2015-16 Women's Swimming and Diving

Emma Smith

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Saint Charles East
  • Hometown Saint Charles, Ill.

Biography

Collegiate Bests:
200-yard IM: 2:01.33
400-yard IM: 4:14.24
200-yard Breaststroke: 2:15.85
1650-yard Freestyle: 16:37.14

High School Bests:
200-yard IM: 2:02.82
400-yard IM: 4:17.86
200-yard Breaststroke: 2:21.23

Collegiate Awards:
Named captain for 2015-2016 season
CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2015)
Tim Jecko Award (2013, 2014)
All-Ivy First Team (2014)
Yale School Record Holder 

2015-2016 (Senior):
200-yard individual medley:  Third place at the Nike Cup Invite.  17th place at the Ivy League Championships. 
400-yard individual medley:  Second place at the Nike Cup Invite.  Sixth place at the Ivy League Championships with a season-best time of 4:17.70. 
1000-yard freestyle:  Split a career-best time of 10:02.07 while competing in the 1650-yard freestyle at the Ivy League Championships. 
1650-yard freestyle:  Eighth place at the Ivy League Championships with a career-best time of 16:37.12.  Ninth place at the Nike Cup Invite. 

2014-2015 (Junior):
Open Water: 19th place in 5k event at USA Open Water National Championships
200-yard individual medley: 15th place at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.  12th place at HYP.  Seventh place at the Brown Invite.
400-yard individual medley: Eighth place at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships.  Won the event at the Brown Invite.
200-yard breaststroke: Tenth place at the Brown Invite.
1650-yard freestyle: Seventh place at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships. 

2013-2014 (Sophomore):  
400-yard IM: First place at Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships with a time of 4:15.17, an NCAA B Cut and Brown University pool record. First place at Princeton Invitational with personal best time of 4:14.24.
200-yard IM: First place at Princeton Invitational, finished in 2:01.41; personal best time of 2:01.33 in prelims.  Third place against Harvard and Princeton. 
200-yard breaststroke: Third place at Princeton Invitational with season-best time of 2:17.73. Tenth place vs. Harvard and Princeton.

2012-2013 (Freshman):
400-yard IM: Finished fifth at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships with a time of 4:18.21; fastest time in the event was 4:16.23 in the prelims. Won the event at Boston University’s Terrier Invitational with a time of 4:23.57. 
200-yard breaststroke: Finished fifth at Ivy’s with a time of 2:15.85. Finished sixth at the Brown Invite with a time of 2:21.29. 
200-yard IM: Finished ninth at Ivy’s with a time of 2:01.99. Finished seventh at the Terrier Invitational with a time of 2:09.08.

Before Yale: Sixth place in the 200 IM and 400 IM and sixth place as part of 800 free relay at 2012 NCSA Junior Nationals. 2012 Olympic Trials qualifier. 2012 IHSA State Champion in 200-yard IM. High School All-American. Scholastic All-American. Valedictorian of high school graduating class. 

Why I Chose Yale: “I loved the balance of academics, swimming, and social life and the team was really nice and welcoming when I came on my recruiting trip.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13First Year

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  • 2013-14Sophomore

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  • 2014-15Junior

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    2015-16Senior

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