Emmanuella Tchakmakjian - Artistic Swimming 2025 - Stanford Cardinal

Height5-3

ClassGraduate Student

HometownMoraga, Calif.

Career Accolades

U.S. Collegiate Nationals Team Champion (2021)
Three-time U.S. Collegiate Nationals Event Champion (2023: Team, 2021: Duet, Team)
Three-time Collegiate All-American (2021-23)
Two-time MPSF Team Champion (2022-23)
MPSF Event Champion (2023: Team; 2022: Team)
Two-time All-MPSF (2022-23)
Two-time MPSF All-Academic (2022-23)
Collegiate Academic Award (2021)

As a Junior (2023)

Collegiate All-American
MPSF Team Champion
MPSF Event Champion (Team)
All-MPSF
MPSF All-Academic
Helped Stanford claim the team event title (85.6000) at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 25)
Finished sixth in the technical competition at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 25)
Helped Stanford claim the team event title (85.1750) at the MPSF Championships (March 6)
Earned bronze in the technical competition at the MPSF Championships (March 6)
Finished fourth in the trio alongside Audrey Nguyen and Yujin Chang at the MPSF Championships (March 6)

As a Sophomore (2022)

Collegiate All-American
MPSF Team Champion
MPSF Event Champion (Team)
All-MPSF
MPSF All-Academic
Helped Stanford win the team final (83.5333) to secure a sweep of the Inaugural MPSF Championships (Feb. 13)
Teamed up with Jacklyn Luu in the duet competition (82.4667) to take second place at the MPSF Championships (Feb. 13)
Teamed up with Audrey Nguyen and Jacklyn Luu in the trio competition (82.0333) to take second place at the MPSF Championships (Feb. 13)
Helped Stanford to finish second overall at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 27)
Runner-up in the team competition (84.5333) at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 27)
Teamed up with Jacklyn Luu in the duet competition (83.0667) to take third place at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 27)
Teamed up with Jacklyn Luu and Audrey Nguyen in the trio competition (83.10000) to take third place at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 27)
Finished ninth overall in the A Elements at the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (March 27)

As a Freshman (2021) • National Champions

U.S. Collegiate Nationals duet champion
Collegiate All-American
Collegiate Academic Award
Teamed with Jacklyn Luu to win the duet title with a score of 82.3000 to help secure a sweep of the 2021 National Championship from the U.S. Collegiate Nationals (April 17)
Also competed in the team final from the U.S. Collegiate Nationals, helping the Cardinal record an 83.6000 to win the event (April 17)
Finished third in the A Figures Technical competition at U.S. Collegiate Nationals (April 16)
Fourth overall at Collegiate A Technical Competition with a score of 76.0577 (Feb. 13)
Teamed with Luu to take second with a score of 81.6333 in the duet at Small Routine Invitational (Feb. 27)
Finished first teamed with Tchakmakjian in the duet while scoring a 80.0000 before helping Stanford win the team competition vs. Incarnate Word (March 13)
Finished second in the Tech A competition with a score of 80.6571 on Senior Day vs. Incarnate Word (March 27)
Teamed with Luu to win the duet (82.1000) and helped Stanford win the team final on Senior Day vs. Incarnate Word (March 27)

International Experience

Member of the USA Senior National Team throughout high school
2020 President of the Athletes Executive Council and sit on the USA Artistic Swimming Board of Directors
USA Artistic Swimming National Team Captain (2017-19)
2020 East Zone Athlete of the Year
2017 East Zone Scholar Athlete
2020 USA Artistic Swimming Team of the Year
2020 FINA World Series French Open - Tech Team 2nd
2019 Pan American Games - Team 3rd
2019 FINA World Championships - Team 11th
2019 FINA World Series Spain Open - Tech Team 6th, Free Team 8th
2019 FINA World Series US Open - Tech Team 2nd, Free Team 2nd
2018 UANA Pan American Championships - Tech Team 1st, Free Team 1st, Combo 1st
2018 FINA Junior World Championships - Combo 7th, Tech Team 8th, Free Team 9th
2018 FINA World Series US Open - Tech Team 4th, Free Team 3rd, Combo 2nd
2018 FINA World Series Canada Open - Tech Team 5th, Free Team 5th, Combo 2nd
2018 FINA World Series China Open - Tech Team 2nd, Free Team 2nd
2017 UANA Pan American Championships - Solo 3rd
2017 Swiss Open - Tech Team 2nd
2016 Comen Cup - Team 4th
2015 UANA Pan American Championships - Team 1st
2013 11/12 National Team Olympic Training Center Camp

Prior to Stanford

A 2020 graduate of Laurel Springs School in Ojai, Calif.
Swam for the New Canaan YMCA Aquianas club prior to moving to train with Team USA
National Honors Society

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