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
2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster
Gjertsen, Emily
Emily Gjertsen
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Tuckahoe
- Hometown:
- Eastchester, N.Y.
Bio
Personal Bests and Event Progression
2023-24 (Senior)
2022-23 (Junior)
2021-22 (Sophomore)
2020-21 (Freshman)
Prior to Duke: Olympic Trials qualifier in the 800 freestyle … Two-time All-American in the 500 freestyle … Competed at Summer and Winter Nationals, placing 26th in the 1500 freestyle at the Summer event … Earned first-place at the ISCA TYR Junior Nationals in the 400 and 1500 freestyle … Finished second in the 500 freestyle at the state competition … Member of National Honor Society … Science Olympian.
2023-24 (Senior)
- Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 500 freestyle, touching with a time of 5:02.96 against UNCW (10/27)
- Finished ninth in a tri-meet with NC State and Georgia (11/3) in the 1,000 freestyle, touching with a time of 10:13.91, a season bestÂ
- Had an eighth-place finish in the 1,650 freestyle finals at the NC State/GAC Invitational (11/16-18), touching with a time of 16:40.91
- Tallied a first-place finish at ACC Championships in the 500 freestyle, touching with a time of 4:51.75 (season best)
2022-23 (Junior)
- Touched in a season best 10:23.83 in the 1,000 Freestyle at UNCW, placing second in the event
- Scored 17 points for Duke at the NC State GAC Invitational, dropping her past season best time to 10:12.15 in the 1,000 Freestyle
- Finished fourth in the 1,000 Freestyle at North Carolina, touching in at 10:07.07 a season best
- Scored four points at the ACC Championships, finishing 21st in the 1,650 Freestyle with a season best time of 16:50.57
2021-22 (Sophomore)
- Placed fifth in the 500 Freestyle in the tri-meet against UNCW and Boston College
- Reached three finals at Virginia Tech Invitational in February, placing first in the 1,650 Freestyle (17:25.51), seventh in the 500 Freestyle (5:00.99) and 13th in the 200 Freestyle (1:53.70)
- Placed seventh in the 200 Butterfly finals with a personal best time of 2:09.66 at the Tar Heel Invitational
- Also placed third in the 400 IM final with a time of 4:32.38
2020-21 (Freshman)
- Concluded her first season in Durham by placing 20th in the 1,650 Freestyle at the ACC Championships
- Represented Duke in the 200 Freestyle and 500 Freestyle at the conference meet
- Placed second in the 1,000 Freestyle in the dual meet with NC State
- Recorded a career best time in the 1,650 Freestyle at the Janice Hape Dowd Invitational
- Touched in 16:45.90, the eighth fastest time in program history
- Also reached the finals of the 200 and 500 Freestyle at the event, placing 19th (1:50.53) and 10th (4:50.00), respectively and recording a career best time in both events
- Competed in the U.S. Olympic Team Trials Wave I over the summer, placing 10th in the 800 meter Freestyle
Prior to Duke: Olympic Trials qualifier in the 800 freestyle … Two-time All-American in the 500 freestyle … Competed at Summer and Winter Nationals, placing 26th in the 1500 freestyle at the Summer event … Earned first-place at the ISCA TYR Junior Nationals in the 400 and 1500 freestyle … Finished second in the 500 freestyle at the state competition … Member of National Honor Society … Science Olympian.
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