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2023-24 Swimming & Diving Roster

Emily Merton

  • Position Breast/IM
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.

Biography

As a Senior (2023-24)
Opened the season against FAU and Bellarmine in the 100 breast (1:09.68) and 200 free (2:11.78) … Turned in a time in the 50 breast (32.99) against Bellarmine … Posted a personal best in the 100 IM (1:05.90) at the Magnus Invitational … Secured times in the 100 breast (1:08.16) and 200 breast (2:24.02) against Miami and Colorado State … Touched second in the 200 breast (2:28.37) against UNF … Swam the 100 breast (1:11.72) against Georgia Southern … Posted times in the 100 breast (1:10.17) and 200 breast (2:32.42) against FIU … Posted a season best in the 100 breast (1:06.04) at the ASUN Championships

As a Junior (2022-23)
Finished eighth in the 200 breast at Bellarmine in a time of 2:29.09 … Was 18th in the 200 IM at Bellarmine in 2:29.42 … Took seventh in the 100 breast at Bellarmine after touching the wall in 1:09.77 …  Was 13th in the 100 breast at the Gamecock Invitational in 1:04.47 … Was sixth in the 200 breast at the Gamecock Invitational with a time of 2:17.81, 10th fastest in FGCU history … Part of the fourth-place 200 medley relay team that finished in 1:50.00 at against UNC Asheville … Took fifth in the 100 breast against Eastern Michigan in 1:09.04 … Part of the second-place 200 medley relay team against UNF with a time of 1:46.73 … Touched the wall in 1:05.47 against UNF in the 100 breast … Second in the 200 breast against UNF with a time of 2:19.54 … Took 14th in the 200 breast at the CCSA Championship in 2:20.39.

As a Sophomore (2021-22)
Swam personal-bests in the 50 free (25.40) and the 100 breast (1:04.26) at the CCSA Championships...  Set a personal-best in the 200 breast with a time of 2:18.52 while finishing second against UNF (Feb. 4-5)...  Placed third in the 200 breast at FIU (Jan. 22)...  Placed third in both the 100 breast and 200 breast at the Eagle Invitational (Nov. 18-20)...  Finished fourth in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 breast against FIU (Nov. 6).

As a Freshman (2020-21)
Finished second in both the 100y breast (1:05.25, PB) and 200y breast (2:22.90) against UNF (Jan. 30)...  Was third in the 100y breast and fourth in the 200y breast against North Florida (Jan. 16)...  Swam a personal-best in the 200y IM (2:16.02) at the Eagle Invitational...  Finished sixth in the 200y breast and seventh in the 100y breast at the Eagle Invitational

High School
Swam for the Episcopal Amberjax under coaches Martin Zubero and Axie Phillips … Was coached by Tom Anson for her high school’s team … Was a member of the National Honors Society … Four-time Gateway Conference recipient … Two-time All-Star award winner … Three-time state finalist … Swam a winter junior national cut.
 
Personal
Daughter of Barbara Merton and Raymond Robinson… Has two siblings, Jasmine and Jaylen… Would like to meet Taylor swift … Has aspirations of being a school counselor … Double major in communications and public relations.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Breast/IM
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Breast/IM
  • 2022-23Junior

    Breast/IM
  • 2023-24Senior

    Breast/IM