Emma Weyant, of the United States, holds her bronze medal for the women’s 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.
                                United States swimmer Emma Weyant, of the United States, holds her bronze medal for the women’s 400-meter IM final on Monday at the Olympics. Weyant’s family has roots in Luzerne County, with her mother growing up in Plains Township.
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Emma Weyant, of the United States, holds her bronze medal for the women’s 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.

United States swimmer Emma Weyant, of the United States, holds her bronze medal for the women’s 400-meter IM final on Monday at the Olympics. Weyant’s family has roots in Luzerne County, with her mother growing up in Plains Township.

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Emma Weyant’s mother hails from Plains Twp.

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<p>Gold medalist, Summer McIntosh, of Canada, centre, stands with silver medalist, Katie Grimes, of the United States, left, and bronze medalist Emma Weyant, of the United States, after the women’s 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Monday in Nanterre, France.</p>
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Gold medalist, Summer McIntosh, of Canada, centre, stands with silver medalist, Katie Grimes, of the United States, left, and bronze medalist Emma Weyant, of the United States, after the women’s 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, on Monday in Nanterre, France.

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<p>Emma Weyant, of the United States, competes during a heat in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.</p>
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Emma Weyant, of the United States, competes during a heat in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.

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<p>Emma Weyant, of the United States, competes during a heat in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.</p>
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Emma Weyant, of the United States, competes during a heat in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.

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<p>Emma Weyant, of the United States, competes the women’s 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.</p>
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Emma Weyant, of the United States, competes the women’s 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.

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<p>Gold medalist Summer McIntosh, centre, of Canada, stands with silver medalist Katie Grimes, left, of the United States, and her compatriot Emma Weyant following the women’s 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.</p>
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Gold medalist Summer McIntosh, centre, of Canada, stands with silver medalist Katie Grimes, left, of the United States, and her compatriot Emma Weyant following the women’s 400-meter individual medley final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Nanterre, France.

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Swimmer Emma Weyant, whose mother grew up in Plains Township, won a bronze medal in the women’s 400-meter individual medley at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

Weyant, 22, who won a silver medal in Tokyo in 2021, closed fast to nip Great Britain’s Freya Constance Colbert for the bronze in 4:34.93.

Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh cruised to her second medal of these Games, winning the women’s 400-meter individual medley in 4:27.71, nearly six seconds head of Katie Grimes of the U.S., and Weyant.

Emma Weyant, of Sarasota, Fla., has Luzerne County connections. Her mom, Kristi Cardoni-Weyant, grew up on Main Street in Plains Township. Her great-grandfather was Herman Cardoni, who developed the Birchwood Hills development in Hilldale.

Cardoni-Weyant is in Paris with Emma and she was proud and happy for her daughter. Cardoni-Weyant could not attend the Tokyo games in 2021 due to COVID restrictions, but she hosted a watch party in Sarasota.

Emma Weyant used to love to go to Old Forge for pizza with her grandfather — Herman “Bucky” Cardoni, who died on July 24, 2015.

“Emma and my dad would go to Old Forge for pizza all the time,” Cardoni-Weyant said.

Emma has three sisters: Ava, Gracie and Harper.

Cardoni-Weyant said she has two brothers, Michael and Jeff Cardoni; and her aunt, Marcie Cardoni Petrocelli — “Bucky’s” sister — is from Plains Township.

Cardoni-Weyant said Emma trained a lot to get to Tokyo and Paris — practicing six days a week.

“She didn’t have a lot of free time,” her mom said. “It was basically eat, sleep and train.”

When Emma did have some free time, Cardoni-Weyant said she loved to head to the beach.

“Emma is very goal-oriented,” Cardoni-Weyant said. “She never ran from competition. She’s a pretty shy kid — the spotlight is not easy for her.”

Cardoni-Weyant grew up in Plains Township and attended Coughlin High School. She later graduated from Penn State University.

The family moved to Florida in 1994.

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