Amelia Riggott Season 2025-26

Honors
Two Letters (2024, 2025)
Fifth, 50-Meter Breaststroke, British National Championships (2025)
CSC Academic All-District (2025)
Academic All-Big Ten (2025)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2023, 2024*; Spring 2024)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024)
British Champion (50 Breaststroke, 2022)
*Indicates 4.0 Semester GPA

Sophomore (2024-25)
Riggott finished her sophomore season with three career bests and consistent time improvement. Mid-season at the Hawkeye invitational, Riggott competed in the 50 free where she clocked a 24.19 grabbing her career best. She harnessed a 17th-place performance in the 100 breast (1:01.77) after clocking 1:03.68 in prelims earlier that day. She also swam in the 200 breast (2:20.31). 

The Husker finished her second season at the Big Ten Championship where she secured her third career best on the 2024-25 season. She raced in the time trials in the 200 breast where she notched a 2:20.00. She also swam in the 50 free prelims (24.25), 100 breast prelims (28th, 1:02.04) and 200 breast prelims (45th, 2:22.28).

Following the collegiate season, Riggott raced to a lifetime best of 31.55 to finish fifth in the 50-meter breaststroke at the 2025 British National Swimming Championships at the London Aquatics Center (April 15).

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 earned CSC Academic All-District honors and Academic All-Big Ten accolades for the first time in 2025. She has earned three spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll. She was also a member of the 2024 and 2025 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	24.19	Hawkeye Invite (2024)
100 Free	54.13	Hawkeye Invite (2023)
100 Breast	1:01.77	Hawkeye Invite (2024)
200 Breast	2:20.00	Big Ten Championships (2025)