Amelia Riggott Season 2024-25

Honors
One Letter (2024)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2023; Spring 2024)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024)
British Champion (50 Breaststroke, 2022)

Sophomore (2024-25)
At the Hawkeye Invitational, Riggott collected a pair of personal bests in both the 100 breaststroke (1:01.77) and the 200 breaststroke (2:20.31).

Amelia contributed heavily in the strong team finish over the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Nov. 8. Alongside teammates Madison Lloyd, Jenna Brown, and Riley Miklos, the Huskers captured a second place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:58.93). The 200 free relay team also notched a third place finish in the 200 free relay (1:41.04).

Riggott added to Nebraska’s strong performance by securing fifth-place and her seasonal best in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.19) against the Kansas Jayhawks (Nov. 1).

In a dual against the Iowa State Cyclones at the Devaney Natatorium (Oct. 25), Riggott recorded strong finishes in the 100 (1:06.15) and 200 breaststokes (2:28.78). She also helped contribute to a fifth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:49.99) swimming the 100 leg. 

Riggott finished in seventh in the 50 freestyle (25.43) and posted a time of 2:30.72 in the 200 breaststroke in a dual against the Iowa Hawkeyes (Oct. 18). She also contributed to a fifth-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay (3:46.96) and a sixth-place finish in the 200 medley relay (1:49.80).

Amelia Riggott opened her sophomore season with the Huskers by swimming to a seventh-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.85) in a double-dual with No. 24 Minnesota and South Dakota at the Devaney Natatorium (Oct. 4). She added a ninth-place showing in the 50 freestyle (25.38), while also competing in the 200 breast (2:32.40) and swimming a leg in the 200 medley relay against the Golden Gophers and Coyotes.

Freshman (2023-24)
Riggott improved her times consistently throughout the season and finished with three career bests at the Big Ten Championships. In the 100 breaststroke, Riggot logged a prelim time of 1:02.53 to qualify for the final, where she posted a career-best 1:02.45 for a 21st-place finish. Her other career bests came in the 50 freestyle prelims (24.20) and the 200 breaststroke prelims (2:21.51).

On Nov. 18, against Omaha, Riggott picked up a runner-up finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.79) and a fourth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:32.35). At the mid-season Hawkeye Invite, she placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:03.07 and added a 20th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke (2:23.70). Riggott grabbed a pair of seventh-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke against Rutgers (Feb. 2-3).

Before Nebraska
Riggott came to Nebraska from High Wycombe, United Kingdom, where she attended Mount Kelly High School. She joined fellow Mount Kelly swimmer Emily Haimes on the 2023-24 Husker roster. Among Riggott’s top accolades, she captured the 2022 British 50 breaststroke title and was the National Arena League Premier Division Championship winner in 2021 and 2022. She was also a member of the 2022 ESSA National Final winning medley relay team. In 2020, Riggott swam an Olympic Trials-qualifying time in the 50 breaststroke. 

Personal
The daughter of Guy Riggott and Zoe Gilbert, Amelia was born on Oct. 13, 2004. She has two sisters, Matilda and Florence. A dual-major in psychology and sports media and communications, Amelia was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2023-24. She was also a member of the 2024 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team for her commitment to service in the Lincoln community.

“I chose Nebraska because I loved everything about my official visit,” Riggott said. “I felt like it was a good fit for me both academically and for my swimming career. The swim team was so welcoming and I got along well with the girls. I believe I can work well with Coach Pablo (Morales) and Pat (Rowan) and they can help me get my swimming to the next level.”

Career-Best Times

Event	Time	Meet (Year)
50 Free	24.20	Big Ten Championships (2024)
100 Free	54.13	Hawkeye Invite (2023)
100 Breast	1:02.45	Big Ten Championships (2024)
200 Breast	2:21.51	Big Ten Championships (2024)