Emma Reaney (born October 20, 1992) is a former competition breaststroke and individual medley swimmer and current swim coach.
[6] As a freshman, Reaney became the first swimmer to receive three Big East Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honors in a single season.
[9] As a sophomore, Reaney again received three Big East Women's Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honors in a single season.
[10] On January 16, 2013, Reaney was named Counsilman Hunsaker CollegeSwimming.com National Division I Women's Swimmer of the Week when she broke Rebecca Soni's Rolfs Aquatic Center pool records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke that were set on October 19, 2007.
[16] At the 2014 ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championship, Reaney won three gold medals (all in league record time).
She won the 100 and 200 yard breaststrokes as well as the 200 individual medley, earning ACC Championship Most Valuable Swimmer recognition.
[18][19] She won the 200 yard breaststroke at the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships,[20] becoming Notre Dame's first national champion swimmer.
[29] Prior to her senior year, head coach Brian Barnes, who resigned abruptly, was replaced by Tim Welsh.
[37] She went into the 2012 United States Olympic trials seeded 42nd in the 200 Individual medley, but finished 9th in the prelims with a personal record of 2:14.79 and 13th in the semifinals in 2:15.51.
[39][40] On July 10, 2015, she finished behind Mariya Liver and Fiona Doyle in a bronze medal tie with Martina Carraro in the 50 meter breaststroke at the World University games.
[41] In November 2015, Reaney shattered the top knuckle of her index finger with a 40 pounds (18.1 kg) dumbbell in a training accident.