National Teams

Senior National Team

Emily Overholt

  • Age 26
  • Height 170.18 cm / 5 ftin
  • Club High Performance Centre- Vancouver
  • Coach Tom Johnson
  • Hometown West Vancouver, BC
  • Residence West Vancouver, BC
  • Event 200 FR, 400 FR, 400 IM

National Team Highlights

EventFinalist
Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships12
Tokyo 2018 Pan Pacific Championships2
Rio 2016 Olympic Games11
Toronto 2015 Pan American Games1114
Kazan 2015 FINA World Championships1

Emily’s Bio

  • At her first Olympic Games, Overholt finished just short of the podium in the 400-m individual medley. She finished 5th despite battling a hamstring injury that hampered her training leading up to the Games.
  • During the prelims of the 4×200-m freestyle relay, Overholt was called up on short notice to swim the third leg that helped the relay go into the finals in 6th. The relay later finished in 3rd giving Overholt her first Olympic bronze medal.
  • At the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships, Overholt earned bronze and broke the Canadian record as a member of the women’s 4×200-m freestyle. She also finished fifth in the 400-m individual medley.
  • At the 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials, Overholt finished second in the women’s 400-m individual medley to qualify for her second FINA World Championships.
  • At the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships in Tokyo, Overholt finished fifth in the 400-m freestyle and 400-m individual medley.
  • At the 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials, Overholt won gold in the 400-m individual medley qualifying her for the 2018 Pan Pacific Championships team.
  • At the 2016 Olympic & Para-swimming Trials in Toronto, Overholt followed up her successful 2015 by finishing 2nd in the 400-m individual medley to make her first Olympic team.
  • Overholt became a household name in a 24-hour period of ups and downs at the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games, showing her mental strength, incredible poise and maturity despite being the youngest swimmer on the team.
  • Overholt won the 400-m medley, only to find out minutes later that she was disqualified for an illegal turn. She had minimal time to shake it off and go lead off the 4×200-m freestyle relay. With the help of Katerine Savard, Alyson Ackman and Brittany MacLean, they brought home a bronze medal.
  • The following night she won gold in the 400-m freestyle in Games record time.
  • Overholt also earned silver in the 200 free earlier in the meet.
  • At the 2015 FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, Overholt made her mark on the world stage in the 400-m medley leaving with a bronze medal and setting a Canadian record.
  • She was Swimming Canada’s Female Swimmer of the Year and Junior Female Swimmer of the Year 2015.
  • In 2014, at 16, Overholt was the youngest member of the team yet she anchored the 4×200-m freestyle relay to a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. She added another medal at Pan Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Australia, as the girls grabbed bronze in the 4×200-m free relay.
  • In 2013 she won bronze in the 400-m IM at World Junior Championships and was part of the 4×200 relay team that finished fourth.
  • 2020 ISL team: Toronto Titans
  • 2019 ISL team: NY Breakers
  • She collects towels from everywhere she travels.
Quick Facts
  • Instagram: @emilyoverholt
  • Favourite Movie: Pitch Perfect
  • Favourite Show: Grey’s Anatomy
  • Favourite Band: Taylor Swift
  • Favourite Place to visit: Hawaii
  • Guilty Pleasure: Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked

Emily’s Personal Bests

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EventCourseTimeDateMeetStatusRecords
200m Butterfly25mISL Semi-Final 2
100m Butterfly Laps50mU SPORTS Swimming ChampionshipRELAY
200m Medley50mU SPORTS Swimming Championship
100m Freestyle Laps50mU SPORTS Swimming ChampionshipRELAY
100m Breaststroke50mUBC Senior Circuit
100m Backstroke50mUBC Senior Circuit
200m Medley25mISL Series
400m Medley25mISL Series
200m Freestyle Laps50mFINA: 18th World ChampionshipsRELAY
800m Freestyle50mU SPORTS Odlum Brown Swimming Championships
200m Freestyle25mU SPORTS Odlum Brown Swimming Championships
200m Freestyle50mU SPORTS Odlum Brown Swimming Championships---
400m Freestyle50mU SPORTS Odlum Brown Swimming Championships---
100m Freestyle50mPSW Winter Invitational
200m Breaststroke50mPSW Winter Invitational
100m Breaststroke25mRapids Fast-Swim Classic
800m Freestyle25mCanada West Championships
50m Butterfly25mCanada West Championships
50m Freestyle Laps25mOdlum Brown Colleges Cup Pacific Hosted by UBCRELAY
100m Freestyle Laps25mOdlum Brown Colleges Cup Pacific Hosted by UBCRELAY
200m Freestyle Laps25mCanada West Swimming ChampionshipsRELAY
50m Backstroke50mSwimBC Senior Circuit #2
50m Freestyle50mLong Course Swim BC Open
400m Medley50mFINA: 16th World Championships---
200m Butterfly50mArena Pro Swim Series---
200m Backstroke50mMel Zajac Junior International
100m Breaststroke Laps50mArena Pro SeriesRELAY
200m Backstroke25mThunderbolt Int'l Invitational
400m Freestyle25mFINA: 12th World Short Course Championships
100m Medley25mFINA: 12th World Short Course Championships
200m Breaststroke25mSwim BC October Senior Circuit
50m Freestyle25mPCS Xmas Cracker InvitationalRELAY
50m Backstroke25mPCS Xmas Cracker InvitationalRELAY
1500m Freestyle25mSFU Clan Cup International
400m Butterfly25mTime Trials
50m Butterfly50mCanada Games
50m Freestyle Laps50mCanada GamesRELAY
100m Butterfly50mHyack Festival Youth Cup
100m Freestyle25mBritish Columbia Age Group ChampioshipsRELAY
100m Backstroke25mWestern Canadian Championships
50m Butterfly Laps50mPcs Wavemaker Long Course InvitationalRELAY
1500m Freestyle50mPcs Wavemaker Long Course Invitational
100m Butterfly25mWestern Canadian Championships
100m Butterfly Laps25mWestern Canadian ChampionshipsRELAY
50m Butterfly Laps25mFall Into FinalsRELAY
50m Breaststroke25mTime Trials