Gracie Paterson
Gracie Paterson
Height: 5-6
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Spotsylvania, VA
High School: Riverbend
Position: Breast
Major: Biology
Minor: Arabic
Parents: Jennifer & Ryan Paterson

Career Best Times:

26.84 50 Free 1/12/2018 vs. Florida Southern
1:06.38 100 Breast 2/23/2018 Royal Open
2:26.28 200 Breast 11/30/2017 SCAD Invitational
2:10.14 200 IM 11/30/2017 SCAD Invitational

Prior to Emory:

Was a four-year member of the Riverbend swim team, serving as a team captain as a junior and senior...Helped Riverbend to Conference title in 2016 and Regional championship in 2017...VA Swimming Certificate of Excellence and NCSA Junior Nationals participant...AP Scholar with Distinction in 2017...Four-time Commonwealth Governor's School member...Recorded personal-best times as a senior in the 100 Breast (1:06.30), 200 IM (2:09.10), 100 Butterfly (58.80) and 200 Breast (2:25.15).

Personal:

Born on July 14th...Daughter of Jennifer and Ryan...Father, Ryan, was a member of the Virginia Tech wrestling program for two years.

Why she chose Emory?

"I chose Emory to continue my swimming career at an institution that places great importance on academics."