Upcoming Event: Swimming and Diving versus Cardinal & Gold on October 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Swimming and Diving
Cardinal & Gold
Iowa State University Athletics
2024-25 Swimming and Diving Roster
Kuhn, Emma
Emma Kuhn
- Position:
- IM/Back/Fly
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Herschel Girls School
- Hometown:
- Cape Town, S. Africa
Bio
Personal Records
| Event | Time | Opponent |
| 100 Back | 55.27 | 2025 Big 12s |
| 200 Back | 1:59.86 | 2024 Hawkeye Invite |
| 100 Fly | 56.03 | 2023 Hawkeye Invite |
| 200 IM | 2:01.51 | 2025 Big 12s |
Awards and Honors
- Big 12 Newcomer of the Week: Dec. 6 (2023)Â
- All-Big 12 Academic Team (2024-25)
- Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F23, S24, F24, S25)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2024-25
Dominant in backstroke and 200 IM… set a personal best in both the 200 Back (1:59.86) and 100 Back (56.05) at the Hawkeye Invite…earned a spot at finals in the 200 IM at Big 12s and placed 15th… tallied 10 top five finishes across five events… fastest Cyclone backstroke for the season in both the 100 and 200.
2023-24
Set three personal bests at the 2024 Big 12 Championships... 56.21 in the 100 back earned her the No. 20 spot on the all-time top performers list... 2:02.40 in the 200 back earned her the No. 19 spot on the all-time top-performers list in the event... 2:02.10 in the 200 IM finals was the second-fastest freshman time and the eighth-fastest performer in program history... earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after setting personal bests in four different events at the Hawkeye Invite... secured three victories in the 200 IM and two victories in the 100 back.
Prior to Iowa State
High School
Swam under Coach Rhys Hugo and Duncan Bonney at Vineyard Swimming...represented South Africa at 2019 CANA Zone 4 African Champs and won two gold, six silver, and one bronze medals...broke Western Province SC records for 100 breast and 100 fly in 2021...swam qualifying times at Junior World Championships in 200 IM and 100 free in 2021
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