Emerson Edwards
Breaststroke Freestyle
Ht
6'
3"
Class
Junior
Hometown
Columbia, 
South Carolina
Last School
A.C. Flora High School
Roster Years
2021-2024


Personal

  • Parents are Heath & Kim Edwards
  • Brother of BYU swimmer Tanner Edwards
  • Major: Pre-Business
  • Served a full-time mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Colorado Springs, Colorado (2019-21)
  • Father, Heath, swam at Georgia

Before BYU

  • Prepped at A.C. Flora High School under his dad, coach Heath Edwards
  • Club: Palmetto Aquatics 
  • Five-time high school state champion
  • Three-time club state champion
  • USA Academic All-American
  • Two-time high school Team Captain
  • Four-time All-Region
  • Three-time All-State
  • Also recruited by South Carolina 

Personal Bests

Event (Yards) Time Meet
50-yard freestyle 20.64 '22-'23 Mizzou Invite
50-yard breaststroke 25.19 '22-'23 CSCAA National Invitational Championship
100-yard breaststroke 53.62 '22-'23 CSCAA National Invitational Championship
100-yard butterfly 49.71 '22-'23 NIC Time Trials
100-yard freestyle 46.45 '22-'23 Denver Dual
100-yard IM 55.60 '21-'22 Intermountain Shootout
200-yard breaststroke 1:56.14 '22-'23 CSCAA National Invitational Championship

Career Results 

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2021-2022

Notable Achievements

  • BYU Most Improved Men's swimmer of 2021-2022

Season Bests

Event (Yards) Time Meet
50-yard freestyle 20.77 MPSF Championships
50-yard breaststroke 27.18 Intermountain Shootout
100-yard breaststroke 53.86 Utah Tech Invite
100-yard IM 55.60 Intermountain Shootout
200-yard breaststroke 1:58.78 MPSF Championships
Sophmore Year 2022-2023

Notable Achievements

  • Ranked as high as 32nd in the country in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:57.88)

Season Bests

Event (Yards) Time Meet
50-yard breaststroke 25.19 CSCAA National Invitational Championship
50-yard freestyle 20.64 Mizzou Invite
100-yard freestyle 46.45 Denver Dual
100-yard butterfly 49.71 NIC Time Trials
100-yard breaststroke 53.62 CSCAA National Invitational Championship
200-yard breaststroke 1:56.14 CSCAA National Invitational Championship
Junior Year 2023-2024

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year