Erika Brown

Majority Of CA-NV Team Set For Japan Exchange Meet In February

Full Name:	Erika Connolly (née Brown)
Born:	August 27th, 1998
	Modesto, California
Nationality:	USA
Status:	Active

Erika Connolly (née Brown) is a competitive swimmer and 2021 Olympian who competes for the United States. She is extremely versatile, registering elite times in freestyle, butterfly, and IM events during her time as a Tennessee Volunteer. High School She started her competitive swimming in Pleasanton, California with the Pleasanton Seahawks. When her family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, she swam with SwimMAC Carolina and William Amos Hough High School. In North Carolina, she won 2 state championship titles in the 200 free and 400 free relay. She also earned a bronze medal in the 200m free at the 2014 and 2015 USA Swimming junior national championships. College Swimming 2016-2017 Erika performed well in her first year as a Vol, but didn't quite reach her best times in her specialty 100 or 200 freestyles. She scored at the SEC championships, placing 10th in the 50 (22.33), 18th in the 100 free (49.53), and 17th in the 200 free (1:46.49). She was also a member of 4 relays, all of which placed 7th or higher. At NCAA's, she joined Tennessee as a relay member, and earned her first honorable mention All-America honors as a member of the 13th place 400 free relay. 2017-2018 After her freshman campaign, Erika told …

Majority Of CA-NV Team Set For Japan Exchange Meet In February

It was announced in October that the Itoman Swim Club of Japan and the five LSCs of California-Nevada had setup…

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Majority Of CA-NV Team Set For Japan Exchange Meet In February

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