By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam
Recent University of Texas graduate Emma Sticklen has been named an assistant coach for the University of Pennsylvania men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs.
Sticklen replaces Maddie Carrigan, who is no longer listed on the team’s staff. She joins a coaching squad led by head coach Mike Schnur, with assistant coach Andrew Abeysinghe and diving coach Rob Cragg remaining in their respective roles.
While Sticklen doesn’t have any official coaching experience, she just wrapped up a storied career that included five trips to the NCAA Championships, three individual national titles, two Olympic Trials qualifications, and two Olympic Trials finals appearances.
Born and raised in Katy, Texas, Sticklen attended Taylor High School and swam for Katy Aquatics. She was the 2019 Texas state champion in the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke and still owns the high school state record in the 100 fly (51.88).
Sticklen became the Longhorns’ first women’s swimmer since Leigh Ann Fetter (1989-91) to win a national championship three years in a row. She won the NCAA title in the 200 fly in 1:49.95 in 2023, which stood as the meet record at the time, followed by a 1:50.99 victory in 2024. This year, Sticklen was on an absolute tear, going under 1:50 seven times throughout the season and culminating with her career-best 1:49.11 to win the NCAA title.
Sticklen’s freshman campaign resulted in her capturing 7th in the 200 fly (1:54.09) at the NCAA Championships, while also logging 51.91 for 11th in the 100 fly and 22.59 for 37th in the 50 free.
Her true breakout came in the 2022 season, when she qualified first out of prelims in the 200 fly in 1:51.45, but fell to 7th in the final with a 1:52.22. She also took 4th in the 100 fly (50.29) and 32nd in the 50 free (22.26). In relays, she contributed to the 400 medley relay (4th), 200 medley relay (5th), and 200 free relay (12th).
She nabbed 5th in the 100 fly (50.15) and 6th in the 200 IM (1:54.09) in 2023, along with leading the Longhorns to 3rd in both medley relays and 6th in the 200 free relay.
In 2024, she was the runner-up in the 100 fly (49.70) and 11th in the 200 IM (1:54.19) in addition to contributing to the 2nd-place 400 medley relay, 3rd-place 200 free relay, and 6th-place 200 medley relay.
This past season, she secured bronze in the 100 fly (49.27) and also helped Texas to 5th in the 400 medley relay, 6th in the 200 medley relay, 7th in the 400 free relay, and 8th in the 200 free relay.
Sticklen competed at the Wave I Olympic Trials in 2021, the only year the meet was separated into two meets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Wave I was the slower meet of the two, but the top two finishers in each race were able to advance to the Wave II meet, where Olympic spots were on the line. At Wave I, she was 14th in the 100 fly (1:00.93) and produced a then-lifetime best 2:12.58 to finish second in the 200 fly and advance to Wave II. At Wave II, she finished 45th in the 100 fly (1:00.51) and 22nd in the 200 fly (2:13.50).
At the 2024 Olympic Trials, she touched 8th in the 100 fly (58.44) after logging a lifetime-best 57.77 in the semifinals, then finished 4th in the 200 fly (2:08.07), just shy of her career best of 2:07.44 from the semifinals.
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