Emmanuella Tchakmakjian - Artistic Swimming 2025 - Stanford Cardinal

Height5-3

ClassGraduate Student

HometownMoraga, Calif.

Career Accolades

2x U.S. Collegiate Nationals Team Champion (2021, 2025)
4x U.S. Collegiate Nationals Event Champion (2024: Team; 2023: Team, 2021: Duet, Team)
4x Collegiate All-American (2021-24)
USA Artistic Swimming Collegiate Athlete of the Year (2024)
4x MPSF Team Champion (2022-25)
2x MPSF Event Champion (2023: Team; 2022: Team)
3x All-MPSF (2022-24)
4x MPSF All-Academic (2022-25)
Collegiate Academic Award (2021)

As a Graduate Student (2025) • National Champions

MPSF Team Champion
MPSF All-Academic
Placed second in the solo (143.17) in season opener v. UIW (January 18)
Earned gold in solo performance (171.46) at the Jessica Beck Invitational (February 1)
Served as reserve in first place team events at JBI (February 1), MPSF Championships (February 15-16), Ohio State Quad Meet (March 2), Collegiate Nationals (March 28-29)
Took second place in solo performance (178.03) at MPSF Championships (February 15-16)
Earned gold in solo performance (179.04) during Ohio State Quad Meet (March 2)
Placed seventh in Tech A Elements at Collegiate Nationals (March 28-29)
Earned silver medal with season-best performance in solo at Collegiate Nationals (March 28-29)

As a Senior (2024)

Collegiate All-American
U.S. Collegiate Nationals Event Champion (Team)
USA Artistic Swimming Collegiate Athlete of the Year
MPSF Team Champion
All-MPSF
MPSF All-Academic
Placed fourth in Tech A Elements (82.17) at Texas Women’s (January 20)
Placed first in trio (206.19) with Miko Begossi and Ivy Davis, 206.19 in season opener at Texas Women’s (January 20)
Helped Stanford win team event at Texas Women’s (January 20) with a score of 225.54
Grabbed fifth place in Tech A Elements (80.62) and earned third place in trio (218.66) with Miko Begossi and Ivy Davis at Stanford Invitational (January 26-28)
Propelled Stanford to team event win (356.72) at Stanford Invitational (January 26-28)
Won two events at Jessica Beck Invitational including team event (379.38) while joining Miko Begossi and Ivy Davis for trio win (298.10) (February 3)
Helped Stanford to second place team event finish at MPSF Championships while earning fourth place in trio (177.45) alongside Miko Begossi and Ivy Davis (February 17)
Grabbed seventh place in Tech A Elements at MPSF’s with a score of 76.30 (February 17)
Placed first in trio (181.65) with Miko Begossi and Ivy Davis in duel v. Cal before placing second in team event with score of 220.53 (February 24)
Placed 11th in Tech A Elements at Collegiate Nationals with score of 77.16 (March 22)
Placed third in trio (196.33) with Miko Begossi and Ivy Davis at Collegiate Nationals (March 23)
Helped Stanford to gold in team event with a score of 274.94 at Collegiate Nationals (March 23)

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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