Career Accolades

  • U.S. Collegiate Nationals team champion (2025)
  • Three-time MPSF team champion (2023-25)
  • Two-time MPSF All-Academic (2024-25)

As a Junior (2025) • National Champions

  • MPSF team champion
  • MPSF All-Academic
  • Guided Stanford to second place in team (239.82) event during OSU quad meet (March 2)
  • Placed third in team event at MPSF Championships (Feb. 15-16)
  • Aided Stanford to first place in team event  in dual at Wheaton (Jan. 25)

As a Sophomore (2024)

  • MPSF team champion
  • MPSF All-Academic
  • Aided Stanford to fourth place in team event (240.65) while placing 18th in Tech A Elements (74.67) at Collegiate Nationals (March 22-23)
  • Helped Stanford to first place in team event (231.91) in duel against California (Feb. 24)
  • Grabbed fourth place in team event (199.48) while earning 14th in Tech A Elements (74.28) at MPSF Championships (Feb. 17-18)

As a Freshman (2023)

  • MPSF team champion

International Experience

  • Has competed with USA Artistic Swimming
  • 2022-Present: Senior National Team Member
  • 2022 Junior Worlds (Quebec City, Canada): 6th (Tech Team)
  • 2022 FINA Virtual World Series (CAN & USA): 1st (Highlight)
  • 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Cali, Colombia): 2nd (Team), 2nd (Highlight)
  • 2021 Junior and Youth International Open (Clearwater, Florida): 1st (Combo), 1st (Highlight)
  • 2021 US Junior National Team Member
  • 2020 Senior National Team Trials: 8th
  • 2019 FINA Youth World Championships (Samorin, Slovakia): 8th (Team)
  • 2019 U.S. 13-15 National Team Member

Prior to Stanford

  • Competed with Walnut Creek Aquanuts (2015-21)
  • 2021 U.S. National Championships: 1st (Free Team), 1st (Tech Team), 1st (Combo), 4th (Tech Duet), 4th (Free Duet)
  • 2019 Junior Olympic Championships: 1st (Team), 2nd (Combo)
  • 2019 U.S. National Championships: 1st (Team), 1st (Combo)
  • 2018 U.S. National Championships: 2nd (Team)
  • 2018 Junior Olympic Championships: 1st (Team), 1st (Combo)
  • 2017 Junior Olympic Championships: 3rd (Combo)
  • 2016 Walnut Creek Aquanuts Coaches Award

Personal

  • Parents are Nate and Kim O'Neil
  • Sister, Ayla, competes for the Walnut Creek Aquanuts 
  • Mother, Kim, was a platform diver for the Chinese National Team
  • Father, Nate, played basketball at Colgate University and travelled the world playing against the Harlem Globetrotters as a member of the Washington Generals
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