2022-23 Swimming & Diving Roster
Jones, Emily
Emily Jones
- Position:
- Backstroke
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Newcastle, Australia
Bio
Career Accolades
- All-Americans
- 2025 - Second Team: 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay , 400 free relay
- 2024 - First Team: 200 medley relay | Second Team: 400 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay
- All-SEC
- 2025: Second Team (100 back)
- School Records
- 2nd - 100 back (50.75)
- 2nd - 200 back (1:52.25)
- 2nd - 100 fly (51.62)
- 10th - 50 free (22.22)
Summer 2025
- Finished sixth in the 50m backstroke, ninth in the 100 backstroke and 11th in the 100 butterfly at the Australian Swimming Trials
2024-25
- Earned Second Team All-America honors in the 100 back, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay
- Placed 12th with the 200 medley relay, 13th in the 400 free relay and 15th in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships
- Earned All-SEC honors after posting a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke at the SEC Championships
- Contributed to a fourth place finish in the 200 medley relay at SEC championships, recording a season-best time of 1:34.36
- Also finished fourth in the 400 freestyle relay at the conference meet
- Captured a career-best 51.62 in the 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships
- Notched career-best times in the 50 free (22.22), 100 backstroke (50.75) and 200 back (1:52.25) at the UGA Fall Invite, moving to second all-time on UA's top 10 list in the 100 and 200 back and 10th all-time in the 50 free
2023-24
- Did not compete this season
2022-23
- Three-time All-American
- All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman Team honoree
- Earned First Team All-America honors as a member of the 200 medley relay (7th) at the NCAA Championships
- Earned Second Team All-America honors as a member of the 400 medley relay (13th) and 200 freestyle relay (14th) at the NCAA Championships
- Gold medalist as a member of the 200 medley and 400 medley relays at the SEC Championships
- Silver medalist as a member of the 200 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
- Earned a fourth-place finish as a member of the 400 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships
- Scored in the 100 butterfly (10th) and 100 backstroke (18th) at the SEC Championships
- Swam career-best times in the 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly at the SEC Championships, ranking her second and fifth, respectively, all-time at Alabama
- Also competed in the 200 backstroke at the SEC Championships
Prep Highlights
- Competed for Glendale High School
- Competed for Kerry Saunders, Shane Arnold at Hunter Swim Club
- NSW Country Championships-Swimmer of the Meet 2017, 2019
- Currently holds 4 individual long course records/10 short course records.NSW State Championships-Currently holds 2 individual long course records/2 short course records
- Australian Age Championships-2017 Gold medalist 200m Backstroke long course, 2018 Gold medalist 100 Fly, Silver medalist 100/200 Backstroke 200 butterfly, 2019 Silver medalist 100 Backstroke Bronze Medalist 200 backstroke
- Australian National Championships-2019 Bronze 50/100 Backstroke SCM, 2021-Bronze 100 Backstroke.
- Selected in New South Wales State Teams since 2016 and New South Wales Pathway Squads
- 2021 Lake Macquarie Rising Sports Star Award, 2020 Senior Sportsperson of the Year, 2016 - 2022 School Age Champion, State Representative 2016 - 2021 breaking School Sport Australia 50m & 100m Backstroke records, 2021 All schools record 50m Backstroke
- Combined High School Awards - 50m Freestyle Sprint Award/100m Backstroke/100m Butterfly/200 Individual Medley
Personal Information
- Full name: Emily Jones
- Parents: Mark Jones and Carol Jones
- Brothers: Sam Jones
- Sisters: Chloe Jones
- Occupational Therapy major
- Birthdate: 05/30/2003
Top Marks
- 50 free - 22.87 R
- 100 backstroke - 52.36
- 200 backstroke - 1:56.91
- 100 butterfly - 52.28
Poolside with Charlie Hawke
Friday, July 11
NCAA Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Thursday, March 14
NCAA Championships Preview: Avery Wiseman & Charlie Hawke
Thursday, March 14
SEC Championships Preview: Coach Geer
Monday, February 13
