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2019-20 Women's Swimming/Diving Roster

Emily Lederman

  • Position Freestyle/Individual Medley
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Morgantown, WV
  • Highschool Morgantown
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

2019-20:
  • Helped the 800 freestyle relay team to a fourth-place finish at the Liberty League Championship (7:52.65)
  • Posted the team's top time in the 500 freestyle (5:22.47), 1,000 freestyle (11:16.86) and 1,650 freestyle (18:30.85)
  • Swam the team's third-fastest time in the 200 freestyle (1:59.45)

2018-19:
  • Competed in multiple sprint, middle and long-distance events
  • Earned 14 points, including one second and three third place finishes
  • Began the season with a second place in 1,000-yard freestyle in the opening meet versus Rensselaer
  • Posted RIT’s fourth-fastest time in the 1,000-yard freestyle (11:47.00)
  • Finished third in the 50-yard freestyle against SUNY Oswego
  • Had three top-10 finishes before an injury cut her season short.

2017-18:
  • Emerged as a strong sprinter
  • Won 10 events and placed in the top-three 23 times
  • Set career best in the 50-yard (25.33), 100-yard (54.95) 200-yard (1:59.93) and 500-yard (5:36.65) freestyle events
  • Competed in backstroke and individual medley races
  • Had RIT’s second fastest time in the 50-yard freestyle and second-best time in the 100-free.

2016-17:
  • Competed in several middle and long distance events
  • Was RIT's fastest swimmer in the 200-yard individual medley (2:12.21) and 400-yard individual medley (4:51.70)
  • Set a new school record in the 400-freestyle relay alongside Genevieve Senecal, Sedera Zbranak, and Daylen Smith with a time of 3:34.11 at the UNYSCSA Championships
  • Had nine victories and 16 top-three finishes.

Before RIT:
  • Swam at Morgantown High School
  • Region I and State champion
  • Region I All-Tournament Team selection. 

Personal: Computer science major and ASL and deaf culture minor ... daughter of Michelle Leversee and David Lederman ... has one brother, Jonathan.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    Backstroke/Individual Medley
    5'6"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Backstroke/Individual Medley
    5'6"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Freestyle/Individual Medley
    5'6"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Freestyle/Individual Medley
    5'6"