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Seasons At Stanford: 2001-04
Yard Career Bests (Time): 100 breast (1:02.98); 200 breast (2:15.56); 200 free (1:51.76)
Meter Career Bests (Time): 100 breast (1:14.57); 200 breast (2:40.91); 200 free (2:15.96)
General: One of several swimmers providing support and depth to Tara Kirk in the breaststroke events ... Also swims sprint free.
As a Sophomore in 2002-03: Finished 11th in the 100 yard breast (1:03.43) and 44th in the 50 yard free (24.90) at the Pac-10 Championships ... Had a pair of top regular season individualfinishes of fourth-place in the 100 yard breast in back-to-back meets versus UCLA (1/31) and USC (2/1), while also finishing fourth in the 200 yard breast versus the Women of Troy ... Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic.
As a Freshman in 2001-02: Competed at the Pac-10 Championships in the 100 (20th, 1:05.69) and 200 (26th, 2:22.92) yard breast, as well as the 200 yard IM (50th, 2:12.93) ... Had five top five finishes in the 100 yard breast, including a victory in the "B Finals" at the Texas Invite (12/1) with a season-best time of 1:04.89.
International/National Competition: A three-time Senior National qualifier and six-time competitor ... Competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials ... Won the 200 yard breast at the 2000 Junior Nationals.
High School: A 2001 graduate of Bethel Park High School ... A nine-time First Team All-American ... Won the 2000 Pennsylvania state meet in the 100 yard breast ... Prep team won the 1998 and 1999 state championships and was ranked as the nation's top public school team in the 1999 NISCA Power rankings ... Three-time Scholastic All-American and a member of the National Honors Society who graduated with a 4.3 GPA ... Coached by Bill Kennedy.
Club: Bethel Park Recreation ... Coached by Bill Kennedy.
Personal: Economics major ... Born February 25, 1983 ... Daughter of Robert and Margaret Carter ... Favorite professional sports athlete is Lance Armstrong ... Would advice youngsters to "work hard both in and out of the water because academics play just as important of a role when getting into a college as athletics do, especially at Stanford" ... Hobbies include water skiing, mountain biking and shopping.
Coaching Staff on Carter: "Emily Carter is training better than she ever has this year. She is one of the swimmers who can really help our team move up a level by swimming to their full potential."
Last Updated: 10/12/04