Emma Weyant

Emma Weyant (born December 24, 2001) is an American competitive swimmer. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley.

Career
Weyant was born in 2001 to Kristi Cardoni-Weyant and James Weyant. She has three sisters. Weyant grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and swam for the Sarasota Sharks while attending Riverview High School.

At the 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in August, Weyant won the gold medal in the 400 m individual medley with a time of 4:40.64 and the bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle with a time of 8:38.88.

At the 2020 United States Olympic trials in June 2021, Weyant won the 400 m individual medley to qualify for the Olympic team. The following month, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Weyant won the silver medal in the 400 m individual medley.

At the 2021 World Championships (25m) in December, Weyant finished fourth in the 400 m individual medley, she finished seventh in the 800 m freestyle, and she did not qualify for the final in the 400 m freestyle. In the women's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay, she swam in the heats, and the U.S. team won in the final, earning her a silver medal.

Weyant spent her NCAA freshman season of 2021–22 at the University of Virginia. At the 2022 NCAA Division I Championships in March, she won the silver medal in the 500 y freestyle with a personal best time of 4:34.99. She finished second behind transgender athlete Lia Thomas. Weyant also finished fourth in the 400 y individual medley and won a silver medal in the 800 y freestyle relay.

In June, Weyant competed at the 2022 World Championships and won the bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley.

Weyant transferred to the University of Florida for her sophomore season of 2022–23. At the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships in March, she won the bronze medal in the 400 y individual medley, she finished sixth in the 500 y freestyle, and she finished 13th in the 1650 y freestyle.