Emily Cornell
- position Freestyle/Backstroke
- class Junior
- Hometown West Chester, Pa.
- High school Villa Maria HS
- position Freestyle/Backstroke
- class Junior
- Hometown West Chester, Pa.
- High school Villa Maria HS
Emily Cornell Bio
| CORNELL’S TOP TIMES | ||||
| Event | Time | Date | Meet | Location |
| 50 Freestyle | 23.65p | 11/22/19 | Georgia Tech Invite | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 100 Freestyle | 51.66 | 1/11/20 | at East Carolina | Greenville, N.C. |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:45.66 | 2/21/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
| 100 Backstroke | 53.47p! | 2/21/20 | SEC Championships | Auburn, Ala. |
| 200 Backstroke | 1:52.93! | 2/23/19 | SEC Championships | Athens, Ga. |
| 100 Breaststroke | 1:06.56 | 1/24/20 | SC College Invite | Columbia, S.C. |
| 100 Butterfly | 56.76 | 1/24/20 | SC College Invite | Columbia, S.C |
| 200 IM | 2:02.01 | 11/16/17 | Georgia Tech Invite | Atlanta, Ga. |
! = School Record | p = Prelims | t = Time Trial | # = Leadoff Split/Split
AWARDS/HONORS
- CSCAA All-American (200 freestyle 2020)
- 4x CSCAA Scholar All-American (1st team 2018, 2019, 2020; Honorable Mention 2017)
- 3x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
IN THE RECORD BOOK
- 1st — 100 backstroke
- 1st — 200 backstroke
- 2nd — 200 freestyle
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th — 800 freestyle relay
- 2nd, 3rd, 4th 7th — 200 medley relay
- 1st, 2nd, 4th, 10th — 400 medley relay
- 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th — 400 free relay
2019-20 (SENIOR)
- Garnered All-America honors in the 200 freestyle in her final season for Carolina
- Notched five event wins on the season
- Broke her own program record in the 100 backstroke, swimming a 53.47 at SECs
- Reached the C-final of all three of her individual events at SECs
2018-19 (JUNIOR)
- Lowered her own school record in the 200 back at this year’s SEC Championships (1:52.93)
- Swam the leadoff leg of the Gamecocks school record-setting team in the 200 medley relay (1:37.88) at the SEC Championships
- Qualified to compete in both the 200 freestyle and 200 backstroke at the NCAA Championships
- She earned second swims in the 200 free, 100 back and 200 back at SEC’s, finishing 10th (B-final: second-place) in the 200 free and eighth in the 200 back
- Had three first-place finishes in both the 100 and 200 backstroke during her third season at Carolina
- Set a new PR in the 200 free (1:45.66) at the SEC Championships in Athens, Ga.
2017-18 (SOPHOMORE)
- Continued to break her own records in both the 100 and 200 backstroke events
- Won the 200 backstroke in five different meets during the regular season
- Placed top-three in the 100 backstroke seven times during the regular season, winning the event twice (vs. East Carolina, SC College Invite)
- Set a PR in the 200 backstroke (1:54.66) during prelims at the SEC Championships before finishing the event in 14th
- Reached a personal best in the 100 backstroke (53.50) at the SEC Championships to finish 18th in the event
- Won the 200 freestyle twice during the regular season and finished 17th at the SEC Championships (1:46.51)
- Had three top-five finishes during the regular season in the 100 freestyle
2016-17 (FRESHMAN)
- Swam in four events as a freshman (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 200 IM, 200 freestyle)
- Finished 15th in the 200 backstroke (1:56.58) and 16th in the 100 backstroke (53.92) at the SEC Championships
- Tallied 16 top-five finishes throughout the regular season
- Finished first, season bests, in the 200 backstroke at the Duke dual meet and the SC College Invite
- Finished first, season bests, in the 100 backstroke at the Arkansas dual meet and the Tennessee dual meet
PRE-COLLEGE
- Graduated from Villa Maria High School
- Four-time High School All-American
- 2016 Athlete of the Year
- State champion in 200m freestyle
- Member of Suburban Seahawks Club
