Erica Rose Class: Senior Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio High School: Hawken School Height: 5-4 Event: Distance Free

2003-04: Placed 13th in both the 400 IM and 1650 free at the Big Ten Championships ... Her time of 4:23.50 in the 400 IM prelims was the 'Cats fastest time of the year in that event ... Posted NU's second-fastest times in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free throughout the year ... Won both the 400 IM and 1650 against Tennessee on Jan. 10 ... Took first place in the 1000 free in a time of 10:10.00 in the UH Four-Team Duel.

2002-03: Swam to a fifth-place finish and career-best time in the 400 IM (4:21.30) at the Big Ten Championships ... Earned seven first-place finishes throughout the year: three in the 400 IM, two in the 1000 free, and one in both the 500 and 1650 free ... Shaved 3.84 seconds off of her previous best in the 200 breast when she recorded a time of 2:23.77 against Eastern Michigan on Jan. 11 ... Recorded team's best time of the year in the 1000 free (10:05.91) on Nov. 15 versus Wisconsin.

2001-02: Placed 17th in the 1650 free at the Big Ten Championships in a season-best and NCAA "B" qualifying time of 16:55.58 ...Also competed in the 500 free at the conference meet ...Finished second in the 1650 free at the NU Invitational ...Earned a third-place finish in the 400 IM during a dual meet with Minnesota on Nov. 10 ...Academic All-Big Ten.

2000-01: Honorable mention All-America in 1650 freestyle ... Also competed in 400 IM at NCAAs ... Two first-place finishes in 1000 free during season ... Best time in 1650 came at Last Chance Meet (16:26.12) ... Swam at 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 400 and 800 free as well as the 400 IM ...Received The Paul and Margaret Schutt Scholarship.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in swimming ... Four-time All-America in 500 free ... Two-time state champion, two-time state runner-up in 500 free ... State runner-up in 200 IM as a senior ... Team won three state titles in her four years ... Cleveland Plain Dealer All-Star MVP senior year ... Four-time member of Plain Dealer and Cleveland News Herald All-Star Teams ... Also lettered once in cross country.

Personal: Born Erica Lara Rose on 7/6/82 ... Daughter of Bob and Carolyn Rose ... Four-year member of US Swimming National Team in open water swimming ... 1998 world champion, 5K open water ... 1999 Pan Pacific champion, 5K open water ... Three-time national champion, 5K open water ...2001 National 10k open water champion ... Enrolled in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences..

Rose's Personal Bests

500 Free - 4:56.52
1000 Free - 10:06.25
1650 Free - 16:26.12
200 Breast - 2:29.34
200 Fly - 2:08.20
200 IM - 2:06.02
400 IM - 4:20.26

Endowment Kickoff

2011 Training Trip Video Blog

The Team

Friend the 'Cats!

NU Recruiting Questionnaire

Features, Photos and Film

Contact The Coaches

Norris Aquatics Center