Eloise Michelle Amberger (born 28 January 1987 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian

synchronized swimmer Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming) or artistic swimming is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by FINA (the ''Fédératio ...

. Amberger made her international debut for Australia's National Junior Team in 2002 at the World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships in Montreal, and joined Australia's National Team two years later in 2004. Amberger is a dual Olympian, having competed in the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Nat ...

in Beijing and the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, th ...

in London, and is a Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, having claimed third place overall in the duet event with Sarah Bombell at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, ...

in Delhi.

Personal

Amberger was born on 28 January 1987 in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and the third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of approximately 2.6 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of the South ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by ...

. Amberger was educated at St Kevin's Primary School and St Rita's College. She is studying

forensic science Forensic science, also known as criminalistics, is the application of science to criminal and civil laws, mainly—on the criminal side—during criminal investigation, as governed by the legal standards of admissible evidence and criminal ...

and

biochemistry Biochemistry or biological chemistry is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology and ...

at the

Queensland University of Technology Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is a public research university located in the urban coastal city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QUT is located on two campuses in the Brisbane area viz. Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove. The unive ...

. As a child, she had a passion for water, dance and gymnastics and was a State level swimmer.

Synchronised Swimming

Amberger is a synchronised swimmer, who started competing in the sport at age 11 in 1998, after watching it on television. Amberger is a dual Olympian, and swims for the Gold Coast Mermaids club. Amberger's first National Junior Team qualification was in 2002, for the Junior World Championships in Montreal. In 2003, Amberger started training with duet partner Sarah Bombell, in hope of competing in the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The duet did not realise this dream until 2010. Amberger joined Australia's elite National Team in 2004, competing in the duet event in the Swiss Open and in the solo event at the Junior World Championships in Moscow that same year. In 2007, Amberger represented Australia at the

2007 World Aquatics Championships The 2007 World Aquatics Championships, or the XII FINA World Championships, were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007. The competition took place at three locations in central Melbourne: the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic C ...

held in Melbourne, competing in the free combination event. The Australian free combination routine marked the first time an Australian team had qualified for the final in a synchronised swimming event. Amberger's first Olympic qualification was in 2008, when she was selected as a member of Australia's Olympic synchronised swimming team. Competing alongside team-mates Coral Bentley, Sarah Bombell,

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, Myriam Glez, Erika Leal-Ramirez,

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, Samantha Reid and Bethany Walsh, the Australian team finished in seventh place overall, which marked Australia's highest Olympic synchronised swimming result. In 2010, Amberger was one of three synchronised swimmers selected to compete for Australia at the

in Delhi. Amberger competed in the duet event with Sarah Bombell. The pair finished third overall, claiming a bronze medal. Amberger performed in the duet and team events at the

along with duet partner Sarah Bombell, and teammates Jenny-Lyn Anderson, Olga Burtaev,

Bianca Hammett Bianca Hammett (born 12 September 1990) is an Australians, Australian synchronised swimming, synchronized swimmer. Taking up the sport at the age of eight and joining Australia's National Team in 2006, Hammett has represented Australia internat ...

, Frankie Owen and Samantha Reid. In the Duet, Australia finished 24th and in the Team event finished 8th. Other career highlights for Amberger include 8th in the Duet and 4th in the Team events at the 2010 Swiss Open, 6th in the Team event at the 2011 French Open, 9th in the Team event at the 2011 German Open, a bronze medal with duet partner Sarah Bombell at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi and 26th in the Duet, 17th in the Team and 18th in the Technical Team events at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Amberger, Eloise 1987 births Living people Australian synchronised swimmers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Synchronised swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Olympic synchronised swimmers for Australia Synchronized swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Synchronized swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in synchronised swimming Swimmers from Brisbane Sportswomen from Queensland Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games