Emmie Lindholm
Emmie Lindholm
Height: 5-8
Year: Senior
Hometown: Sterling, Mass.
High School: Wachusett Regional
Major: History

2016-17 Season: Named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Competed in nine meets for the Sharks ... Ranked 18th on the squad with 53 points ... Registered eight top-five finishes, including a first-place showing in the 1000-yard freestyle vs. Gordon College and Elms College on October 29 ... Scored 43 points and placed 10th in the 1650-yard freestyle with a personal-best time of 19:24.99 at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association Championship on February 16 at the University of Rhode Island ... Also finished 13th in the 1000-yard freestyle and posted a personal-record mark of 5:37.39 to place 15th in the 500-yard freestyle at the NEISDA Championship ... Finished second in the 1650-freestyle and fourth in the 500-freestyle vs. Saint Joseph's College (Maine) and Western New England University on January 21.

2015-16 Season: 
Tabbed to the GNAC All-Academic Team ... Competed in the first semester of the season, before taking a leave during second semester to study abroad ... Set personal records in four events to score 58 points at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship, highlighted by a second-place effort in the 1650-yard freestyle with a time of 19:26.19 and a third-place showing in the 500-yard freestyle with a mark of 5:39.05 ... Earned 10 top-five finishes for the season ... Finished second in the 1000-yard freestyle and third in the 500-yard freestyle vs. Wellesley College on November 14.

2014-15 Season: 
Named to the GNAC All-Academic Team ... Scored 55 points and posted five top-three finishes, including a pair of first-place efforts ... Swam in all six freestyle events during the season ... Scored 25 points at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association Championship with a ninth-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle on a season-best time of 11:36.71 and a 20th-place showing in the 500-freestyle behind a season-best mark of 5:45.33 on February 13-14 ... Scored 14 points at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship and captured the 1650-freestyle championship with a season-best time of 19:51.20 to go with a fourth-place finish in the 500-freestyle on December 6-7.

2013-14 Season: Scored 56 points and registered a pair of top-three finishes for the season ... Swam eight different events, including every distance in the freestyle events ... Made her collegiate debut with a fifth-place finish in the 500-yard freestyle vs. Westfield State University on October 26 ... Scored five points at the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championships on December 7 with a fifth-place effort in the 1000-yard freestyle and an eighth-place showing in the 500-yard freestyle ... Racked up 34 points at the New England Intercollegiate Swimming & Diving Association Championships, highlighted by a 13th-place finish in the 1000-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 11:51.30, while placing 14th in the 1650-yard freestyle and 18th in the 500-yard freestyle with respective personal-best marks of 19:57.79 and 5:41.82 on February 14 ... Placed second in the 1650-yard freestyle vs. Saint Joseph's College (Maine) on January 12.

High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in swimming for Wachusett Regional High School ... Earned Midland Wachusett League qualifying status for four years for the Mountaineers ... Named a Captain for WRHS swimming and diving as a senior ... Helped Wachusetts Regional High School to four straight MWL Championships ... Earned the Scott Ljunberg History Award at Wachusett Regional ... Participated in Think Globally Act Locally ... Went on a community service annual trip from sophomore to senior year to La Romana Dominican Republic with her Church ... Member of Young Adults Helping Out Others (Y.A.H.O.O.) for four years ... Member of Humanity Scholars ... Born October 11, 1994 ... Majoring in History with a minor in Social Justice at Simmons and would like to pursue a career as an Elementary and Special Education Teacher ... Daughter of Mary and Jed Lindholm ... Member of Jumpstart since her freshman year  and was a Team Leader as a sophomore ... Spent six weeks in Nicaragua teaching English ... Spent second semester of her junior year at Simmons studying abroad in Galway Ireland ... Enjoys running half marathons, competing in triathlons, hiking, baking, knitting, camping and eating donuts.