Elise Simone Ashton ( Norwood, born 18 June 1981 in

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

) is a former captain of the Australian women's

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

team. She is a right-handed utility and played her 100th international game on 20 August 2005 against the Netherlands during the FINA World League Final series in Kirishi, Russia. Elise is the fifth of the six daughters of Pam and Russell Norwood. Her other sisters (Justine Norwood, Danielle Stephens, Belinda Elliott, Christy Venning, and Amber Slater) are all accomplished in their own fields, including veterinary practices, school teaching, medical practices, and community service. Ashton has played for Sydney University teams since she was 13 years old, but is now retired, and is currently enjoying working and surfing in Australia. She was a member of national and New South Wales junior teams before being selected for the senior team in 2001. Her achievements include a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Championships, Manchester, England and 4th place at the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

, Athens, Greece. She was married in 2005 to Chris Ashton. Since then, Mr and Mrs Ashton have become the parents of two children, Annabel and Thomas (Tommy), who are now 12 and 10 years old respectively.

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* * * 1981 births Living people Australian female water polo players Olympic water polo players of Australia Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportswomen from New South Wales Water polo players from Sydney 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women {{Australia-waterpolo-bio-stub