2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Emma Welch

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Freshman
  • High School Clayton HS
  • Hometown St. Louis, MO
  • Major Undeclared

Biography

FRESHMAN (2025-26)
  • Highlighted her collegiate debut with a seventh place finish in the 400 yard individual medley (4:52.18) in the pentathlon event against San Diego St. (September 19) 
  • Placed fourth in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:17.32 in the meet against Chapman and Fresno Pacific (December 6)
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Swam for head coach Katelyn Long at Clayton High School and for David McCray at CSP Tideriders club
  • Four-year varsity letter recipient
  • Was named captain of her high school team her senior season
  • 2024 state champion in the 200 medley relay 
  • Finished top eight in the Missouri Girls Swim and Dive podium all four years of high school 
  • Earned her team's most valuable player award in 2024-25
  • Four-year All-Conference Award recipient 
  • Holds Clayton High School records in three different strokes 
  • Member of her school's National Honors Society
  • Also ran cross country and track during the 2021-22 season 
PERSONAL
  • Parents are Denise and Rob Welch
  • Her twin sister Ella, swims at UC Santa Cruz 
  • Plans to study pre-health at USDÂ