My name is Anouk Eman. I am twenty

My name is Anouk Eman. I am twenty-two years
of age and I was born in Aruba. I am currently a
senior at Lindenwood University with hopes to
major in psychology. I’ve been very active from a
young age participating in dance, swimming and
synchronized swimming. Synchronized
swimming has gotten me to where I am today.
Through out the years it has thought me time
management and how to be a team player. It has
also thought me a lot about myself as well. Such as my determination, commitment and
that I can get trough tough times.
Synchronized Swimming is part of my identity. It calls for flexibility, great
strength and not everyone can train in sync with a group of eight swimmers performing
while holding their breath upside down underwater going on the same time to the music.
I’ve been in and out of competitions in Aruba and in different parts of the world.
Preparing for the biggest competition that our team has ever been qualified for, the
Aruban federation requested the synchronized swimming head coach of Lindenwood
University Lori Eaton to help us prepare for the Pan-American Games. While Coach
Eaton was coaching us she saw the skills that I have and offered me the opportunity to
swim with her synchronized Swimming team at Lindenwood University. Having a
scholarship and an opportunity to train is by far the best thing that has happened to me.
Besides sports, I have always been fascinated by the human mind and how it
works. Why do certain people behave the way they do? What influences people to
interact differently with others? Why do society,
culture, attitudes and opinions of other people have
such an impact on a person's behavior? To what
lengths can we know about ourselves and about what
we do? I want to know everything there is to know,
to discover the answers, to probe into the minds of the
depressed, and to explain the things we do
unconsciously. I have always sought after my dreams
to become a graduate of such a university that would
perceive my capabilities, inspire me to work harder and give me the best educational and
enjoyable atmosphere to build up myself. I would be honored to graduate and
demonstrate myself with the goal of not only learning, but also raising its name as
millions of students had done before me. Lindenwood University is the right place for
this. All I personally need is to enhance myself and develop my character in some place
with this kind of atmosphere, this standard of education, and this highly applauded
reputation.
My goal was to become a champion in the United States. My first year swimming
for Lindenwood, we ranked 5th place in the nation and my second year my duet partner
Reem and I made history. We won the first medal for our school coming in 3rd place in
the duet competition, which also led our team winning 3rd place overall. Finally, my third
year, I won bronze in the Trio event and also bronze in duet at Collegiate National
Championships. Only two weeks after Collegiate, I competed in the duet competition at
US National Championships.
Now I can say, I accomplished my goal together with my duet partner, Reem
Abdalazem from Egypt winning a gold medal in the U.S. National Championships. Our
goal with this duet was to not to get 1st, but to have this routine be the talk of the
competition and wanting everyone to
watch us every time we would swim.
Reem and I have a profound
chemistry in the water and we sought
to do something different with our
routine. Never before have I been at
an event where so many people told
me that they couldn't wait to see our
duet. We set out to do something different, not robotic or simple synchro, but something
more along the lines of Cirque du Soleil; heavily artistic, emotional, and passionate. The
buzz around the pool was all about this routine, so here is where we knew we achieved
our goal. Together we have so much passion. This is something I never thought would
become reality. Ultimately, my last year swimming for Lindenwood University was very
challenging because at the beginning of the season coach Eaton set high standards to win
the National Title, which of course means us making history. And so we did! I won two
gold medals at Collegiate National Championships in the trio and team event. Only a few
weeks later, I won a gold medal in the duet event together with Mary Killman. It was an
honor to not only swim with the best synchronized swimmer in the US, but who also
represented her country in the 2012 Olympic Games in London. I am very grateful to
have been a part of this unforgettable experience as a senior. There was really no other
way that would have made my last year more perfect and memorable! Overall, it was a
tremendous team effort throughout the season, and proved to be worth it in the end! As
for next year, I am planning to pursue my education at Lindenwood University in hopes
of completing a master degree as well as coaching the Lindenwood’s University
Synchronized Swimming team together with coach Eaton.
Now that I achieved my goal; it certainly gives me more hope, and also the
physical and mental strength to reach my next and ultimate goal, which is qualifying for
the Olympics in 2016. The fulfillment of this dream along with a future career in
psychology would be a challenging and rewarding opportunity to acquire the knowledge
to inspire people to change their behavior and thinking in a positive way to succeed.
Results 2011: Synchronized Swimming Takes Silver At
Third Annual Lindenwood Invitational
The Lindenwood synchronized swimming team got off to a great start on the 2011
season, taking second at the Lindenwood Invitational held Saturday at the St.
Peters Rec-Plex. Lindenwood trailed only Canisius, while Miami (Ohio) finished
third.
Freshman Anouk Eman set the pace for the meet, winning gold in the "A
Elements" technical event on Friday night with a score of 72.047.
Complete Results:
A Elements
1, Anouk Eman, LU, 72.047
2, Svetlana Ponkratova, CC, 71.769
3, Reem Abdalazem, LU, 71.271
4, Mikayla Francese, LU, 69.502
Duet
1, Svetlana Ponkratova, Victoria Mintz,
CC, 83.000
2, Anouk Eman, Mikayla Francese, LU, 77.833
2, Melissa Andrews, Jessia Mancini, CC, 77.833
4, Victoria Burdon, Bethany Burton, LU, 77.500
Trio
1, Svetlana Ponkratova, Victoria Mintz, Laurie Wakelam, CC,
2, Anouk Eman, Mikayla Francese, Reem Abdalezem, LU,
3, Melissa Andrews, Jessica Mancini, Morgan Lebrecht, CC,
4, Victoria Burdon, Stewart Shoemaker, Jessica Webb, LU,
Team
1, Canisius College,
2, Lindenwood University A,
3, Lindenwood University B,
4, Miami University,
80.333
79.833
77.833
76.500
86.333
85.000
78.167
56.500
Most Valuable Player (MVP) 2010-2011
Competitions 2011:
2/18-19/2011
University of the Incarnate Word Invitational
San Antonio, TX
3/05-06/2011
Regional Qualification
Columbus, OH
3/15-19/2011
Collegiate National Championship
Buffalo, NY
4/13-17/2011
U.S. National Championship
Columbus, OH
Practice Hours during the week 2011:
Monday
05:00 am - 09:00 am
Tuesday
05:00 am - 09:00 am
08:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Wednesday
05:00 am - 08:00 am
Thursday
08:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Friday
12:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Saturday
07:00 am - 09:00 pm
Gym 3X a week
Land drill: 2X a week
Land drilling is the best way for synchronized swimmers to work on routines outside of
the pool. If you have limited pool time, it’s a chance to get in some extra practice time.
You can match positions and perfect your timing using land drill.
Results 2012:
Lindenwood Invitational Results
Trios
1. UIW- Tegart, Andreychuk, Fujise
2. LU- Ramirez, Francese, Eman
3. UIW- Burkhart, Traub, Lundblad
80.750
79.500
76.75
Teams
1.
University of Incarnate Word
2.
Lindenwood University
3.
Lindenwood University
87.25
86.50
80.00
2/18/2012
Stanford University
Overall Lindenwood University 1st place
Stanford, CA
3/3/2012
Regionals Qualifier St.Peters, MO
Overall Lindenwood University 1st place
3/14-17/2012 Collegiate Nationals Gainesville, Forida
Trio 5th place LU- Ramirez, Francese, Eman
Duet 3rd place LU- Abdalezem, Eman
Team 4th place LU
Overall Lindenwood University 3rd place
Practice Hours during the week 2012:
Monday
05:00 am - 08:00 am
Tuesday
05:00 am – 08:00 am
Wednesday
05:00 am - 08:00 am
07:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Thursday
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Friday
5:00 am – 8:00 am
12:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Saturday
06:00 am – 10:00 am
Gym 5X a week
Land drill: 2X a week
Competitions 2013:
1/25-26/2013
Lindenwood University Invitational
St. Peters, MO
2/10/2013
Lindenwood Open
St. Peters, MO
3/15-19/2011
University of the Incarnate Word Tri Meet
San Antonio, TX
3/2/2013
North Region Championships
Columbus, OH
3/20-23/2013
U.S. Collegiate Championships
Palo Alto, CA
4/9-14/2013
U.S. Nationals Championships
Greensboro, NC
3/2/2013
North Region Championships
Duet (Top 5)
1. Maryanko/Ramsey
Ohio State
2a.(Honorary) Killman/Ramirez
Lindenwood
2. Abdalazem/Eman
Lindenwood
3a.(Honorary) Salazar/Placha
Lindenwood
3b.(Honorary) J. Gaylard/N. Gaylard
Ohio State
3. Hegedus/Peters
Miami
4. McMahon/Minor
Colorado St.
5. Gilles/Osmek
Minnesota
Trio (Top 4)
1. Abdalazem/Eman/Killman
2. Aton/Nicholson/Ramsey
3. Colville/Spada/Zanotto
4. J. Gaylard/N. Gaylard/Golomb
Lindenwood
Ohio State
Ohio State
OSU
Team (Top 3)
1. Aton, Colville, Labounty, Maryanko,
Ohio State
Nicholson, Ramsey, Spada, Zanotto
2. Eman, Killman, Ramirez, Salazar,
Lindenwood
Placha, Sphatt, Garmendia, Guilbault
3. Conrad, Mann, N. Gaylard, J. Gaylard,
Justice, Hoffman, Liou, Irwin
Ohio State
Columbus, OH
88.833
88.000
87.500
83.833
83.667
74.500
74.333
71.667
88.667
87.167
86.333
83.000
90.000
88.833
87.833
3/20-23/2013
Collegiate Nationals
Palo Alto, CA
Duet: Abdalazem/Eman finished 3rd with a score of 87.063
Trio: Abdalazem/Eman/Killman finished 3rd with a score of 88.250
Team: Mary Killman, Anouk Eman, Dennise Ramirez, Carmen Salazar, Daniela
Garmendia, Simona Placha, Hannah Sphatt, and Erika Guilbault, with Kelli
Gustafsson as the alternate finished 4th with a score of 88.250.
4/9-14/2013
U.S. Nationals Championships
Greensboro, NC
Pre-limps Free Duet: Reem Abdalazem & Anouk Eman finished 3rd.
Technical Duet: Reem Abdalazem & Anouk Eman finished 1st.
Finals Free Duet: Reem Abdalazem & Anouk Eman finished 1st
Overall Duet: Reem Abdalazem & Anouk Eman finished 1st with a total score of
168.025.
Reem Abdalazem, Coach Lori Eaton & Anouk Eman
Practice Hours during the week 2013:
Monday
05:00 am - 08:00 am
Tuesday
05:00 am – 08:00 am
Wednesday
05:00 am - 08:00 am
07:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Thursday
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Friday
5:00 am – 8:00 am
12:00 pm - 03:00 pm
Saturday
06:00 am – 10:00 am
Gym 5X a week
Land drill: 3X a week
Athlete of the Week (2013)
Dean’
s Honor Roll (2013)
Results 2014:
LU Invitational Results
Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014
St. Peters Rec-Plex
TRIO
1. Lindenwood (Eman, Killman, Ramirez), 85.500
2. Lindenwood (Abdalazem, Haylor, Pons), 84.250
3. Stanford (Haldeman, Hansley, Wang), 91.950
4. Lindenwood (Chelberg, Sphatt, Heister), 76.850
TEAM
1. Lindenwood (Abdalazem, Chelberg, Eman, Garmendia,
Haylor, Pons, Ramirez, Mendez), 85.200
2. Lindenwood (Salazar, Ikonykova, Sphatt, Gustafsson,
Heister, Hutzler, Zenoni, Placha), 81.800
3. Stanford (Haldeman, Hansley, Morrice, Park, Shah,
Tashima, Wang), 78.750
UF Tri-Meet
Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014
Gainesville, Fla.
TRIO
1, LU (Eman, Killman, Ramirez), 80.900
2, LU (Abdalazem, Haylor, Pons), 80.733
3, SU (Haldeman, Hansley, Wang), 80.5667
TEAM
1, Lindenwood (Abdalazem, Chelberg, Eman, Montrucchio, Haylor, Pons, Ramirez, Mendez), 85.433
2, Stanford (Haldeman, Hansley, Wang, Tashima, Park, Shah, Morrice), 84.050
3, Florida (Schlak, Goyack, Watkins, Carrero, De Faria, Radovanovic), 78.333
2014 North Region Championships Results
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Maryland Heights, Mo.
TRIO
1, Lindenwood (Eman, Killman, Ramirez), 87.180
2, Lindenwood (Abdalazem, Haylor, Pons), 87.080
3, Ohio State (Boneberg, Hack, Maryanko), 84.700
TEAM
1, Lindenwood (Abdalazem, Chelberg, Eman, Montrucchio, Haylor, Pons, Ramirez, Mendez), 88.440
2, Ohio State (Aton, Baranski, Boneberg, Davidson, Hack, Nicholson, Spada, Zanotto), 86.860
3, Lindenwood (Salazar, Emanuele, Sphatt, Gustafsson, Heisterova, Hutzler, Zenoni, Placha), 84.400
OVERALL
1, Lindenwood University, 102
2, Ohio State, 89
3, Colorado State, 65
U.S. Collegiate Championships
3/19-22/2014
Oxford, Ohio
“The Lady Lions ‘Deadly Sins’ trio of Mary Killman, Anouk Eman, and Dennise Ramirez started the day
with a hard-fought victory in the trio event. Their score of 88.600 narrowly beat the Ohio State trio of
Yuliya Maryanko, Lorraine Hack, and Elizabeth Davidson who earned 88.050. Perhaps suffering from an
early draw, the Lindenwood "Usher" trio of Reem Abdalazem, Laia Pons, and Allyson Haylor settled for
fifth with a score of 85.150.”
“The Lady Lions ‘Alien’ team of Abdalazem, Eman, Ramirez, Laia Pons, Irene Montrucchio, Allyson
Haylor, McKinzie Chelberg, and Amanda Mendez performed next. The team finished first in the prelims,
but with the top teams from Stanford and Ohio State to follow, they needed the swim of their lives to
impress the judges. That's exactly what they did, earning a score of 88.600 to leap into first place.”
U.S. Collegiate Championships
Overall Standings (top 6 only)
1. Lindenwood - 96
2. Ohio State - 91
3. Stanford - 70
4. Canisius - 62
5. Incarnate Word – 56
6. Wheaton – 46
2014 U.S. National Championships
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Oro Valley, Ariz
DUET
1. Lindenwood (Killman, Eman/Abdalazem), 83.9653 + 87.100 = 171.0653
2. Walnut Creek (Koroleva, Tchekmarev) - 167.2856
3. Ohio State (Hack, Maryanko) - 164.1038
Practice Hours during the week 2014:
Monday
05:00 am - 08:00 am
07:30 pm -10:30 pm
Tuesday
05:00 am – 08:00 am
Wednesday
05:00 am - 08:00 am
07:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Thursday
05:00 am – 08:00 am
Friday
5:00 am – 8:00 am
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Gym 5X a week
Land drill and Flexibility: 3X a week
My National Champion Ring
&
My National Champion Team
2002-2014 (Competing for Aruba)
CISC - 2002: 1 Silver, competing in Team (Curacao – Netherlands Antilles).
CARIFTA - 2003: 2 Gold, competing in Duet & Team (Jamaica).
CCCAN – 2003: 2 Bronzes, competing in Duet & Team (Mexico).
CISC – 2004: 3 Gold, competing in Solo, Duet & Team (Jamaica).
CARIFTA – 2005: 2 Gold & 1 Bronze, competing in Solo, Duet & Team
(Curacao).
CISC – 2006: 1 Gold, competing in Team (Puerto Rico).
CCCAN – 2005: 2 Bronze, competing in Duet & Team (Santo Domingo).
CARIFTA – 2006: 2 Gold, competing in Duet & Team (Curacao).
CCCAN – 2007: 1 Bonze, competing in Duet (El Salvador).
XXV Roma Synchro Roma: Italy 31 May - 03 June 2007
PAN AMERICAN GAMES: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro 2007, 8th Place competing in Team.
CARIFTA – 2009: 3 Gold, competing in Solo, Duet & Figures (Aruba).
WEGANAN DI REINO – 2009: 1 Gold & 3 Silvers, competing in Solo, Duet, Team & Figures (Aruba).
SYNCHRO COPA PERU – 2009: 1 gold & 1 Bronze, competing in Solo & Team (Peru).
CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN GAMES (CAC): competing in Duet & Team wining 3rd place.
PAN AMERICAN GAMES: Mexico, Guadalajara 2011, 8th place competing in Duet & Team.
CCCAN – 2013: Costa Rica (2nd in Tech Solo, 2nd in Tech Duet & 3rd in Free Duet)
World Championships – 2013: Barcelona
SWISS OPEN – 2014: 2 Bronze, competing in Tech Duet & Free Duet (Switzerland, Montreux).
US OPEN – 2014: 2 Bronze, competing in Tech Duet & Free Duet (Las Vegas, Henderson)
UANA PAN AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – 2014: 2 Gold, competing in Tech Duet & Free Duet (California,
Riverside)
ARUBAANSE KAMPIOENSCHAPPEN (Aruban Championship Competition)
*2 Silver
*2Bronze
* 26 Gold
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Wall of Fame (Paseo Herencia)