Three-Time NCAA Champion Emma Sticklen Named Assistant Coach for Swimming & Diving

PHILADELPHIA – Emma Sticklen, a three-time NCAA champion and NCAA document holder within the 200 butterfly on the University of Texas, has been named an assistant coach for the University of Pennsylvania males’s and ladies’s swimming & diving packages, Lou and Rene Kozloff Head Coach of Swimming Mike Schnur introduced Wednesday.
 
“I am thrilled to add someone of Emma’s caliber and character to Penn Swimming,” Schnur mentioned. “Her experiences as a three-time NCAA champion, an NCAA record holder, and multi-year member of the United States national team will be invaluable for our student athletes as they strive for Ivy, NCAA, and international excellence.”
 
A 23-time All-America choice, Sticklen is one among Texas’ most embellished student-athletes after clinching her third consecutive NCAA title within the 200 fly in March, turning into the Longhorns’ first girls’s swimmer since Leigh Ann Fetter in 1989-91 to win a nationwide championship three years in a row. At the 2025 NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Wash., Sticklen hauled in seven All-America honors.
 
Heading into NCAA Championships, Sticklen had received three particular person convention titles on the 2025 SEC Championships within the 200 IM, 100 fly, and 200 fly, in addition to two relays within the 200 medley and 200 free. She additionally smashed her personal then-SEC document within the 200 fly and dismantled the convention meet document after taking the gold medal.
 
During her senior season in 2023-24, Sticklen received the NCAA title within the 200 fly with a pool document of 1:50.99. She additionally took silver within the 100 fly with a school-record 49.70 and completed eleventh within the 200 IM (1:54.19) to earn All-America laurels. During that nationwide meet, Sticklen was named an All-America 5 instances along with her second nationwide championship. She additionally put collectively a powerful effort in UT’s remaining look at Big 12 Championships, incomes the convention title within the 100 fly.
 
Sticklen amazed through the 2022-23 season, because the Big 12 Swimmer of the Year excelled within the pool at 2023 NCAA Championships to win her first-ever nationwide title within the 200 fly. She additionally captured All-America honors within the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM, along with the 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay. Sticklen took house a gold medal within the 200 fly at Big 12 Championships for the second consecutive yr, successful convention titles in all three relay occasions as nicely.
 
She earned two particular person All-America honors within the 100 and 200 fly on the 2022 NCAA Championships as a sophomore, additionally putting among the many prime eight within the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay. Sticklen received the primary 4 Big 12 titles of her profession within the 200 fly, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay occasions.
 
In addition to her accomplishments within the pool, Sticklen was named a first-team CSC Academic All-American in each 2023-24 and 2024-25, incomes third-team laurels following the 2022-23 season.

Sticklen has additionally been a member of the United States nationwide staff and was a two-time qualifier for U.S. Olympic Trials.

She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2024 with a bachelor’s diploma in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, incomes a grasp’s diploma from UT in Communication and Media Studies from the Moody College of Communication in 2025.
 
Born and raised in Katy, Texas, Sticklen attended Taylor High School and swam membership for Katy Aquatics.
 
“I am incredibly excited to be joining the University of Pennsylvania as an assistant coach,” mentioned Sticklen. “Penn Swimming has a strong tradition, and I’m grateful for the opportunity to contribute to its continued success. I look forward to giving back to the team in their pursuit of excellence at the Ivy League, NCAA, and international levels.”
 
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