| Emma Weyant | |
| Birth Date: | 2001 12, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Sarasota, Florida, U.S. |
| Strokes: | Medley, freestyle |
| Collegeteam: | Virginia Cavaliers, Florida Gators |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Emma Weyant (born December 24, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. At the 2020 Olympic Games, she won the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley, and she won the bronze medal in the same event at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Weyant was born in 2001 to Kristi Cardoni-Weyant and James Weyant. She has three sisters.[1] Weyant grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and swam for the Sarasota Sharks while attending Riverview High School.[2]
At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships in August, Weyant won the gold medal in the 400 m individual medley with a time of 4:40.64 and the bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle with a time of 8:38.88.[3]
At the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials in June 2021, Weyant won the 400 m individual medley to qualify for the Olympic team.[4] The following month, at the 2020 Olympic Games, Weyant won the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley.[5]
At the 2021 World Championships (25m) in December, Weyant finished fourth in the 400 m individual medley, she finished seventh in the 800 m freestyle, and she did not qualify for the final in the 400 m freestyle. In the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, she swam in the heats, and the U.S. team won in the final, earning her a silver medal.[6]
Weyant spent her NCAA freshman season of 2021–22 at the University of Virginia. At the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in March, she won the silver medal in the 500 y freestyle with a personal best time of 4:34.99. She finished second behind transgender athlete Lia Thomas.[7] Weyant also finished fourth in the 400 y individual medley and won a silver medal in the 800 y freestyle relay.[8]
In June, Weyant competed at the 2022 World Championships and won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley.[6]
Weyant transferred to the University of Florida for her sophomore season of 2022–23.[9] At the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships in March, she won the bronze medal in the 400 y individual medley, she finished sixth in the 500 y freestyle, and she finished 13th in the 1650 y freestyle.[10]
At the 2024 NCAA Division I Championships in March, Weyant won a gold medal in the 800 y freestyle relay. She won the silver medal in the 500 y freestyle in a one-two finish with teammate Bella Sims. Weyant also won the silver medal in the 400 y individual medley. She finished fifth in the 1650 y freestyle.[4] In May, she graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in political science.[11]
At the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in June, Weyant won the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley, qualifying for the Olympic team.[4] At the 2024 Olympic Games in July, she won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley.[6]