State Invitational … Finished second in the 200 free (1:49.45) against No. 10 Ohio State and No. 18 Virginia Tech … Won the 500 free (4:53.86) in season-opening meet against Kentucky and Indiana State.

FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Second Team All-Big Ten … Placed 22nd at the 2021 NCAA Championships meet in the 500 Freestyle … Finished 30th in the 200 Freestyle at the NCAA meet with a time of 1:46.72 … Silver medalist in the 200 Freestyle with a time of 1:44.89 at the Big Ten Championships … Claimed bronze in the 500 Freestyle at Big Tens with a time of 4:42.06 … Secured a 16th-place finish in the 100 Freestyle at the conference meet with a time of 50.01 … Member of second-place 800 Freestyle Relay team that finished with an NCAA B Cut time of 7:02.62 at the conference meet … Member of the fourth-place 200 Freestyle Relay team that secured a time of 1:29.12 at the conference meet … Member of the fifth-place 400 Freestyle Relay team at the conference meet that finished in 3:15.87… Won the 500 Freestyle (4:52.38) against No. 14 Ohio State.

PREP/PERSONAL
Swam for head coach Ron Blanc at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in California ... California state record holder in the 200y Freestyle ... Trained club at Irvine NOVA ... daughter of Dragan and Mirela Ristic ... Twin sister Mia also swims for Indiana.