Bio

Elle Elder was promoted to Assistant Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator/Director of NCAA Compliance in the spring of 2022

Elder was named the head men’s and women’s swim coach and certified pool director at Mars Hill University in the fall of 2019.

Elder, an alumna of Mars Hill, returns after serving as the Athletics Crew Supervisor, Swim Coach and Aquatics Director at Warren Wilson College for the past three years.  Elder was responsible for many aspects in her various roles including, but not limited to, recruiting athletes, being elected the Treasurer of the Appalachian Swim Conference, creating work programs to provide students with skills and discipline to succeed as students and future employees, as well as representing the Aquatic Center Project through television interviews on local Asheville news outlets.

Prior to joining Warren Wilson, Elder served as a swim instructor, head lifeguard and assistant manager at Swim Club Management Group in Huntersville, North Carolina from May 2014 to August 2015.  While there, Elder taught a variety of age groups and skill levels proper swimming techniques while also ensuring appropriate safety and enforcing pool rules and maintaining the pool.

Elder served as swim team captain at Mars Hill for three years where she assisted previous head coach Teddy Guyer in meet organization and planning, developing and implementing practices as well as demonstrating her strong leadership skills to her fellow teammates through determination and perseverance.  Elder graduated from Mars Hill with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

She later obtained her Master of Science degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration from Concordia University Irvine in February 2018.