Emily Silver

Who is Emily Silver?

Emily Susan Silver is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist. She was a member of the silver medal-winning U.S. team of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She competed alongside US swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Lacey Nymeyer and Kara Lynn Joyce. Emily memorably overcame a broken hand suffered in the Olympic trials, returning after only a few short weeks to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games.

Emily swam collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley. She was named team MVP as a freshmen and served as co-captain of the team in 2007-2008. She achieved All-American status in twenty different events including the 50m free, 100m free, 200m free, 400m free relay, and 800m free relay among others. Emily was the 2007 Pac-10 champion in the 100m free and 200m free. She also set the school record in the 50m free in 2007, breaking future US swimming teammate Natalie Coughlin’s record.

Emily’s post swimming career highlights include a two year stint as Athlete Relations Manager for USA Swimming. Her responsibilities included managing the swimmers who were a part of USA Swimming’s Athlete Partnership Agreement, and overseeing the USA Swimming Family Program. She also worked for lululemon athletica, coordinating promotional events and managing a research and development program. Most recently, Emily was hired as a Marketing Communications Associate by SwimOutlet.com, where her duties will include social media, sports marketing and public relations.