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2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jennifer Michalski
Jennifer Michalski

Emily Marginean

Emily Marginean

  • Position:
    Back/Free
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Tecumseh, Ont.
  • High School:
    Riverside S.S.
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Was a three-time All-American (First Team, Honorable Mention, and Honorable Mention Relay) ... was a 10-time All-GLIAC swimmer (four First Team honors, four Second Team honors, and two Third Team honors) ... broke the GLIAC Meet record in the 400 IM (4:17.35) during the 2019 GLIAC Championships ... compted at the 2019 Canadian National Swimming Championships in Winnipeg ... participated in 200 IM, 400 IM and 400 Free.

2018-19:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a two-time All-American (one First Team and one Honorable Mention Relay) ... earned a seventh-place finish in the 400 IM (4:20.48) after swimming the event in 4:23.21 during prelims ... led off the 14th-place quartet of the 800 free relay (7:35.29) ... finished the 200 back in 17th place (2:01.05) ... placed 24th in the 500 free (4:59.92) ... tied-for-25th in the 200 IM (2:05.24).  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Was a four-time All-GLIAC swimmer (two First Team and two Second Team) ... broke the GLIAC Meet record after notching a victory in the 400 IM (A-cut time of 4:17.35) ... led off the winning quartet of the 800 free relay (B-cut time of 7:29.64) ... earned second place in the 500 free (B-cut time of 4:53.92) and in the 200 back (B-cut time of 1:59.65) ... finished fifth in the 200 IM (2:05.75).  SEASON:  Competed in all 10 meets ... a member of the winning quartet of the 400 medley relay (4:00.57) vs. Davenport and Tiffin (10/19) … won the 200 free (1:58.93) against Ashland (11/10) … earned the top time in the 500 free (5:13.18) versus Calvin (11/16) … placed second in the 400 IM (B-cut time of 4:20.75) at day two of the Denison Invite (11/30) … earned a top time of 2:02.56 in the "B" finals of the 200 back at day three of the Denison Invite (12/1), garnering a B-cut qualification … swam the fastest time in the 400 IM (4:39.74) vs. Findlay (1/18).

2017-18:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Competed in three events ... named Honorable Mention All-American after placing 13th in the 200 back (2:00.90). GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Helped the 400 free relay to first place (3:26.10) ... claimed second place and All-GLIAC honors in the 100 back (55.63), earning a B-cut ... swam in the 800 free relay, earning All-GLIAC honors and third place with a time of 7:38.55 ... claimed third in the 200 back (2:00.45) for a B-cut and All-GLIAC ... finished ninth in the 200 free with a B-cut time of 1:52.36 ... competed in the 200 IM B-race final, finishing 10th (2:06.82).  SEASON:  Participated in seven meets ... was a member of the winning 200 medley relay (1:51.12) at Calvin (11/17) and also took second in the 100 back (1:01.13) ... took second in the 200 backstroke (2:01.14) and the 100 backstroke (56.94) at the EMU Invite (12/2), while helping the 200 medley relay to a second place finish (1:45.96) ... helped the 400 free relay to second place (3:38.50) vs. Grand Valley State (1/6) ... was a member of the winning 200 medley relay team (1:47.77) vs. Saginaw Valley State (1/12). 

2016-17:  NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS: Competed in the 100 back, 200 back and on the 800 free relay team.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS: Finished as runner-up in the “B” final (10th overall) of both the 200 IM (2:06.57) and 200 free (1:54.16) … took fifth in the 100 back with a time of 57.11 … swam the second leg of the 800 free that notched a second-place finish (7:37.67) … swam a time of 1:59.55 to win the 200 back.  SEASON: Participated in all eight meets … logged top times in the 100 back (1:02.51) at Oakland (10/29), 200 back (2:03.65) and 200 IM (2:10.95) at the EMU Invite (12/3), 200 free (2:01.65) and 100 free (59.06) at Findlay (1/13).

2015-16:  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Won the consolation final (ninth place) in both the 200 free (1:53.88) and 200 back (2:03.05) … finished 14th in the 100 back with a time of 58.24 … competed in the 200 IM … recorded top times in all four events.  SEASON:  Participated in all eight meets … finished fifth in both the 100 back (1:02.47) and 200 back (2:17.76) versus Oakland (10/31) … won the 200 IM (2:12.36) and garnered a second-place finish in the 200 back (2:04.70) versus Grand Valley State (1/9) … posted top times in the 100 free (55.13) at the EMU Invite (12/4) and 50 back (27.69) against the GVSU Lakers.

Club:  Swam for a club under the leadership of coach Andrei Semenov ... hold five club records in the 200 back, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay and 800 free relay ... two-time Division 1 Team champion in the 200 back (2013-14) ... placed first in the 200 free relay (1:45.21) in the Ontario Age Group Championships.

Personal:  Full name -- Emily Marginean ... born on August 13, 1996, in Toronto, Ont. ... daughter of Teodora and Nick Marginean ... has a older sister, Alexandra ... is a Marketing major ... father was part of the kayak team at Traian Vuia University in Romania ... coached Special Olympics swimming for the past three years. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Back/Free
    5'10"

  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Back/Free
    5'10"

  • 2017-18Junior

    Back/Free
    5'10"

  • 2018-19Senior

    Back/Free
    5'10"