Emily Susan Silver is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic medalist.
Education
Silver attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she swam for coach Teri McKeever"s California Golden Bears swimming and diving team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and Pacific-10 Conference competition.
Career
She competed alongside fellow American swimmers Natalie Coughlin, Lacey Nymeyer and Kara Lynn Joyce. Silver overcame a broken hand suffered in the United States. Olympic Trials, returning after a few weeks to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games. She was named team Most Valuable Player as a freshman and served as co-captain of the team in 2007-2008.
She also set the school record in the 50-meter freestyle in 2007, breaking future United States. swimming teammate Natalie Coughlin"s record.
Silver"s post-swimming career highlights include a two-year stint as Athlete Relations Manager for United States of America Swimming. Her responsibilities included managing the swimmers who were a part of United States of America Swimming’s Athlete Partnership Agreement, and overseeing the United States of America Swimming Family Program.
She also worked for lululemon athletica, coordinating promotional events and managing a research and development program Silver was hired as a Marketing Communications Associate by SwimOutlet.com, where her duties will include social media, sports marketing and public relations.
At the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Silver earned a bronze medal swimming in the heats of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.
At the 2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m), Silver earned a gold medal swimming in the heats of the 4 × 100 m medley. She placed 8th in the 200 m individual medley, 100 m freestyle, and 100 m backstroke. Silver is the niece of Larry Barbiere, a finalist in the men"s 100-meter backstroke at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Membership
She was a member of the silver-medal-winning United States. team of the 4×100 metre freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. 2008 World Swimming Championships Manchester, England -Competed as member of United States. Women's swimming team -Silver medalist, 4 X 100 freestyle relay -Finalist in three individual events
2007 World University Games Bangkok - Competed as member of United States. Women's swimming team - Gold medalist, 4 X 100 freestyle relay - Silver medalist, 4 X 100 medley relay
2005 World Swimming Championships Montreal, Canada - Competed as member of United States. Women's swimming team - Silver medalist, 4 X 100 freestyle relay
United States of America Swimming National “A” Team - Selected as member of United States of America Swimming national team, 2005-2006 and 2008-2009.