Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
Lenihan, Emily
Emily Lenihan
- Position:
- Back/Fly
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Sacred Heart Academy
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Ky.
Bio
Personal Bests and Event Progression
Academic Accolades
2023-24 (Senior)
2022-23 (Junior)
2021-22 (Sophomore)
2020-21 (Freshman)
Prior to Duke: Won three team state championships … Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200 backstroke … Helped set the state school record in the 200 medley relay as a senior … NISCA All-America selection on seven occasions … Named First Team All-State as a junior … Named to the All-Area team as a senior … Member of the National Honor Society and National English Honor Society … Four-year member of the Principal’s List … Named a Scholastic All-America selection as a sophomore, junior and senior.
Academic Accolades
- Honorable Mention CSCAA Scholar All-American (2020-21)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22)
2023-24 (Senior)
- Tallied a season best time in the 200 backstroke at ACC Championships, finishing 21st, touching with a time of 1:57.25
- Placed second with a season best time of 53.87 in the 100 backstroke against Texas (1/27)
- Led off the 200 medley relay against South Carolina (1/20), touching with a season best 26.34 time
- Finished second in both the 100- and 200-backstroke against UNCW (10/27), collecting times of 55.99 and 2:03.25 respectively
2022-23 (Junior)
- Touched third in the 100 Butterfly against UNCW with a time of 55.78, a season best
- Finished 13th in the 100 Butterfly with a season best time of 54.16 at the NC State GAC Invitational
- Produced two third place finishes in the 100 Backstroke and 200 Backstroke against Queens University
- Clocked in two season bests at the ACC Championships in both the 50 and 100 Butterfly, 25.19 and 53.94 respectively
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Wrapped up her season with three finals appearances at the ACC Championships
- Touched 20th in the 200 Backstroke and 21st in the 100 Butterfly earning NCAA B-Cut standard times in both events
- Also placed 21st in the 100 Backstroke with a career-best time (53.72), also a B-Cut time
- Reached four finals at the 2021 NC State GAC Invitational
- Placed 10th in the 100 Butterfly, 18th in the 100 Backstroke, 25th in the 200 Backstroke and 39th in the 50 Freestyle
- Recorded a personal best time in the 50 Freestyle (23.53) at the mid-season invitational
- Finished first and second in the 100 and 200 Backstroke, respectively, versus Georgia Tech
- Touched first in the 100 Butterfly in the tri-meet against UNCW and Boston College
- Opened the season with second-place finishes in the 100 Butterfly and 200 Backstroke
2020-21 (Freshman)
- Concluded her first season at the ACC Championships, reaching the finals of all three events she competed in
- Recorded career best times and NCAA B-Cut times in the 100 and 200 Backstroke and the 100 Butterfly
- Placed 17th in the 200 Backstroke, 19th in the 100 Backstroke and 22nd in the 100 Butterfly
- Reached three finals at the 2020 Janice Hape Dowd Invitational, highlighted by a ninth-place finishes in the 100 Butterfly and 200 Backstroke
- Also placed 12th in the 100 Backstroke
- Touched second in the 200 Backstroke against North Carolina with a then career-best time of 1:56.50
- Named an honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Competed in the 100- and 200-meter Backstroke at the USA Olympic Team Trials
- Finished eighth (1:03.01) in the 100m Backstroke and 11th (2:15.74) in the 200m Backstroke
Prior to Duke: Won three team state championships … Olympic Trials qualifier in the 200 backstroke … Helped set the state school record in the 200 medley relay as a senior … NISCA All-America selection on seven occasions … Named First Team All-State as a junior … Named to the All-Area team as a senior … Member of the National Honor Society and National English Honor Society … Four-year member of the Principal’s List … Named a Scholastic All-America selection as a sophomore, junior and senior.
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