2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Hruby, Emma

Emma Hruby
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Clear Creek Amana
- Hometown:
- Tiffin, Iowa
Bio
2019-20: Finished sixth against ASU in the 1000 free… Finished seventh at the 2019 TYR Invitational in the 200 IM… Earned a seasons best time of 1:05.83 in the 100 breast against Cincinnati… Competed at the 2020 Big Ten Championship in the 200 IM and 200 breast (39th)…
2018-19: Took home two fifth-place finishes in the 500 and 1000 free in season-opener against Michigan (10/19) ... Set a career-high in the 200 IM with a 25th place finish at the TYR Invite ... Also set season-high times in the 200 breast (10th) and the 400 IM (ninth) (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Set a career high time of 4:23.40 with a first place B-final finish in the 400 IM at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Also topped her career best in the 500 free and 100 breast at the event ... Took fourth place in the 1000 free in Cats' win against Florida Gulf Coast (12/17) ... Took fourth in the 100 breast and third in the 200 breast to contribute to Northwestern's defeat of Iowa (1/20).
2016-17: Freshmen member of the free and breast corps… On Northwestern’s top times list in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 500 free…Swam a season best in the 100 breast (1:05.18), 200 breast (2:18.95) and 500 free (5:00.04) at the Big Ten Championships…Finished fifth in the 1000 free, eighth in the 200 IM and 12th in the 100 breast during her first collegiate meet at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)…Came in fourth in the 200 breast against Notre Dame (1/14)…Finished fifth in both the 100 breast and 200 breast at the Iowa Dual (1/21)…Took seventh place in the 100 and 200 breast at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29)...Finished eighth at the UK Quad Meet in the 200 breast.
Bio: Member of Team Iowa Zones Team and All-Stars Team … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team … Club state champion in the mile … Junior Nationals and Winter Nationals Qualifier in the 100 and 200 breast … Student Class Treasurer for four years … Member of Student Council for four years … Honor Roll and National Honor Society … Father played football at Upper Iowa University … Chose Northwestern over Ohio State, Iowa and Columbia ... Journalism major.
2018-19: Took home two fifth-place finishes in the 500 and 1000 free in season-opener against Michigan (10/19) ... Set a career-high in the 200 IM with a 25th place finish at the TYR Invite ... Also set season-high times in the 200 breast (10th) and the 400 IM (ninth) (11/16-18) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017-18: Set a career high time of 4:23.40 with a first place B-final finish in the 400 IM at the TYR Invitational (11/17-19) ... Also topped her career best in the 500 free and 100 breast at the event ... Took fourth place in the 1000 free in Cats' win against Florida Gulf Coast (12/17) ... Took fourth in the 100 breast and third in the 200 breast to contribute to Northwestern's defeat of Iowa (1/20).
2016-17: Freshmen member of the free and breast corps… On Northwestern’s top times list in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 500 free…Swam a season best in the 100 breast (1:05.18), 200 breast (2:18.95) and 500 free (5:00.04) at the Big Ten Championships…Finished fifth in the 1000 free, eighth in the 200 IM and 12th in the 100 breast during her first collegiate meet at the Chicago Quad-Dual (10/22)…Came in fourth in the 200 breast against Notre Dame (1/14)…Finished fifth in both the 100 breast and 200 breast at the Iowa Dual (1/21)…Took seventh place in the 100 and 200 breast at the Illinois/Rutgers Triple Dual (10/29)...Finished eighth at the UK Quad Meet in the 200 breast.
Bio: Member of Team Iowa Zones Team and All-Stars Team … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American Team … Club state champion in the mile … Junior Nationals and Winter Nationals Qualifier in the 100 and 200 breast … Student Class Treasurer for four years … Member of Student Council for four years … Honor Roll and National Honor Society … Father played football at Upper Iowa University … Chose Northwestern over Ohio State, Iowa and Columbia ... Journalism major.
HRUBY'S CAREER BESTS:
Event | Career Best |
50 breast | 31.80 |
100 breast | 1:04.80 |
200 breast | 2:15.21 |
50 free | 26.50 |
200 free | 1:59.93 |
500 free | 4:58.48 |
1000 free | 10:34.90 |
1650 free | 17:52.28 |
100 IM | 1:02.52 |
200 IM | 2:08.81 |
400 IM | 4:23.40 |
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