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2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

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Emily Mears-Bentley

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Leicester, England
  • High School English Martyrs

Biography

Career Bests

2024-25 - Member of the national team that finished ninth in NCAA DII, the highest finish in program history...First team all-American in the 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, and 400 freestyle relay...Second team all-American in the 100 freestyle and 200 IM...Named the 2025 G-MAC Athlete of the Year...Earned 2025 G-MAC/MEC Championship Swimmer of the Meet...G-MAC event champion in the 200 IM, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 400 medley relay, 800 free relay, and 400 free relay...Named first team all-G-MAC...Set program record in the 100 free (49.82) at the NCAA DII National Championship...Selected Second Team Academic All-American by the College Sports Communicators (CSC)...Named Academic All-District by the College Sports Communicators (CSC).

2023-24 - Member of the national team that finished tenth in NCAA DII, the highest finish in program history...Earned first team all-American in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 free, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay...Earned second team all-American in the 200 individual medley and 800 freestyle relay...Named Great Midwest Athletic Conference Athlete of the Year and first team all-G-MAC...Won G-MAC Championships in the 200 IM, 100 fly, 400 medley relay, 200 fly, 800 free relay, 400 free relay, and 200 free relay...Set program records in the 100 freestyle (50.08), 200 freestyle (1:48.78), 100 butterfly (53.39), 200 butterfly (1:59.92), 200 individual medley (2:01.69), 400 freestyle relay (3:25.05), 800 freestyle relay (7:28.27), 200 medley relay (1:40.53), and 400 medley relay (3:40.89).

2022-23 - Earned all-American status in the 200 freestyle relay, 50 freestyle, and the 100 butterfly... Finished ninth in the 100 butterfly at the Division II National Championship... Led the Oilers to a 23rd place finish at the 2023 Division II National Championship... Won the titles in the 200IM, 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 800 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay at the Great Midwest-Mountain East Conference Championship... Named Great Midwest Athletic Conference Athlete and Freshman of the Year... Was named G-MAC Freshman of the Meet... Earned first team all-conference in eight events... Holds program records in the 100 freestyle (50.52), 200 freestyle (1:50.28), 100 butterfly (54.14), 200 butterfly (2:03.94), and in both the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.29) and 800 freestyle relay (7:37.22).

Prep- Qualified for British trials... Competed at Summer British Championships... Qualified for short course Winter Nationals.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior