2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Emma Matous
- Position:
- IM
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Jesuit HS
- Hometown:
- Vancouver, Wash.
Career Highlights
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
2024-25
Appeared in seven regular season meets ... Recorded a season-best time of 2:12.45 in the 200 breast at USC, earning an NCAA B-cut ... Finished with another season-best time of 2:04.95 in the 200 IM at USC ... Earned season-best fourth-place finishes in the 200 breast (2:13.43, Arizona) and the 400 IM (4:19.34, UNLV Invite) ... Swam on eight relay teams throughout the regular season
2023-24
Appeared in 10ย regular season meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships... At the Pac-12 Championships, competed in the 100 breast (1:04.17, 31st), the 200 breast (2:16.91, 25th), and the 200 IM (2:02.48, 31st)... Recorded a season best time of 1:53.31 in the 200 free against USC... Joined one 200 free relay team, one 800 free relay team and one 200 medley relay team throughout the regular season.ย ย
2022-23
Swam in seven of UCLA's 12 regular season meets as a true sophomore ... Finished top-10 in the 200 back at the UNLV Invitational ... Also at the UNLV Invitational, set best times in the 100 free (52.60) and 500 free (5:01.62) ... Made her season debut on Oct. 21 against UC Santa Barbara ... Placed top-10 in the 200 free and 200 back against UC San Diego on Jan. 7ย ... Earned a spot on the 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.ย
2021-22
Competed in nine of UCLA's 11 regular season meets ... Competed at the Pac-12 Championships, setting season-best times in the 200 breast (2:18.79) and 200 IM (2:04.41) ... Made her collegiate debut at the Fresno State Invitational from Oct. 8-9, finishing 15th in the 200 IM (2:07.90) ... Scored in three separate events at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19, including a ninth place result in the 200 breast (2:19.87) ... Finished runner-up in the 200 breast (2:22.12) in the UCSD dual meet on Jan. 8 ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
High School/Club
Attended Jesuit High School in Portland, Ore. ... Earned four varsity letters in swim ... Competed mostly in the 200 IM and 100 breast ... Scholastic All-American ... Won the Al Tauscher Award ... Helped Jesuit to a 200 medley relay state title ... Finished top-five in both the 200 IM and 100 breast at the 2020 Oregon state meet ... Competed with the Tualatin Hills Swim Club ...ย Notable personal bests entering college include: 50 free (24.55), 100 free (52.63), 100 breast (1:04.22), 200 IM (2:03.34), 400 IM (4:21.26).ย
Personal
Full name: Emma Rose Matous ... Birthday is Jul. 4 ... Born in Vancouver, Wash. ... Parents are Steve and Jessica Matous ... Has two siblings, Sarah and Nathan ... Decided to attend UCLA because of "the exceptional athletic and academic programs, along with the great swiming coaching staff and team" ... Cites the All-Stars Meet of 2018 as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill; she swam in five events, dropping and qualifying for her first USA Swimming Futures Championships in all five ... Admires Katie Ledecky, Regan Smith, Emma Weyant, and Tom Brady ... Hobbies and interests include paddle boarding, painting, reading, swimming, music, travel, and skiing ... Likes to paint pottery and play piano.ย
Best Times
50 free - 24.55
100 free - 52.60
500 free - 5:01.62
100 breast - 1:04.17
200 IM - 2:03.34
400 IM - 4:21.26
(last updated: July 2, 2024)
