▁of ▁people ▁with ▁surname ▁Hard way <0x0A> </s> ▁Pr ue ▁W att , ▁ ▁( born ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁in ▁New castle , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ) ▁is ▁a ▁Par al ym pic ▁sw imming ▁gold ▁medal ist ▁from ▁Australia . ▁She ▁has ▁represented ▁Australia ▁at ▁the ▁four ▁Par al ym p ics ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁Pr ud ence ▁El ise ▁W att ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁New castle , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁prem ature ▁at ▁ 2 4 ▁weeks ▁and ▁the ▁high ▁levels ▁of ▁o xygen ▁in ▁her ▁system ▁resulted ▁in ▁her ▁ret ina ▁being ▁dam aged . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁she ▁can ▁see ▁about ▁▁ 2 ▁meters ▁ahead ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁ ▁limited ▁amount ▁of ▁peri pher al ▁vision . ▁Her ▁vision ▁imp air ment ▁is ▁label led ▁ret in op ath y ▁of ▁prem atur ity . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁she ▁is ▁studying ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science , ▁major ing ▁in ▁Neu ros cience ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁( U NS W ). ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁a ▁U NS W ▁Ben ▁Lex cen ▁Sports ▁Sch olar ship ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁U NS W ' s ▁el ite ▁ath lete ▁program . ▁ ▁Sw imming ▁ ▁She ▁began ▁sw imming ▁at ▁th ir teen ▁and ▁at ▁the