Emma Richards Lythgoe
Individual Medley Backstroke #0
Ht
5'
7"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Scottsdale, 
Arizona
Last School
Horizon High School
Roster Years
2014-2018


Before BYU

  • Prepped at Horizon High School under coach Sam Kramer
  • Club: Arizona Marlins under coach Mike Maczuga
  • Team MVP
  • 200 medley relay team broke school record
  • Won the Principles Award for highest female GPA on swim team
  • Captain of swim team
  • Team MVP
  • President of National Honor Society

Personal

  • Parents are Frank and Tracy Richards
  • Has four siblings 
  • Majoring in biology
  • Married husband Tyler in 2017
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2014-2015

Sophmore Year 2015-2016

  • Named Second-Team All-MPSF in 200 back
Junior Year 2016-2017

Achievements:

  • Team Captain over the women's swim team
  • Earned 'Floyd Johnson Service Y Award', which is given to an athlete who makes a positive impact in the community and among fellow teammates
  • All-Academic MPSF Scholar-Athlete
  • Named to All-MPSF Second Team

Personal Best(s):

  • 1:57.97
  • 2:03.69
  • 2:04.67

50 Backstroke

  • 26.60
  • 27.31
  • 28.15

100 Backstroke

  • 56.81
  • 56.90
  • 57.13

200 Backstroke

  • 2:00.91
  • 2:01.73
  • 2:01.91
Senior Year 2017-2018

  • Recorded a third place finish in the 100 back (1:00.30) against Grand Canyon
  • Named Academic All-MPSF

Season Bests: 

50 Free

  • 25.71 (MPSF)
  • 25.93 (Texas Invite)
  • 26.79 (Pacific Invite)

50 Back

  • 26.62 Relay Split (MPSF)
  • 28.11 (Grand Canyon)
  • 28.24 (Intermountain Shootout)

100 Back

  • 1:00.30 Third Place (Grand Canyon)
  • 1:00.56 (Pacific Invite)
  • 1:00.66 (Intermountain Shootout)

200 Back

  • 2:01.73 (MPSF)
  • 2:02.40 (Texas Invite)
  • 2:02.83 (Texas Invite)

 

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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    2016-2017 BYU swim and dive season review

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    M Swimming & Diving | May, 08

    2016-2017 BYU swim and dive season review

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    Athletics | Mar, 29

    BYU celebrates annual Y Awards

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    Athletics | Mar, 29

    BYU celebrates annual Y Awards

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    W Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24

    Twenty-six Cougars earn All-MPSF honors

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    M Swimming & Diving | Feb, 24

    Twenty-six Cougars earn All-MPSF honors

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