Elka Graham (born 20 October 1981), now known by her married name Elka Whalan, is an Australian former competition swimmer who swam in the

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. 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

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, 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. 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. Graham retired from swimming in May 2006 and is now involved in the media, modelling and corporate speaking. She is married to athlete Thomas Whalan and has four kids.

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1981 births Living people Sportswomen from New South Wales Olympic swimmers of Australia Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Australian female freestyle swimmers World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Australian Christians Swimmers from Sydney Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Olympic silver medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming {{Australia-swimming-bio-stub

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