2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Courtney Culbreath
Tim Casey
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess
Jim Burgess

Emma Ball

  • Position Back/Fly/Free
  • Class Senior
  • High School John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute
  • Hometown Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Career Accolades
  • Three-time All-American
  • 2020 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2020 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
  • 2020 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019 All-SEC Second Team
  • 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2017 SEC All-Freshman team
2019-20 (Senior)
NCAA Championships
  • Earned first career All-American honors in the 100 back, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay
  • Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 100 back
SEC Championships
  • Reeled in a sixth-place finish in the 100 back A-final after posting the third-fastest mark in program history in the prelims with an effort of 51.38
  • Was a member of the third-place 200 medley relay that combined for a swim of 1:36.10
  • Added a 52.06 100 back split for the fourth-place 400 medley relay (3:31.13) that registered the third-best time in school history
  • Finished in 31st with a 50 free effort of 22.68 and 40th in the 100 free with a time of 50.15
Regular Season
  • Notched three individual victories and was a member of nine winning relays throughout the year
  • Swam the eighth-fastest 50 free swim in UF history at the Georgia Tech Invitational, hitting the wall in 22.40 and also hit a new career-best in the 100 free with an effort of 49.49
  • Was a member of the fourth-fastest 200 medley relay, ninth-fastest 400 free relay, and fifth-fastest 200 free relay in Gator history at the Georgia Tech Invitational
  • Won the 100 back in a B-cut time of 53.86 against Georgia
2018-19 (Junior)
NCAA Championships
  • Aided in the 200 free relay’s time of 1:29.43 and an 18th-place finish, swam a second-leg split of 22.38
  • Led the 200 medley relay off with a backstroke split of 24.20 as the team finished 19th with a combined swim of 1:37.37
  • Tied for 27th-place in the 100 back with an effort of 52.42
  • Earned a 49th-place finish in the 50 free with a swim of 23.16
SEC Championships
  • Earned Second-Team All-SEC honors as a member of the 200 medley relay, where she led the relay off with a backstroke split of 23.93 as the team finished with the second-best time in program history with a combined effort of 1:35.64
  • Her backstroke split of 23.93 was a career-best in the 50 back
  • Placed eighth in the A Final of the 100 back with a mark of 52.45
  • Finished eighth in the B Final of the 50 free with a swim of 22.72
  • Recorded a personal-best time in the 50 free prelims with an effort of 22.52, she ranks No. 10 in program history
  • Aided in the 200 free relay’s sixth-place time of 1:29.29, she swam a second-leg split of 22.11
  • Finished the 100 free prelims in 34th place with a season-best effort of 50.04
Regular Season
  • Finished the season with six individual wins and contributed to 10 relay victories throughout the season
  • Posted a career-best time of 54.06 against Tennessee in the 100 Fly
  • Notched two season-best swims at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational, 100 back (52.17) and 200 back (1:59.02)
2017-18 (Sophomore)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2018 NCAA Championships, competing in the 50 free, 100 back, 200 back and 200 MR
  • Helped Florida’s 200 MR (1:37.93) to a 21st-place finish, swimming a backstroke split of 27.39
  • Placed 28th in the 100 back with a time of 52.88
  • Finished 50th in the 200 back, swimming a 1:58.64
  • Rounded out her competition with a 60th-place finish in the 50 free (27.39)
SEC Championships
  • Competed in the 50 free, 100 back, 200 back, 200 FR and 200 MR
  • Finished seventh in the 100 back with a time of 52.22
  • Posted a 40th-place finish in the 50 free (23.21) and finished 46th in the 200 back (2:02.13)
  • Aided Florida’s 200 MR (1:37.16) to a 5th-place finish with a 23.68 backstroke split
  • Swam a split of 22.93 in the 200 FR relay to help Florida finish seventh overall with a time of 1:30.94
Regular Season
  • Totaled six individual wins and four relay victories during the season
  • Notched B-cuts in the 50 free (22.62), 100 free (49.93), 100 back (51.78) and 200 back (1:56.14)
2016-17 (Freshman)
NCAA Championships
  • Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships, tying for 23rd in the 100 back (52.40) and finishing 52nd in the 50 free (23.06)
SEC Championships
  • Swam at the 2017 SEC Championships, finishing seventh in the 100 back A-final (52.65), fifth in the 50 free C-final (22.82), 32nd in the 100 fly (54.84), eighth in the 200 medley relay (1:39.03), eighth in the 200 free relay (1:30.98) and ninth in the 400 medley relay (3:37.15)
Regular Season
  • Totaled five individual and five relay wins on the season
  • Posted Florida’s top time in the 100 back (52.40 at the NCAA Championships)
  • Part of Florida’s top 200 free relay (1:30.98 at the SEC Championships), 200 medley relay (1:39.03 at the SEC Championships) and 400 medley relay (3:37.15 at the SEC Championships)
 
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
  • Competed in the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, swimming in the 50m free, 100m back and 100m fly
  • Best finish came in the 100m back, where she placed 38th with a time of 1:04.93
  • Finished 48th in the 100m fly, posting a time of 1:04.10
  • Recorded a 61st-place finish in the 50m free, swimming a 27.61
 
Career-Best Times at Florida:
50 Free 22.52 SEC Championships  Feb. 19-23, 2019
100 Free 49.93 Purdue Invitational Nov. 16-18, 2017
500 Free 5:21.05 All-Florida Sept. 22, 2017
50 Back 23.93 SEC Championships Feb. 19-23, 2019
100 Back 51.38 SEC Championships Feb. 18-22, 2020
200 Back 1:56.14 Purdue Invitational  Nov. 16-18, 2017
100 Fly 54.06 Tennessee Feb. 2, 2019
 
Prior to Florida
  • Swam for the Guelph Marlins Aquatic Club
  • Holds the OFSAA record in the Girls’ 13-19 100 Back Open at 1:02.10, which she set in 2013

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Back/Fly/Free
    6'0"

  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Back/Fly/Free
    6'0"

  • 2018-19Junior

    Back/Fly/Free
    6'0"

  • 2019-20Senior

    Back/Fly/Free

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