Two Scarlet Knights to Compete at USA Swimming Toyota National Championships

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers swimming and diving may have two student-athletes in motion this week in California at a high-level meet in California. Rising sophomore Emilianna Gonzalez and incoming freshman Journei Webster will compete on the USA Swimming Toyota National Championships.

The Toyota National Championships shall be held in Irvine, California on the William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center. The occasion shall be streamed reside on Youtube, with all finals periods on Peacock.

Gonzalez and Webster will compete in two of the identical occasions, with Webster competing in a single further. Gonzalez will compete within the 50 Butterfly and 50 Freestyle. Webster will compete within the 50 Butterfly, 50 Freestyle and 50 Backstroke. The 50 Butterfly shall be held on Wednesday, the 50 Backstroke on Thursday and the 50 Free held on the ultimate day of the competitors, on Saturday.

A product of New York, N.Y., Gonzalez had a robust freshman marketing campaign ‘On the Banks’ this previous season. A C Finalist within the Big Ten Championships within the 50 Free, she has the third quickest time in program historical past within the 50 Free, swimming a 22.40 within the USA Winter Junior Nationals. She received the 50 Free at three separate occasions throughout the season and was named the Big Ten Swimmer and Freshman of the Week after the meet at Princeton.

Webster is about to affix the Scarlet Knights for the autumn out of Ewa Beach in Hawaii. A four-star recruit and top-150 recruit within the nation, she was the No. 1 ranked swimmer within the state of Hawaii. A USA Nationals Qualifier, she was a five-time NISCA All-American.