Emily Slabe

Position:
Back/Fly
Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Liberty Township, Ohio
High School:
Ursuline Academy

EMILY SLABE BIO
Backstroke, Butterfly, 5-6, Liberty Township, Ohio
Career Best Times: 53.27 in the 100-yard backstroke; 1:54.64 in the 200-yard backstroke; 54.97 in the 100-yard butterfly; 2:00.35 in the 200-yard butterfly; 4:20.66 in the 400-yard individual medley.
General: Ranks seventh in UNC history in the 200-yard backstroke (1:55.80) and ninth in the 100-yard backstroke in Tar Heel history (53.96).
2016-18: Team co-captain… member of 2017-18 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2016-17: Active in Leadership Lab in Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy… named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll… at the 2017 ACC Championships she placed 12th in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:56.09 and 17^th in the 100-yard backstroke at 53.96 seconds…placed seventh in 200-yard backstroke and 12^th in 100-yard backstroke at 2016 GAC Invitational.
2015-16: Member of ACC Academic Honor Roll…at the 2016 ACC Championships, she placed 14th in the 200-yard backstroke (1:57.42)…placed 16th in the 100-yard backstroke at 2015 Nike Cup Championships (50.55) while placing 16th in the 200-yard backstroke at 2:02.88.
2014-15: Member of scoring team at ACC Championships...she placed 16th in the 100-yard backstroke and was a championship finalist in the 200-yard backstroke where she finished eighth in 1:57.47...had a pair of Top 20 finishes at the Nike Cup, topped by a 14th place in the 200-yard backstroke...named to ACC Academic Honor Roll...Rising Star in Carolina Leadership Academy.
Prep: Coached by Brad Isham at Urusuline Academy from 2010-14 and did club swimming at Countryside YMCA… in high school, she specialized in 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard butterfly…won four individual state championships, including three in the 100-yard backstroke and one in the 100-yard butterfly…swam on six state championship winning relay teams…won two overall team state championships…state record holder in 100-yard backstroke…All-America in 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly…named the State Championships’ “Swimmer of the Year” in 2012, 2013 and 2014…at the Countryside YMCA, she helped lead squad to the 2014 long course team championship…won the 2014 50-meter freestyle individual championship at YMCA Nationals…four-time YMCA national champion overall…YMCA national record holder in 100-yard backstroke…Junior and Senior nationals qualifier for the Olympic Trials in the 100- and 200-meter backstrokes in 2012…member of the National Honor Society…participated in the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign and Relay For Life…Special Olympics volunteer…graduated with honors.
Personal: Full name is Emily Kristin Slabe…daughter of Tom and Gretchen Slabe…was born on May 30, 1996, in Mayfield, Ohio…advertising major…stands 5-6 tall…both parents swam for Bowling Green State University…her sister, Sarah, and brother, Matt, are also swimmers.