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2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Emma Burke

  • Position Breast/Fly/IM
  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Shadow Creek
  • Hometown Pearland, Texas

Biography

2021-22

  • Competed in a pair of “C” finals (100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly) at America East Championships
  • Placed seventh in 200 breaststroke at ECAC Winter Championships
  • Debuted by earning a fourth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke versus Delaware and Johns Hopkins

BACKGROUND

  • Earned 2018 and 2021 University Interscholastic League (UIL) District Swimmer of the Meet and 2018 UIL All State Team honors
  • Competed at the 2020 Speedo Sectionals at Texas A&M and set a personal record in the 200 breaststroke
  • Part of Sharks’ high school squad which won three consecutive district titles  
  • Considering a major in economics and would like to become an attorney
  • Also considered George Mason and GW, but chose UMBC “because of the competitive but welcoming team atmosphere and the drive for success within all areas of the university”
  • A member of the National Honor Society and an AP scholar
  • Loves ham and cheese sandwiches and is a Boston Red Sox fan
  • Daughter of Ann and John Burke and the oldest of four children
  • Ann lettered in swimming at Towson University
Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.