Penelope Helm
| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Wayzata, MN |
| High School: | Minnetonka |
| Position: | Free, Fly |
Career Best Times:
| 24.77 | 50 Free | 1/15/2022 | vs. Centre |
| 51.80 | 100 Free | 3/16/2022 | NCAA Championships |
| 1:50.27 | 200 Free | 3/16/2022 | NCAA Championships |
| 4:55.49 | 500 Free | 3/16/2022 | NCAA Championships |
| 2:04.53 | 200 Back | 2/17/2023 | Emory Invitational |
Honors:
| 2022 | All-America | 800 Freestyle Relay | 6th |
| All-America Honorable Mention | 500 Freestyle | 10th | |
| UAA Champion | 500 Freestyle | ||
| All-UAA | 500 Freestyle | 1st | |
Junior (2022-23):
- CSCAA All-America First Team in 800 Freestyle Relay (5th)
- All-UAA in 500 Freestyle (2nd) and 800 Freestyle Relay (3rd)
- CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team
Prior to Emory:
Swam three seasons for the Minnetonka swimming & diving team...NISCA High School All-American 2019-20...2x Minnesota All-State Team...2x All-Lake Conference Selection...400 and 800 Freestyle Relay school record holder...2016-20 Academic Letter Winner, A Honor Roll...USS Futures qualifier...NSCA qualifier...Winter Juniors Qualifier.
Personal:
Father, Doug, and mother, Marsha, both swam at the University of Iowa...Mom, was also an All-American at Colorado State University.
Why she chose Emory?
"I chose Emory because I wanted a school with a strong liberal-arts curriculum and because I knew the swim team would be a great fit for me."