Emma O’Croinin
Biography
- Swimming Canada’s Female Junior Swimmer of the Year in 2019
- Made her debut at the World Aquatics Championships in 2019, finishing 12th in the 400m freestyle and 17th in the 1500m freestyle; at 16 years old was the youngest member of the Canadian team
- Swam the preliminary heat for the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay that captured bronze at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
- Won three medals at the 2019 World Junior Swimming Championships: 400m freestyle silver, 200m freestyle bronze, 4x200m freestyle relay bronze
- First represented Canada internationally at the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships; won bronze in the 1500m freestyle
- Finished third in the 400m freestyle at the 2021 Canadian Swimming Trials
- Competes collegiately for the UBC Thunderbirds
- Named USPORTS Female Rookie of the Year in 2022
- Won four gold medals at the 2022 USPORTS Swimming Championships: 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 4×100m medley relay, 4×200m freestyle relay); also captured two silver medals (200m freestyle, 4x100m freestyle relay)
- Won four gold medals at the 2023 USPORTS Swimming Championships: 200m freestyle, 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 4x200m freestyle relay; also won 100m freestyle bronze and silvers in the 4x100m freestyle and 4x100m medley relays
A Little More About Emma
Getting into the Sport: Started swimming competitively at age 8… Outside Interests: Studying kinesiology at the University of British Columbia…
Notable International Results
World Championships: 2019 - BRONZE (4x200m free relay), 12th (400m freestyle), 17th (1500m freestyle)
World Junior Championships: 2019 - BRONZE (200m freestyle), SILVER (400m freestyle), 9th (800m freestyle), 31st (1500m freestyle), 6th (4x100m free relay), BRONZE (4x200m free relay); 2018 - 12th (5km open water), 5th (4x1250m relay open water)