Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster
Shuppert, Emma
Emma Shuppert
- Position:
- Backstroke
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Seven Hills School
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
Bio
Honors:
- CSCAA Honorable Mention All-American: 100 Back (2021)
- CSCAA All-American:Â 100 Back (2020), 200 Medley Relay (2020)
- CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (2020, 2021)
- All-ACC Academic Team (2021)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
- Above and Beyond Team Award (2020)
- Most Outstanding Performance Team Award (2021)
2021-22: Capped her season at the ACC Championship, representing Duke in the 100 and 200 backstroke in addition to medley relays ... Placed 16th in the 100 backstroke at the conference meet and narrowly missed the finals in the 200 backstroke, touching 27th ... Was a member of the 400 medley relay team that swam a Duke record 3:32.70 at the ACC Championship ... Competed in the 100 backstroke finals at the NC State GAC Invitational, finishing 10th ... Touched first in the 100 backstroke versus Georgia Tech (11/6) ... Opened the season with a first-place finish in the 100 backstroke against Virginia Tech (10/22).
2020-21: Named a CSCAA Honorable Mention All-American after placing 15th in the 100 backstroke at the 2021 NCAA Championships ... Swam a career best and school record time of 51.89 in the preliminaries at the Championship meet ... Reached the finals in the 100 backstroke, placing 11th (53.22) ... Also represented Duke on both medley relays at the conference meet, finishing sixth in each ... Led off the 200 medley relay with a season-best 24.60 50 backstroke split ... Touched second in the 100 backstroke (53.97) on Senior Day versus North Carolina (1/29) ... Reached three finals at the Janice Hape Dowd Invitational in December ... Placed sixth in the 100 backstroke (53.13) and 18th in both the 50 freestyle (23.70) and the 200 backstroke (2:01.20) ... Named to the CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team and the All-ACC Academic Team ... Awarded the team's Most Outstanding Performance for her school record swim at the NCAA Championships.Â
2019-20: Was set to compete at the NCAA Championships in her first year before the cancellation of the championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Named a CSCAA All-American in the 100 backstroke and 200 medley relay after the cancellation of the postseason ... Enjoyed a successful first showing at the ACC meet, placing fourth in the 100 backstroke with a career-best time of 52.34 and moved to third in the all-time Duke charts ... Was the lead off swimmer in the 200 medley relay that took fourth and set the all-time Duke record ... Earned three finals appearances at the mid-season NC State GAC Invitational, swimming then career-best times in all three events ... Finished fourth in the 100 backstroke (52.80), 20th in the 200 backstroke (2:00.80) and 33rd in the 50 freestyle (23.65) ... In addition, was the lead off in the 400 medley relay that placed fourth with a time of 3:34.52, jumping to second in the Duke chart ... Also competed on the 200 medley relay that placed second in the meet (1:36.66) ... Placed first in the 100 backstroke all but one dual meet appearances ... Awarded the Above and Beyond Award at the teams virtual banquet to close out the 2020 season.
Prior to Duke: NISCA All-American as a junior … State runner-up in the 100 backstroke as a junior … Earned top-three finishes in the 50, 100 and 200 backstroke at YMCA Long Course Nationals … Runner-up in the 100 backstroke at YMCA Short Course Nationals … Raced to a top-eight showing in the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley at states her sophomore year … Earned a top-eight finish in the 100 backstroke at states her freshman year … Received honor roll recognition her freshman, sophomore and junior years of high school.
Personal: Daughter of Adam and Judy Shuppert … Has one sister (Laura).
Shuppert Career Bests:
50 Free: 23.65 ... 2019 NC State GAC Invitational
100 Back: 51.89 ... Duke Record ... 2021 NCAA Championships
200 Back: 1:57.71Â ... 8th all-time at Duke... 2020 Bulldog Last Chance Meet
On Duke's Relays:
200 Medley Relay: 1:35.93 ...Duke Record ... 2020 ACC Championships
400 Medley Relay: 3:32.70 ... Duke Record ... 2022 ACC Championships
At the ACC Championships:
2020: 4th,100 Back ... 52.34Â
         4th, 200 Medley Relay ... 1:35.93
         7th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:35.11
2021: 11th, 100 Back ... 53.22
          6th, 200 Medley Relay ... 1:37.79
      6th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:36.22
2022: 16th, 100 Back ... 53.40
          5th, 400 Medley Relay ... 3:32.70
          6th, 200 Medley Relay ... 1:36.97
At the NCAA Championships:
2021: 15th, 100 Back ... 52.38
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