Emily Carpenter Season 2023-24
Career Honors
• 2022-23 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Career-Best Times (collegiate)
50 Free: 25.97 vs. SMU, 2.3.23
100 Free: 54.12 vs. SMU, 2.3.23
200 Free: 1:51.81 at Minnesota Invitational, 11.30.22
500 Free: 4:56.38 at Gamecock Invitational, 11.15.23
50 Back: 26.18 at Georgia/Florida State, 1.13.24
100 Back: 55.73 at SEC Championships, 2.23.24
200 Back: 2:01.01 vs. NC State, 1.27.23
Commodore Record Watch
• Currently ranks seventh in the 500 free
• Part of the program’s record-seeting 800 free relay
As a Sophomore (2023-24)
• Met the CSCAA NIC A Standard in the 50 back and the NIC B Standard in the 200 back
• Finished second on the team’s performer list in the 500 free, also ranking third in the 200 back and fifth in the 100 back
• Had a career-low time in prelims of the 100 back at the SEC Championships (Feb. 20-24)
• Also recorded season-best marks in the 200 free (1:52.13) and 200 back (2:01.25) at the conference championships
• Posted career-best time in the 500 free B Final at the Gamecock Invitational (Nov. 15-17), also advancing to the B Final in the 100 (56.11) and 200 (2:01.37) back
• Was second in the 100 back (56.13) and third in the 200 back (2:02.10) at Illinois (Nov. 4)
• Touched the wall second in the 200 back (2:02.19) and was also third in the 100 back (56.72) in defeat of Iowa (Oct. 28)
• Runner-up in the 100 back (56.37) and tied for fourth in the 50 back (26.65) in Vandy’s wins over Little Rock and North Texas (Jan. 27)
• Earned a third-place finish in the 200 back (2:05.03) in her Commodore debut against Florida (Sept. 29)
• Also placed third in the 200 back (2:05.42) at Arkansas (Jan. 20)
As a Freshman at Texas (2022-23)
• Made the Bonus Final in both the 200 back (2:03.33) and 100 free (56.97) to place third and sixth, respectively, at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 22-25)
• Had a fourth-place finish in the 500 free (5:03.16) at The Sterkel Classic (Feb. 4)
• Finished third in the 50 back (26.76) and sixth in the 200 back (2:07.45) against TCU at the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational (Oct. 7)
• Was fifth in the 200 back and ninth in the 100 back (57.61) in victory over No. 4 NC State (Jan. 27)
• Touched the wall seventh in the 200 free (1:56.51) in win over SMU (Feb. 3), and was also part of 400 free relay that finished second at that meet
• Ended up 10th in the 200 back (2:03.22) and 15th in the 100 back (57.53) in match-up with No. 5 Ohio State and sixth-ranked Alabama (Jan. 13)
The Carpenter File
• Majoring in medicine, health & society
• Prepped at Tarrboro High and with the TAC Titans club team
• Twice earned NISCA All-America honors
• A two-time Scholastic All-American
• Was a finalist at the 2021 USA Swimming Futures Championships
• Won the 100 back at the NCHSAA 3A state championships as a senior
• Advanced to finals in two events at the 2022 Speedo sectionals
• Champion in the 1,000 and 1,650 free at the ESSZ Age Group Championships in 2019
• Daughter of Denise and Dave Carpenter
• Was the Valedictorian of her graduating class
• A member of the Spanish Honors Society and was part of the Academy for International Studies
• Would like to work abroad
• Enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing the saxophone, reading and shopping
Why Vanderbilt: “I chose Vanderbilt because of the great balance between academics and athletics, and the super friendly team and coaching staff. I’m so excited to spend the next three years in Nashville!”