Emily Carroll

Position:
Free/Fly
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Blue Ridge Summit, Pa.
High School:
Waynesboro

Career Best Times: 24.01 in the 50-yard freestyle; 51.80 in the 100-yard freestyle; 1:51.74 in the 200-yard freestyle; 56.02 in the 100-yard butterfly.

General: A three-time returning letter winner who excels in the sprint freestyle and butterfly events...ranked No. 3 on the UNC depth chart in 2004-05 in the 50 free and the 100 fly...competed for the Monocacy Aquatic Club for two years...prior to that competed in YMCA swimming for seven years.

2004-05: Had another strong season for the Tar Heels in her junior year...at the ACC Championships, she took 11th in the 100-yard butterfly with a career best 56.02...in the 100-yard freestyle swam a 52.20 to finish in 22nd place...named to Dean's List in spring semester 2005...selected for the 2005 ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2003-04: Swam in the NCAA Championships as the butterfly leg of the Carolina 200-meter medley relay...her split of 28.18 helped place the team in 18th place...at the ACC Championships, she took 13th individually in the 100-yard butterfly...swam the third leg of the fourth place 200-yard freestyle relay...swam the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay which placed second in the conference meet...also competed in the 50 and 100-yard freestyles, earning career bests in both events...earned CSCAA All-Academic honors...made the Dean's List in the spring semester...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll for second year in a row.

2002-03: Placed 11th in the 100-yard butterfly at the 2003 ACC Championships with a time of 56.78...also took 18th place in the 200-yard butterfly at 2:06.06, 21st place in the 100-yard backstroke at 59.51 and swam the butterfly leg on the 400 medley relay team which placed fifth...named to 2002-03 ACC Academic Honor Roll...chosen for fall semester 2002 Dean's List at Carolina.

Prep: Graduated June 6, 2002 from Waynesboro Area Senior High School...swam there for four years...sprint freestyler and butterflier...Junior National and U.S. Open qualifier...sectional finalist...Mid-Penn Scholar Athlete...high school state finalist...salutatorian of senior class...National Honor Society member.

Personal: Given name is Emily Elizabeth Carroll...was born March 20, 1984 in Waynesboro, Pa....daughter of Rob and Anne Carroll...has a brother Brian and a sister Katie...double majors in journalism and sociology...she plans to have a career in public relations...athlete she most admires is Pete Sampras...hobbies include cooking and watching television...the greatest influences on her athletic career are her parents and club coach...favorite TV show is The O.C....her favorite movies are The Godfather and Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade.