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American swimmer (born 2001)
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Born | (2001-12-24) December 24, 2001 (age 23) Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Individual medley, freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Virginia Cavaliers, Florida Gators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emma Weyant (born December 24, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley and later added the bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Career
Weyant was born in 2001 to Kristi Cardoni-Weyant and James Weyant. She has three sisters. Weyant grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and swam for the Sarasota Sharks while attending Riverview High School.
At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in August, Weyant won the gold medal in the 400 m individual medley with a time of 4:40.64 and the bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle with a time of 8:38.88.
At the 2020 United States Olympic trials in June 2021, Weyant won the 400 m individual medley to qualify for the Olympic team. The following month, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Weyant won the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley.
At the 2021 World Championships (25m) in December, Weyant finished fourth in the 400 m individual medley, she finished seventh in the 800 m freestyle, and she did not qualify for the final in the 400 m freestyle. In the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, she swam in the heats, and the U.S. team won in the final, earning her a silver medal.
Weyant spent her NCAA freshman season of 2021–22 at the University of Virginia. At the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in March, she won the silver medal in the 500 y freestyle with a personal best time of 4:34.99. She finished second behind transgender athlete Lia Thomas. Weyant also finished fourth in the 400 y individual medley and won a silver medal in the 800 y freestyle relay.
In June, Weyant competed at the 2022 World Championships and won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley.
Weyant transferred to the University of Florida for her sophomore season of 2022–23. At the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships in March, she won the bronze medal in the 400 y individual medley, she finished sixth in the 500 y freestyle, and she finished 13th in the 1650 y freestyle.
References
- "Emma Weyant". teamusa.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- Razzano, Tiffany (June 15, 2021). "Sarasota Swimmer Upsets Olympic Veterans, Headed To Tokyo: Report". Sarasota, FL Patch. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- Hy-Tek (August 26, 2018). "Meet Results: 2018 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships". swmeets.com. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
- "Emma Weyant". swimswam.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- Best, James (July 24, 2021). "Weyant, Flickinger Win Silver, Bronze in Women's 400 IM Final". NBC6. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Emma Weyant". worldaquatics.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- Newton, Matt (March 18, 2022). "Virginia Strengthens Leads on Second Night of NCAA Women's Swim Championships". Fan Nation. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
- "Emma Weyant". virginiasports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- Newton, Matt (July 25, 2022). "Virginia Swimmer Emma Weyant Transfers to Florida". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- "Emma Weyant". floridagators.com. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
External links
- Emma Weyant at World Aquatics
- Emma Weyant at SwimRankings.net
- Emma Weyant at Olympics.com
- Emma Weyant at Team USA (archived)
- Emma Weyant at Olympedia
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- Living people
- 2001 births
- American female freestyle swimmers
- American female medley swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming
- World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
- Virginia Cavaliers women's swimmers
- Florida Gators women's swimmers
- Swimmers from Florida
- Sportspeople from Sarasota, Florida
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in swimming