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2015-16 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Emily York

  • Position Sprint
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Niagara Falls, N.Y.
  • Major Chemistry

Biography

Why Niagara?
“Throughout my college swimming career I want to become a school record holder and be at the top of the MAAC.  Academically, I want to become a successful organic chemist who designs and creates medical drugs that will make a difference in the medical world.”

In The Pool

2013-14 (Junior)
A MAAC All-Academic honoree...Aided the 200 freestyle relay team to a record-breaking swim during the Zippy Invitational...Helped the200 freestyle relay to first-place finish against Buffalo (1:45.10)...Pocketed a trio of second-place finishes during the regular season, two in the 200 freestyle and one in the 100 freestyle...Swam a 1:38.97 in the 200 freestyle during the MAAC Championships, good enough for seventh place...Helped the 400 medley relay to an eighth-place finish during the conference tournaments (4:04.24).

2012-13 (Sophomore)
A member of the 800 freestyle relay team that qualified in the top-8 for the final round of ECAC competition, the first time a women’s relay team has done so in the program’s history during the ECAC Championships...A part of the 400 freestyle relay that qualified in the top-6 for the final round, the first time the women’s swimming program has done so in a relay event during the ECAC Championships...A member of the 200 freestyle relay team to place seventh during the 2013 MAAC Championships... Was a member of the 400 freestyle relay team that set Niagara records in 2012...Helped the 200 freestyle relay team earn top honors.

Personal
Born in Lewiston, NY...Daughter of William and Elizabeth York...Has one sister, Hilary...Majoring in chemistry.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    Freestyle
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Freestyle
  • 2014-15Senior

    Freestyle
  • 2015-16Senior

    Sprint