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Emma Grace Richardson from Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced her intention to remain in-state to swim and study at North Carolina State University beginning in the 2028-29 school year. She wrote on social media:
“I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at NC State! A huge thank you to my incredible family. I am so grateful for your unwavering support and encouragement. To my amazing friends and teammates, thank you for pushing me to be the best version of myself in and out of the pool. I also want to thank Coach Kevin, Coach Russ, Coach Scott, and Coach Larry for everything you have done for me throughout this journey. A special thank you to Coach Braden, Coach Stef, and all of the coaching staff at NC State for giving me this amazing opportunity. I cannot wait to be a part of this incredible team! Go Pack!!! ”
Richardson is a junior at Myers Park High School. She swims year-round with SwimMAC Carolina and is one of the top sprint butterflyers in the class of 2028. We ranked her the #19 recruit on our Way Too Early list of top girls’ swimmers from the cohort after their sophomore years of high school.
Richardson kicked off the 2025-26 short course season with a handful of best times at SwimMAC’s November Invitational, a LCM prelims/SCY finals meet. She placed 11th in the 50 free (23.30), 11th in the 100 free (50.15, PB), 20th in the 100 breast (1:05.81), 3rd in the 100 fly (52.13, PB), and 19th in the 200 IM (2:03.03, PB). A month later, competing at Winter Juniors East, she swam a versatile lineup that included the 50 free, 100 free, 100 breast, 100 fly, and 200 fly. She placed 3rd in the 100 fly, coming within .03 of her lifetime best, and led off the MAC 400 free relay with a 100 free PB of 49.98. She also clocked a flying-start split of 22.74 on the 200 free relay.
At the 2026 NCHSAA 8A State Championships, Richardson won the 100 fly (52.51), was runner-up in the 50 free (22.87, PB), and contributed to Myers Park’s state-champion 200 free relay (23.34 leadoff) and 200 medley relay (23.71 fly).
Richardson had a big LCM season, as well. After clocking a lifetime best of 2:18.35 in the 200 fly at the Charlotte Open, she ended the summer at Junior National Championships in Irvine, going 26.89 in the 50 free (72nd), 58.10 in the 100 free (71st), 27.02 in the 50 fly (9th), 59.74 in the 100 fly (2nd), and 2:21.51 in the 200 fly (61st). The 100 free was a best time, but she improved it to 58.03 leading off the SwimMAC 400 free relay.
Richardson’s best fly times would already score at the ACC Championships – in the ‘B’ final of the 100 and the ‘C’ final of the 200. She has been improving her sprint free times, which could make her even more valuable on relays. She will be joining the Wolfpack in 2028 with Abigail Bonham, Sydney Wasylenky, and Veronica Metz.
Best SCY times:
100 fly – 52.13 200 fly – 1:59.77 50 free – 22.87 100 free – 49.98 200 IM – 2:03.03 100 breast – 1:04.64 100 back – 56.79If you have a commitment to report, please send an email with a photo (landscape, or horizontal, looks best) and a quote to Recruits@swimswam.com.
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