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{{Short description|American swimmer}}
{{use mdy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name           = Emily Silver
| image          = Emily Silver Winners stand (701480550) (cropped).jpg
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| alt            = 
| caption        = Silver in 2007
| full_name      = Emily Susan Silver
| nicknames      = 
| national_team  = {{USA}}
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1985|10|9|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[St. Petersburg, Florida]], U.S.
| death_date     = 
| death_place    = 
| height         = 5 ft 11 in
| weight         = 154 lb
| strokes        = [[Butterfly stroke|Butterfly]], [[freestyle swimming|freestyle]], [[medley swimming|medley]]
| club           = California Aquatics
| coach          = 
| collegeteam    = [[California Golden Bears|University of California, Berkeley]]
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Women's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | the United States}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]] | [[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2008 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2008 Manchester]] | 4×100 m medley}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Universiade|Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2007 Summer Universiade|2007 Bangkok]] | 4×100 m freestyle}} 
{{MedalSilver | 2007 Bangkok | 4×100 m medley}}
}}

'''Emily Susan Silver''' (born October 9, 1985) is an American competitive [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], Olympic medalist, and swim coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://swimnetwork.com/blogs/blog/20090224/20_question_tuesday__emily_silver-2084.html
|title=20 Question Tuesday: Emily Silver}}</ref>  She was a member of the silver-medal-winning U.S. team of the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 metre freestyle relay]] at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="SR">{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref> She competed alongside fellow American swimmers [[Natalie Coughlin]], [[Lacey Nymeyer]] and [[Kara Lynn Joyce]].  Silver overcame a broken hand suffered in the U.S. Olympic Trials, returning after a few weeks to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games.

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]] (NCAA) and [[Pacific-10 Conference]] competition.  She was named team MVP as a freshman and served as co-captain of the team in 2007–08. She achieved [[All-American]] status in twenty different events including the 50, 100 and 200-yard freestyle, 400 and 800-yard freestyle relays, among others.  Silver was the 2007 Pac-10 champion in the 100 and 200-yard freestyle. She also set the school record in the 50-yard freestyle in 2007, breaking future U.S. swimming teammate Natalie Coughlin's record.

Silver's post-swimming career highlights include a two-year stint as Athlete Relations Manager for USA Swimming. Her responsibilities included managing the swimmers who were a part of USA Swimming’s Athlete Partnership Agreement, and overseeing the USA 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.

Silver currently coaches the junior and masters swim teams at Seattle's [[Washington Athletic Club]].

==Career==

At the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Silver earned a bronze medal swimming in the heats of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2005/montreal2005/F74_ResSummary_7_Heats_Women_4x100_Free.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304021808/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2005/montreal2005/F74_ResSummary_7_Heats_Women_4x100_Free.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-03-04|title=Women's 4×100 m freestyle results (heats)|access-date=2010-05-08}}</ref>

At 2007 World University Games in Thailand, Silver won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle and a silver in the 4 × 100 m medley 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.<ref>[http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/manchester2008/C74B_ResSummaryRelay_26_Heats_Women_4x100_Medley.pdf 2008 Manchester - heats results: Women's 4x100 m medley] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304021856/http://www.omegatiming.com/swimming/racearchives/2008/manchester2008/C74B_ResSummaryRelay_26_Heats_Women_4x100_Medley.pdf |date=2012-03-04 }}</ref>

Silver is the niece of [[Larry Barbiere]], a finalist in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]].

2008 World Swimming Championships Manchester, England
-Competed as member of U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. Women’s swimming team
- Silver medalist, 4 X 100 freestyle relay

USA Swimming National “A” Team
- Selected as member of USA Swimming national team, 2005–06 and 2008–09

Women’s swimming, University of California, Berkeley
- Team co-captain, 2007–08
- 20 All-American honors during four-year college career
- 3-time American and NCAA record holder
- 3-time individual champion, Pacific-10 Conference Championships

==See also==
* [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{World Aquatics}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{USA Swimming|new_id=emily-silver|archive=20210602215634}}
* {{USOPC|new_id=emily-silver|old_id=SI/Emily-Silver|archive=20210603154136}}
* {{web archive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915132524/http://www.calbears.com/sports/w-swim/mtt/silver_emily00.html |title=Emily Silver at the University of California |date=mdy}}

{{Footer USA Swimming 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{Footer Universiade Champions 4x100m Freestyle Women}}

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[[Category:1985 births]]
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[[Category:American female freestyle swimmers]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in swimming]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from St. Petersburg, Florida]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for the United States]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportswomen]]