Emma Weyant

Emma Weyant (born December 24, 2001[1]) is an American competitive swimmer. She was the US national champion at the individual medley. She qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games in the 400m individual medley and won the silver medal in this event.

Emma Weyant
Personal information
National team United States
Born (2001-12-24) December 24, 2001
Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley
College teamUniversity of Virginia, University of Florida
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 0
World Championships (LC) 0 0 1
World Championships (SC) 0 1 0
Total 0 2 1
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 400 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Bronze medal – third place2022 Budapest400 m medley
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2021 Abu Dhabi 4×200 m freestyle
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Suva 400 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Suva 800 m freestyle

Background

Weyant lived in Sarasota and swam for the Sarasota Sharks while attending Riverview High School.[2]

Career

At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, contested in August in Suva, Fiji, Weyant won the gold medal in the 400 meter individual medley with a time of 4:40.64 and the bronze medal in the 800 meter freestyle with a time of 8:38.88, which was less than 10 seconds behind gold medalist Lani Pallister of Australia.[3]

In the 2020 Olympic Games, she won a silver medal in the women's 400 individual medley.[4]

In her debut season at the University of Virginia, Weyant finished second behind transgender athlete Lia Thomas in the 500-yard freestyle at the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, with her time of 4:34.99 ranking as her career best.[5] In 2022 Weyant transferred to the University of Florida.[6]

References
  1. "Emma Weyant". Team USA. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. Razzano, Tiffany (June 15, 2021). "Sarasota Swimmer Upsets Olympic Veterans, Headed To Tokyo: Report". Sarasota, FL Patch. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. Hy-Tek (August 26, 2018). "Meet Results: 2018 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships". swmeets.com. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  4. Best, James (July 24, 2021). "Weyant, Flickinger Win Silver, Bronze in Women's 400 IM Final". NBC6. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. Newton, Matt (July 25, 2022). "Virginia Swimmer Emma Weyant Transfers to Florida". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
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