Carolyn Bonfield
Carolyn Bonfield
Height: 5-11
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Savannah, GA
High School: H.V. Jenkins
Position: Free, Back
Major: Biology
Parents: Carl & Pam

Career Best Times:

25.51 50 Free 1/31/2015 vs. UGA
53.25 100 Free 2/20/2015 Emory Invitational
1:51.16 200 Free 3/18/2015 NCAA Championships
4:54.24 500 Free 3/18/2015 NCAA Championships
10:36.99 1000 Free 11/15/2013 vs. UGA
17:06.75 1650 Free 3/19/2014 NCAA Championships
2:05.69 200 Back 12/5/2013 Miami Invitational

Honors:

2013
CSCAA Scholar All-America
Honorable Mention
 
2014 All-America Honorable Mention 200 Free 10th
500 Free 14th
1650 Free 11th
UAA Champion 800 Free Relay
All-UAA 1650 Free 3rd
800 Free Relay 1st
CSCAA Scholar All-America
 
2015 All-America 500 Free 8th
800 Free Relay 2nd
All-America Honorable Mention 200 Free 15th
1650 Free 13th
All-UAA 1650 2nd

Prior to Emory:

Was a four-year letterwinner on the H.V. Jenkins swim team... Recorded career-best times of 1:54.26 in the 200 Free, 5:03.73 in the 500 Free, and 2:07.45 in the 200 Back... Was coached in high school by Townley Smith... Also swam on the Georgia Coastal Aquatic Team for eight years, where she was coached by Bill Forrester.

Personal:

Born September 9th... Mother swam for Auburn University... Was a National AP Scholar in high school.

Why she chose Emory:

"I chose Emory because of its size, academic excellence, and the family environment created by the swim team."