2019-20 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Pone, Emils
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/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
/ Men's Swimming and Diving
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Emils Pone
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Finance
- Hometown:
- Jurmala, Latvia
- High School:
- Riga State Gymnasium No. 1
- Club:
- BJSS Ridzene
Bio
2020-21: A-10 All-Conference First Team...Won six medals, five of them gold, in final trip to A-10 Championship to help GW win fourth team title in five years...Set conference records in the 200 fly (1:46.73) and 400 IM (3:46.32)...Placed runner-up to teammate Marek Osina in 200 IM (1:45.43)...Part of a conference-record swim in the 400 medley relay (3:10.28) and a program-record effort in the 400 free relay (2:55.68) ...Also won gold in the 800 free relay (6:31.13)...Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar...Named GW Athletics J. Dallas Shirley Outstanding Senior Male Student-Athlete.
2019-20: Did not compete in NCAA competition to focus on long-course training with Olympic goal...Competed vs. international field at U.S. Open Championships in December...Hit FINA B-cut time in 200 IM at TYR Pro Series meet in Iowa in March...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll...Graduated with a Finance degree in May 2020.
2018-19: A-10 All-Conference First Team...Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference...Posted breakout performance with six gold medals at the A-10 Championships to help the Colonials win a third straight conference title...Set an A-10 record by winning the 400 IM in an NCAA B-cut time of 3:47.52...Won the 100 back with a career-best time of 47.27 seconds, good for another NCAA B cut...Claimed the 200 back as well with a personal-best, NCAA B-cut time of 1:43.95...Opened meet by swimming leadoff leg in GW's win in the 200 medley relay in A-10 record time (1:27.06)...Added gold in the 400 medley relay with a sizzling opening leg to help Colonials drop another conference mark (3:12.06)...Also part of GW's A-10 record swim in the 800 free relay (6:28.60)...Closed season at CSCAA National Invitational Championship where he earned a pair of medals...Grabbed bronze in the 200 IM with a career-best time (1:45.66)...Earned silver in the 200 back in 1:44.01...Also took fifth in the 400 IM (3:51.75)...Part of a fifth-place swim in the 200 medley relay (1:28.73), as well...Won the Red Auerbach Award for well-rounded excellence at GW's annual Georgey Awards...Recognized on the Spring 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017-18: A-10 All-Conference First Team...Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference...Helped GW to claim its second straight Atlantic 10 title...Swam third leg in GW's win in the 200 medley relay in an A-10 and program record of 1:27.47...Claimed first A-10 individual gold in the 400 IM with an NCAA B-cut time of 3:52.84...Placed fourth in 100 back with a career-best time of 48.55 seconds...Also finished seventh in the 200 back with another career-best and NCAA B-cut time (1:45.99)...Continued season at CSCAA National Invitational Championship, where he picked up gold in the 800 free relay (GW/Meet record 6:31.75) to help Colonials finish runner-up...Also placed fifth in the 100 IM (career-best 50.05 seconds), sixth in the 400 IM (3:17.88) and 10th in the 200 IM (career-best 1:48.44)...Swam a leg on a 200 medley relay that finished 10th in 1:30.47, as well.
2016-17: Helped the Colonials win their first-ever Atlantic 10 Conference title...A-10 First Team All-Conference...Swam the third leg of the gold medal 200-yard medley relay, setting an A-10 and GW record in 1:27.53 at the A-10 Championships...Finished fifth in the 100 backstroke in a personal-best time of 49.20, competing in his first career Championship final...Placed 13th in the 200 IM (1:50.97) after posting a career-best time of 1:50.68 in prelims...Took 15th in the 100 butterfly (50.29) after touching the wall in a personal-best 50.03 in prelims.
High School: Member of National Junior Team...Qualifier for European Junior Championships 2014...Medalist at Baltic States Championships...Latvian Junior Champion...Latvian Champion...Latvian record holder in 4x50 freestyle relay and 4x100 medley relay...506th-ranked recruit by CollegeSwimming.com...Member of BJSS Ridzene-ZIEP club team.
2019-20: Did not compete in NCAA competition to focus on long-course training with Olympic goal...Competed vs. international field at U.S. Open Championships in December...Hit FINA B-cut time in 200 IM at TYR Pro Series meet in Iowa in March...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll...Graduated with a Finance degree in May 2020.
2018-19: A-10 All-Conference First Team...Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference...Posted breakout performance with six gold medals at the A-10 Championships to help the Colonials win a third straight conference title...Set an A-10 record by winning the 400 IM in an NCAA B-cut time of 3:47.52...Won the 100 back with a career-best time of 47.27 seconds, good for another NCAA B cut...Claimed the 200 back as well with a personal-best, NCAA B-cut time of 1:43.95...Opened meet by swimming leadoff leg in GW's win in the 200 medley relay in A-10 record time (1:27.06)...Added gold in the 400 medley relay with a sizzling opening leg to help Colonials drop another conference mark (3:12.06)...Also part of GW's A-10 record swim in the 800 free relay (6:28.60)...Closed season at CSCAA National Invitational Championship where he earned a pair of medals...Grabbed bronze in the 200 IM with a career-best time (1:45.66)...Earned silver in the 200 back in 1:44.01...Also took fifth in the 400 IM (3:51.75)...Part of a fifth-place swim in the 200 medley relay (1:28.73), as well...Won the Red Auerbach Award for well-rounded excellence at GW's annual Georgey Awards...Recognized on the Spring 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017-18: A-10 All-Conference First Team...Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference...Helped GW to claim its second straight Atlantic 10 title...Swam third leg in GW's win in the 200 medley relay in an A-10 and program record of 1:27.47...Claimed first A-10 individual gold in the 400 IM with an NCAA B-cut time of 3:52.84...Placed fourth in 100 back with a career-best time of 48.55 seconds...Also finished seventh in the 200 back with another career-best and NCAA B-cut time (1:45.99)...Continued season at CSCAA National Invitational Championship, where he picked up gold in the 800 free relay (GW/Meet record 6:31.75) to help Colonials finish runner-up...Also placed fifth in the 100 IM (career-best 50.05 seconds), sixth in the 400 IM (3:17.88) and 10th in the 200 IM (career-best 1:48.44)...Swam a leg on a 200 medley relay that finished 10th in 1:30.47, as well.
2016-17: Helped the Colonials win their first-ever Atlantic 10 Conference title...A-10 First Team All-Conference...Swam the third leg of the gold medal 200-yard medley relay, setting an A-10 and GW record in 1:27.53 at the A-10 Championships...Finished fifth in the 100 backstroke in a personal-best time of 49.20, competing in his first career Championship final...Placed 13th in the 200 IM (1:50.97) after posting a career-best time of 1:50.68 in prelims...Took 15th in the 100 butterfly (50.29) after touching the wall in a personal-best 50.03 in prelims.
High School: Member of National Junior Team...Qualifier for European Junior Championships 2014...Medalist at Baltic States Championships...Latvian Junior Champion...Latvian Champion...Latvian record holder in 4x50 freestyle relay and 4x100 medley relay...506th-ranked recruit by CollegeSwimming.com...Member of BJSS Ridzene-ZIEP club team.
| CAREER BESTS | ||
| 50-Yard Freestyle | 22.13 | Magnus Cup Invitational (11/18/2016) |
| 100-Yard Freestyle | 47.23 | Magnus Cup Invitational (11/20/2016) |
| 200-Yard Freestyle | 1:43.85 | at Virginia Tech (1/19/19) |
| 500-Yard Freestyle | 4:44.45 | vs. Howard (11/10/18) |
| 5,000-Meter Freestyle | 1:04:19.67 | CSCAA Open Water Nationals (9/16/2017) |
| 50-Yard Backstroke | 21.75 | Atlantic 10 Championships (2/20/2019) |
| 100-Yard Backstroke | 47.24 | Atlantic 10 Championships (2/20/2019) |
| 200-Yard Backstroke | 1:43.95 | Atlantic 10 Championships (2/20/2019) |
| 50-Yard Breaststroke | 28.42 | Magnus Cup Invitational (11/17/2017) |
| 100-Yard Breaststroke | 1:01.52 | vs. Howard (11/10/2018) |
| 100-Yard Butterfly | 50.03 | Atlantic 10 Championships (2/17/2017) |
| 200-Yard Butterfly | 1:45.19 | Atlantic 10 Championships (4/17/2021) *A-10 Record* |
| 100-Yard Individual Medley | 50.05 | CSCAA Invitational Championship (3/8/2018) |
| 200-Yard Individual Medley | 1:45.43 | Atlantic 10 Championships (4/15/2021) |
| 400-Yard Individual Medley | 3:46.32 | Atlantic 10 Championships (4/16/2021) *A-10 Record* |
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