Meg Taylor
Meg Taylor
Height: 6-1
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Greenville, IN
High School: Floyd Central
Position: Free
Parents: Mike & Dawn

Career Best Times:

23.03 50 Free 3/20/2019 NCAA Championships
49.96 100 Free 3/21/2018 NCAA Championships
1:49.89 200 Free 3/21/2018 NCAA Championships
5:19.88 500 Free 1/7/2017 vs. Florida Southern

Honors:

2016 National Champion 200 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
All-America 200 Free Relay 1st
400 Free Relay 1st
UAA Champion 200 Free Relay
400 Medley Relay
800 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
All-UAA 200 Free Relay 1st
400 Medley Relay 1st
800 Free Relay 1st
400 Free Relay 1st
50 Free 2nd
200 Free 3rd
100 Free 3rd
CSCAA Scholar All-America
 
2017 National Champion 200 Free Relay
All-America 200 Free Relay 1st
UAA Champion 200 Free Relay
200 Medley Relay
800 Free Relay
All-UAA 200 Free Relay 1st
200 Medley Relay 1st
800 Free Relay 1st
50 Free 3rd
CSCAA Scholar All-America
 
2018 National Champion 200 Medley Relay
800 Free Relay
400 Free Relay
All-America 200 Medley Relay 1st
800 Free Relay 1st
400 Free Relay 1st
100 Free 3rd
50 Free 4th
All-America Honorable Mention 200 Free 9th
UAA Champion 200 Free Relay
200 Medley Relay
400 Free Relay
All-UAA 200 Free Relay 1st
200 Medley Relay 1st
400 Free Relay 1st
100 Free 2nd
200 Free 2nd
50 Free 2nd
CSCAA Scholar All-America
 
2019 National Champion 200 Freestyle Relay
All-America 200 Freestyle Relay 1st
400 Freestyle Relay 2nd
50 Freestyle 3rd
200 Medley Relay 3rd
800 Freestyle Relay 3rd
100 Freestyle 4th
All-America Honorable Mention 200 Freestyle  10th
UAA Champion 50 Freestyle
200 Freestyle Relay
800 Freestyle Relay
400 Freestyle Relay
All-UAA 50 Freestyle 1st
200 Freestyle Relay 1st
800 Freestyle Relay 1st
400 Freestyle Relay 1st
200 Freestyle 2nd
100 Freestyle 2nd
CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team
CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
CSCAA Scholar All-America

 

Prior to Emory: Was a four-year letterwinner for the Floyd Central swim team...3x HHL and Sectional Champion team member from 2012-2014...Named a USA Scholastic All-American in 2015...AP Scholar in 2014...Recorded a personal best time in the 200 Free (1:52.74) in 2014 and swam a personal best 23.68 in the 50 Free and 51.18 in the 100 Free in 2015.

Personal: Born on October 4, 1996...Her father played basketball at Valparaiso and her sister participated on the swimming team at Franklin College.

Why she chose Emory?: "I chose Emory because it is a perfect combination of academic and athletic excellence."