Personal Bests:
100 breast: 1:05.88
200 breast: 2:19.83
50 free: 24.15
100 free: 52.36
500 free: 5:27.23
200 IM: 2:07.77
As a Junior (2006-07): Won the 50-yard freestyle (24.63) and was a member of the first-place 200 medley relay team (1:48.53) in the home opener against Johns Hopkins ... placed second in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.15), fourth in the 100 free (53.55), swam as a member of the first-place 200 medley relay team (1:46.99) and the first-place 200 free relay team making an NCAA B-cut time of 1:33.00 against Duke and NC State ... qualified for the bonus consolation final in the 100 breast finishing 20th overall (1:07.38), swam a 24.42 in the 50 free, and a 53.22 in the 100 free at the Terrapin Cup ... anchored the third-place 200 free relay team (1:34.74) and was a member of the fourth-place 200 medley relay team (1:46.42) at Terp Cup...took fourth in the 100 free (54.59), fifth in the 50 free (25.27), and swam the third leg for the second-place 400 medley relay team (3:57.65) at West Virginia ... member of the first-place 500 free relay team (4:36.23), first-place 200 breast relay team (2:06.58), first-place 400 free relay team (3:33.53), and the second-place 200 free relay team (1:38.88) at the FIU Invitational ... took eighth in the 100 breast (1:07.76), eighth in the 50 free (24.87), was part of the fourth-place 200 medley relay team (1:48.67), second-place 200 medley relay team (1:34.88), and second-place 400 free relay team (3:28.92) against Pittsburgh, Richmond, and Villanova ... took fifth in the 50 free (24.64), eighth in the 100 free (54.10), and was a member of the first-place 400 free relay team (3:30.66) against Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech ... finished fifth in the 50 free (24.73) and was part of the second-place 200 free relay team (1:35.45) at North Carolina ... took third in the 100 breast (1:07.35) and was a member of the first-place 200 free relay team (1:35.59) at Virginia ... at ACC Championships, was a bonus consolation finalist in the 100 breast, placing 21st overall with a season-best time (1:06.99) ... also established a career-best time of 24.15 in the 50 free and had a season best in the 100 free (52.36) at ACCs ... contributed to a sixth-place finish in the 200 free relay with an NCAA B-cut time (1:33.51) at the ACC Championships.
As a Sophomore (2005-06): Set a personal record in the 500 free (5:27.23) against Duke and Miami ... established a career record in the 200 IM (2:07.77) at the ACC Championships, where she placed 27th overall ... took 17th in the 100 breast at ACCs, setting a new personal record with her swim of 1:05.88.
As a Freshman (2004-05): Finished ninth in the 100 breast (1:08.21) and ninth in the 200 breast (2:28.89) against Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and Florida State ... swam well at her first Terrapin Cup coming in 18th in the 100 breast (1:08.10) and 200 breast (2:26.59) and finishing 13th in the 200 IM (2:10.15) ... finished sixth in the 100 breast (1:10.29) and in the 200 IM (2:15.67) against Duke ... came in seventh place in the 100 breast (1:09.83) and 200 breast (2:33.12) against conference rival North Carolina ... ended the regular season with a seventh place finish in the 200 breast (2:32.05) and an eight place finish in the 200 IM (2:15.41) vs. Virginia.
Before Maryland: James M. Bennett High School did not field a swim team ... was a YMCA All-American in the 50 breast, 100 breast and 50 back ... placed sixth in the 50-yard breaststroke at YMCA Nationals ... finished top 16 at both YMCA short course and long course Nationals.
Personal: Emily Virginia Smoak ... daughter of Rick and Lynne ... has a sister, Lyndsay ... enjoys going to the beach, movies, shopping, working with kids and community service ... secretary of the Student Government Association from 2000-04 ... president of the Latin Honor Society ... Service Star Award winner in 2002 ... member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta ... graduated magna cum laude ... favorite athlete is Chipper Jones ... admires her mother because she is hard-working, determined and successful ... chose Maryland for the academics and swim team ... also recruited by Bucknell, Davidson, Johns Hopkins and Virginia Tech ... a special education major.
