2025-26 Swimming & Diving Roster
Emily Jones
- Position:
- Backstroke
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newcastle, Australia
Career Accolades
- All-Americans (12)
- 2026 - First Team: 200 medley relay, 100 back | Second Team: 200 free relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay
- 2025 - Second Team: 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 400 free relay
- 2023 - First Team: 200 Medley Relay | Second Team: 200 Free Relay, 400 Medely Relay
- All-SEC
- 2025: Second Team (100 back)
- 2023: First Team (200 medley and 400 medley relays)
- 2023: All-Freshman Team
- School Records
- 2nd - 100 back (50.47)
- 2nd - 200 back (1:52.25)
- 4th - 100 fly (51.13)
- 2026 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2025 CSC Academic All-American
2025-26
- First Alabama female to earn SEC Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year, joining male recipients Derek Maas (2023), Zane Waddell (2020), Robert Howard (2019), Luke Kaliszak (2018), Connor Oslin (2016, 2017) and Vlad Polyakov (2006)
- Five-Time All-American, earning first-team honors in the 200 medley relay and 100 back and second-team honors 200 free relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay
- Finished in the top three at SECs in six events, earning silver in the 100 back, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay, while earning bronze in the 200 back, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay
- Also finished fifth in the 100 fly and eighth in the 800 free relay at SECs
- Broke four Alabama Aquatic Center records this season, posting a new standard in the 100 back, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 200 free relay
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 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay , 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 Sports Management
- Birthdate: 05/30/2003
SEC CHampionships Preview with Coach Geer
Monday, February 16
Auburn Recap with Coach Geer
Tuesday, February 10
Auburn Recap with Cadence Vincent & Leonardo Alcantara
Tuesday, February 10
Auburn Post-Meet: Margo Geer
Thursday, February 05








