Emily O'Neill
Emily O'Neill

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Freehold, N.J.

High School:
Freehold High School

Event:
Back/Fly/IM


11/18/2012

Swimming and Diving Have Top Qualifier in All But One Event

The men enter the day in first and the women are second

11/17/2012

Cards Have Strong Day 2 Prelims

Cards will fill the A-finals

07/27/2012

Louisville Lands 246 Student-Athletes on BIG EAST All-Academic Team

Louisville student-athletes achieving the feat represent 20 teams.

01/28/2012

Men's Swimming Upsets No. 11 Indiana; Women Fall in Dual

Brendon Andrews paces point scoring with wins in four events.

11/17/2011

Men's Swimming Leads Tennessee Invitational; Women Are Third After Day 1

Riley Martin highlights Day 1 with strong 500-free showing

Freshman: Emily recorded her best performances on the year at the Ohio State Winter Invite. She posted a 56.69 in the 100-back, 2:06.74 in the 200-back, and a 59.02 in the 100-fly. In dual meet action, Emily often led off one of the medley relays and competed in the backstroke events. She recorded two seventh place finishes in the backstroke events in the meet against Tennessee. Emily was hampered by injury throughout the year and underwent surgery in the spring.

Prep: Backstroker Emily O'Neill resides in Freehold, N.J., and competes for the Freehold YMCA Swim Team. In 2010, Emily was named Asbury Park Swimmer of the Year and has qualified for both the YMCA Nationals and USA Junior Nationals in the 100-yard backstroke (55.65) and 200- yard backstroke (1:59.12). She was a YMCA short course and long course finalist in the 50-free, 100-free, 200-back and 200- and 400-medley relays. She was a two-time state and YMCA state champion in the 100-back in 2010 and earned all-state honors as well as Shore Conference Swimmer of the Year accolades.

Personal: Daughter of Hugh and Lori O'Neill. Born Nov. 23, 1992. Major is biology.

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