Elendt was born 4 September 2001 and calls Dreieich, Germany her hometown.[1][2] She is one of three children of parents Melanie and Philipp Elendt.[2]
She attended Carl von Weinberg Schule for high school.[2] Collegiately, Elendt decided to live and train in the United States, and began competing for the University of Texas swim team in the autumn of 2020.[2][4]
Career
2018 European Junior Championships
At the 2018 European Junior Championships in Helsinki, Finland in July 2018, Elendt won three medals. She won a silver medal in the 50 metre breaststroke, a bronze medal in the 100 metre breaststroke, and a bronze medal in the 4x100 metre medley relay.[8]
At the 2020 Toyota US Open Championships, Elendt won the 100 metre breaststroke ahead of second-place finisher Lydia Jacoby with a time of 1:07.50.[11] Elendt earned the "Big 12 Swimming & Diving Newcomer of the Week" award for the week of December 1 following her performance at the US Open.[12]
During Elendt's first collegiate season for the Texas Longhorns, she received the "Big 12 Swimming & Diving Newcomer of the Week” award for the week of February 24 from the Big 12 Conference. The award recognized her accomplishment of winning the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.56 and the 200 yard breaststroke with a time of 2:12.94 in the last dual meet of the season.[15]
2021 German National Championships
On 4 June 2021, at the German National Swimming Championships, Elendt set a new national record in the 100 metre breaststroke with a time of 1:06.50 and was the first female German athlete to swim faster than 1:07 in the event.[16] The next day, she broke the national record of Germany in the 50 metre breaststroke with her time of 30.67.[17]
On 25 July 2021, Elendt competed in the 100 metre breaststroke prelims, swimming a 1:06.96, ranking 16th for all prelims heats, and advancing to the semifinals.[18][19]
2025
On July 30, 2025, Elendt won a gold medal and the World championship in Singapore, finishing the 100 breast stroke in 1:05.19 minutes.
