Iowa Items — Best time in the 500 free (4:56.70) ranks 10th on Iowa’s all-time top performers list.
2011-12 — Swam collegiate best times in the 50 (24.64) and 500 (4:56.70) free at the Hawkeye Invitational… named Academic All-Big Ten… recorded 13 top-five finishes… letterwinner.
2010-11 — Swam collegiate best times in 500 free (4:59.88) at the Big Ten Championships, 100 free (52.66) and 200 free (1:52.88) at the Hawkeye Invitational and 50 free (25.19) at Michigan State… recorded four top-five finishes… finished 11th in the 500 free (5:02.46) at the Shamrock Invitational… letterwinner.
High School — Two-time All-American and twice earned team MVP honors… won the state championship in 2008 in the 500 free (4:58.56)… set school records in the 500 free, 200 medley relay, and 200 and 400 free relays… eight-time place winner at the Arizona State Meet.
Personal — Born May 13, 1992… daughter of Todd and Jody Christiansen… Emily is a fourth generation Hawkeye, her father, grandpa and great-grandparents graduated from Iowa… pre-medicine/health and human physiology major.
Christiansen’s Collegiate Bests
| Event | Time | Meet | Date |
| 50 Free | 24.64 | Hawkeye Invitational | 12/2-4/11 |
| 100 Free | 52.66 | Hawkeye Invitational | 12/5/10 |
| 200 Free | 1:52.88 | Hawkeye Invitational | 12/5/10 |
| 500 Free | 4:56.70 | Hawkeye Invitational | 12/2-4/11 |