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What Events Is Emma Weyant In? What State Is Emma Weyant From?

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American competitive swimmer, Emma Weyant, is in the NCAA Swimming Championship.

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Emma is from Florida, United States.

Emma, finished second place at a time of 4:34.99, falling behind Lia Thomas in the final 100 yards of the 500 freestyle event.

Texas freshman Erica Sullivan and Stanford’s Brooke Forde finished in third and fourth place with times of 4:35.92 and 4:36.18, respectively.

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Weyant, 20, won the silver medal in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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The Florida native is also a three-time U.S. National Champion, a two-time Junior Pan Pacific medalist, and a four-time Florida High School Athletic Association 4A State Champion in the 500 free and 200 individual medleys.

“Honestly, this is crazier than anything I could have dreamed of,” Weyant said after her Olympic medal-winning race, via Virginia’s team website. “I’m just so happy to be here to race the best in the world. It is so much fun.”

Emma lives in Sarasota and swims for the Sarasota Sharks. She attended Riverview High School there.


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