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Emma Otten

  • position Backstroke/butterfly
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High school Fairfield
  • position Backstroke/butterfly
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Cincinnati, Ohio
  • High school Fairfield

Emma Otten Bio

OTTEN’S TOP TIMES
Event Time Date Meet Location
100 Backstroke 53.84p 3/15/19 CSCAA NIC Cleveland, Ohio
200 Backstroke 1:56.56p 3/16/19 CSCAA NIC Cleveland, Ohio
50 Freestyle 24.75t 2/14/18 SEC Championships College Station, Texas
100 Freestyle 54.05# 1/27/18 SC College Invite Columbia, S.C.
100 Butterfly 53.80 3/15/19 CSCAA NIC Cleveland, Ohio
200 Butterfly 1:58.10p 2/16/18 SEC Championships College Station, Texas
100 Breaststroke 2:02.88p 3/8/18 CSCAA Invite Annapolis, Md.

! = School Record  |  t = Time Trial  |  # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims
 
AWARDS/HONORS

  • 3x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020, 2021)


IN THE RECORD BOOK

  • T-4th — 100 backstroke
  • 3rd — 200 backstroke
  • 4th — 100 butterfly
  • T-6th — 200 butterfly
  • 6th — 200 medley relay
  • 9th — 200 freestyle relay
  • 10th — 400 medley relay


2020-21 (SENIOR)

  • Swam in four events during her senior year
  • Competed in three events at the SEC Championships – 100 back, 100 butterfly, and 200 butterfly
  • Consistently placed in the top-five in the 100 Butterfly and top-10 in the 200 butterfly during the regular season


2019-20 (JUNIOR)

  • Finished a season best third in the 100 butterfly against East Carolina
  • Notched nine top-five finishes on the season
  • Swam three events at the SEC championships – 200 back, 100 and 200 fly


2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Won both the 100 and 200 backstroke events on back-to-back nights at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
  • Swam the second-fastest 100 back in program history at 53.84 to win the event at the CSCAA NIC … followed up with a 1:56.56, the third-fastest time in program history, to win the 200 back the following night
  • Finished third against Georgia Tech with a 57.39 100 back
  • Placed third against Georgia Tech in the 100 fly with a 56.96


2017-18 (FRESHMAN)

  • Competed in seven different events in her first year at Carolina (100 backstroke, 200 backstroke, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly and 200 IM)
  • Placed 16th in the 200 butterfly at the SEC Championships (1:59.41) after earning a second swim with her best time of the year during prelims (1:58.10)
  • Finished fifth in the 200 fly (1:59.01), sixth in the 100 fly (53.94) and eighth in the 200 IM (2:05.90) at the CSCAA Invite
  • Had five top-10’s during the season in the 100 backstroke with a third-place finish against East Carolina
  • Finished 34th in the 100 fly (54.76) and 41st in the 200 back (2:00.44) at the SEC Championships
  • Member of 200 medley relay team that finished second (1:40.49) at the CSCAA Invite


PRE-COLLEGE

  • Graduated from Fairfield High School
  • Lettered four years in high school swimming and one in cross country
  • GMC 100 back Champion
  • Fourth place at state in the 100 back
  • First place in district in the 100 back