Emily Cornell

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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

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