El Rowland

Elena "El" Rowland is a contestant from .
Wishing to play a heroic game, El quickly found herself in the majority on the Aganoa tribe, becoming the main ally of Phoebe Timmins. After the tribe dissolve, she would eventually form a power trio with Flick Egginton and Brooke Jowett whilst also developing a strong bond with Lee Carseldine; these four, as well as Sam Webb and Matt Tarrant, would wind up taking control of the Fia Fia tribe. However, it became clear that Lee was her sole true ally; the pairing made it to the final three with the assistance of Kristie Bennett, but a shocking win by Kristie at the Final Immunity Challenge proved her undoing; due to Kristie's stronger bond with Lee, she became the final member of the jury.
==Profile==
Retrieved from 10play.com.au
Age: 33
Occupation: Army Corporal & Charity Worker
State: QLD
A corporal in the Australian army, El is also the founder of two charity organisations supporting homeless veterans and women in the Defence Force.
A dental nurse by trade, El has been deployed to some dangerous places around the world and spent three months in Thailand after a tsunami. She says: "We lived in collapsed buildings, ate nothing but rations, felt earthquakes, had tsunami scares, didn't sleep for days and didn't shower for the duration."
El has represented the Australian Armed Forces to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and has made it her mission to make a difference for women in the Defence Force.
Mum to four-year-old Darcey, El says she finds humour in every situation and this is her coping mechanism. While physically fit from her love of playing sports like volleyball and netball, she also has a softer side and enjoys writing poems in her journal.
Deciding to apply for Australian Survivor was an easy decision for El. "I love adventures, challenges and meeting new people but deep down I applied because I want to inspire people to live the life they were born to live. I want to show people to trust their journey and that nothing is impossible."
El has already planned how she would split her winnings and says: "I'm going to give 10% to five of my favourite charities – Wounded Heroes, Cams Cause, Young Veterans, Ex Stone Pillow and Veteran's Health – and another 10% to a charity I have to decide on. Then I will put some away for my son and perhaps throw a bash to celebrate. I will go on a crazy holiday then probably invest the two dollars that are left."https://10play.com.au/australian-survivor/participants/season-1/el/pa191010islpa
==Australian Survivor==
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Episode 	TribeAffiliation 	Challenge 	Challenge Type 	Sit-Out? 	Result
1 	rowspan="12" 	Race for Fire 	Reward 	No 	
1 	Throw One Over 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
2 	Sacrificial Lamb 	Reward/Immunity 	No 	 	
3 	Supply Ships 	Reward 	No 	 	
3 	Caught in the Web 	Immunity 	No 	 	
4 	Crab Pots 	Immunity 	No 	 	
5 	Build It Up, Break It Down 	Reward 	No 	 	
5 	Nutslinger 	Immunity 	No 	 	
6 	Breakout 	Immunity 	No 	 	
7 	Barrel Bridge 	Reward 	No 	 	
7 	Pull Your Weight 	Immunity 	No 	 	
8 	United We Stand 	Reward 	No 	 	
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9 	rowspan="9" 	Up Close and Muddy 	Reward 	No 	
9 	Basketbrawl 	Immunity 	No 	 	
10 	Log Handler 	Immunity 	No 	 	
11 	Hot Pursuit 	Reward 	No 	 	
11 	Sack Attack 	Immunity 	Yes 	 	
12 	Coconut 	Immunity 	No 	 	
13 	Shut Your Trap 	Reward 	Yes 	 	
13 	Boats Tug of War 	Immunity 	No 	 	
14 	Spinning Stars 	Reward/Immunity 	Yes 	 	
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15 	rowspan="18" 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction 	Survivor Auction
15 	Vampire Bats 	Immunity 	 	 	
16 	Centrifuge 	Immunity 	 	 	
17 	Wound Out 	Reward 	No 	 	
17 	Get a Grip 	Immunity 	 	 	
18 	Unhook the Chook 	Immunity 	 	 	
19 	Wicker Flicker 	Reward 	No 	 	
19 	Keep on Your Toes 	Immunity 	 	 	
20 	Memory Lane 	Immunity 	 	 	
21 	Backsplash 	Reward 	 	 	
21 	House of Cards 	Immunity 	 	 	
22 	Out of Line 	Reward 	 	 	
22 	Touchy Subjects 	Reward 	 	 	
23 	Split, Trip and Spit 	Reward 	 	 	
23 	Bermuda Triangles 	Immunity 	 	 	
24 	Roller Ball 	Immunity 	 	 	
25 	Second Chance 	Immunity 	 	 	
26 	Hand on an Idol 	Immunity 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Notes: El gave up her reward to Flick.	Notes: El gave up her reward to Flick.	Notes: El gave up her reward to Flick.	Notes: El gave up her reward to Flick.	Notes: El gave up her reward to Flick.	Notes: El gave up her reward to Flick.
|-|Voting History=
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Voted forSole Survivor	colspan="2"	
 In "Episode 23", the vote ended with a 2-2 tie between Matt and Sam, forcing a revote. El changed her vote to Sam on the revote.</tabber>
==Post-Survivor==
* El dated castmate and runner-up Lee Carseldine.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3842138/Australian-Survivor-s-Lee-Carseldine-confirms-relationship-fellow-contestant-El-Rowland.html The couple broke up in 2019.https://www.hit.com.au/story/aussie-survivor-couple-lee-and-el-have-called-it-quits-123146
* She started a program called Belle of the Ashes to help and empower women.
==Trivia==
* El is the only member of Aganoa to be voted out after the merge and the only member of Aganoa to be a member of the jury.
* El is the first person in Australian Survivor to be only juror to vote for a certain finalist while all other jurors vote for the other finalist.
==References==
Category:Contestants
Category:Female Contestants
Category:Australian Survivor (2016) Contestants
Category:Australian Survivor (2016) Jury Members
Category:Aganoa Tribe
Category:Fia Fia Tribe
Category:3rd Place
Category:Australian Survivor
Category:Australian Survivor Contestants
Category:Australian Survivor (2016)
Category:Living people