Emma Sticklen Reflects on Historic SEC Performance, 5th Year as Texas Longhorn

Emma Sticklen won both the Commissioner’s Trophy and SEC Swimmer of the Meet honors at her first SEC Championships. At that meet, Sitcklen won the 200 IM, 100 fly, and 200 fly, setting an SEC record in the 200 fly and Texas program records in all 3. The 5th year reflects on her career at UT and looks ahead to her last NCAA Championships as a Longhorn.

**Editor’s note: There were some technical issues during recording, so there are portions of the conversation where the audio and video are not synced**

  • 0:00 Emma Sticklen Introduction
  • 1:47 Goals for SECs
  • 4:30 Preparing for SECs
  • 7:20 Learning to Perform Under Pressure
  • 13:40 Getting DQed in 400 Medley Relay
  • 16:17 Swimming Backstroke on Relays
  • 20:24 Breaking Madisyn Cox‘s 200 IM School Record
  • 26:26 Texas 5th Years
  • 30:15 Olympic Trials
  • 36:57 Sprinting a 200 Fly
  • 42:19 “Don’t get weird”
  • 46:52 Last NCAAs
  • 50:16 Suit-Up Saturday

In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.

Music: Otis McDonald
www.otismacmusic.com

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Coleman Hodges

Coleman started his journey in the water at age 1, and although he actually has no memory of that, something must have stuck. A Missouri native, he joined the Columbia Swim Club at age 9, where he is still remembered for his stylish dragon swim trunks. After giving up on …

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