Senior Year (2010-11): Finished her career as one of the most successful swimmers in Colgate history with three league titles in four years ... was named the Patriot League Swimmer of the Meet at the 2011 PL Championships and was Colgate's Female Athlete of the Year ... she won three individual titles at the 2011 championships and one relay title ... she broke her own Patriot League, PL Championship and Kinney Natatorium records with a 1:56.39 in the 200-yard backstroke ... rose to the occasion in the 100-yard butterfly as the Raiders had three women place in the top five to earn 50 points towards the team score ... won the individual title with a time of 54.36 seconds, just missing her record time of 54.02 seconds ... also won the 200-yard individual medley title with a time of 2:01.52, which was just under a second from her personal best ... helped set a new record in the 800-yard freestyle relay team of her, Claire Hunter, Emma Santoro and Caren Guyett posted a time of 7:20.09, which became a new Patriot League, championship meet and Kinney Natatorium record ... owns three individual Colgate records and three relay marks as well.
Junior Year (2009-10): Garnered first team all-Patriot League honors for her third consecutive season ... won her fifth league title overall with a school record 1:59.82 performance in the 200 fly ... also captured a second in the 200 IM (2:02.05) with the third best time posted at Colgate ... recorded the seventh best time at Colgate in the 100 fly (54.74) in a runner-up finish ... teamed with three others to break the Lineberry Natatorium pool record in the 400 medley relay (3:54.46) ... picked up a first and two second place individual efforts at the ECAC Championships ... won the meet title in the 100 fly (55.45) and placed second in the 100 back (56.28) and 200 back (1:59.82) ... was in Colgate's 400 free relay (3:26.26) and 800 free relay (7:32.09) squads that broke ECAC Championship meet records ... teamed with three others to finish second in the 200 medley relay (1:45.74), which was the sixth best time at Colgate.
Junior Year (2008-09): Was a first team all-Patriot League honoree … Broke a school, meet, and league records by capturing the 100 fly with a winning time of 54.08 … Posted the fourth best time in the program’s history in the preliminary rounds with a 54.29 … Captured a second league title in the 200 back with a 1:58.77 … Broke school, league, meet and Bucknell pool records in the preliminary swim with a 1:58.67 … Swam the second fastest time in the 100 back (55.09) in the preliminary round before finishing second overall with a 55.17 in the finals, which is third all-time … Was a member of two winning relay squads at the Patriot League Championships that broke school, meet, league and pool records … Swam the third leg of the 400 medley relay (3:39.23) and anchored the 800 free relay (7:21.64) effort … Broke school records in the 100 fly (54.02) and in the 200 fly (2:00.27) at the New England Speedo Championship Series in Boston …Swam three of the top 10 times ever at Colgate in the 200 IM, including a 2:02.12 at the New England Speedo Series, the third best time at Colgate … Posted three of the top six times ever in the 200 free, including a career best 1:49.84 at the Speedo Series, the third best time ever at Colgate … Posed seasonal bests 23.82 in the 50 free, and 5:16.01 in the 500 free
Freshman Year (2007-08): Selected as the Patriot League Female Rookie of the Meet ... Named to the all-Patriot League first team ... Honored as the Colgate team MVP ... Won Patriot League titles in the 100 fly and 200 IM ... Her winning time of 55.75 in the 100 fly broke the Patriot League meet and conference records, as well as the Colgate varsity and freshman records ... Broke the Colgate varsity and freshman records in the 200 IM with her winning time of 2:03.30 at the league meet ... Recorded the second-fastest time in school history, 2:02.59, in the 200 fly at the Nike Invitational ... Posted the 10th-fastest time in school history, 4:32.24, in the 400 IM at Boston University ... Swam the butterfly portion of the 400 medley relay that won the Patriot League title in the second-fastest time in school history, 3:49.50, at the conference championship ... Led off the 200 free relay that finished second at the league meet in the fourth-fastest time in school history, 1:35.20 ... Her lead-off split time of 24.33 for the 50 free is tied for sixth on Colgate's all-time performers list ... Registered the fourth-fastest time in school history, 56.80, in the 100 back at the Nike Invitational ... Swam the butterfly portion of the 200 medley relay that recorded the fourth-fastest time ever at Colgate, 1:45.93, at the Nike Invitational ... Anchored the 400 free relay that turned in the eighth-fastest time ever at Colgate, 3:32.16, at the Nike Invitational ... Part of the 400 free relay that recorded the 10th-fastest time in school history, 3:33.00, at Lehigh ... Participated in the 800 free relay that finished second at the Nike Invitational with the second-fastest time in school history, 7:30.17 ... Anchored the 800 free relay that came in second at the league meet in the third-fastest time ever at Colgate, 7:30.72 ... Recorded a personal-best time of 52.89 in the 100 free, which ranks eight on Colgate's all-time performers list, against Bucknell ... Posted a personal-best time of 1:53.71 in the 200 free, which ranks sixth among Raider performers all-time, versus Syracuse ... Recorded a personal-best time of 2:10.20 in the 200 back at the double-dual meet with Lafayette and Army ... Swam the lead-off leg of the 200 medley relay in a personal-best time of 28.36 for the 50 back against Cornell.:
High School: A four-year letterwinner in swimming at Fairport High School ... Team captain as a senior ... A seven-time All-American ... Received All-American consideration five times ... A four-time all-county selection ... Named the 2004 and 2005 Section V Class A Swimmer of the Meet ... Honored as the 2004 and 2005 Section V Monroe County Female Swimmer of the Year ... Part of the 200 and 400 free relays that won the 2004 and 2005 state championships ... Won the 2005 state championship in the 200 free ... Finished second in the 100 fly at the 2005 state championship ... Led team to a four-year record of 45-3, including a perfect 12-0 record in 2007 ... Named team MVP in 2004 and 2005 ... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Erin Elizabeth McGraw was born in Syracuse, New York ... Daughter of Daniel and Katherine McGraw ... Has one brother and one sister ... Sister, Megan, graduated from Bucknell in 2005, and brother, Matt, graduated from Bucknell in 2008 ... Majoring in natural science.
McGraw's Personal Bests
50 Free - 23.82 (4th at CU)
100 Free - 51.06 (4th at CU)
50 Back - 26.76
100 Back - 55.09 (2nd at CU)
200 Back - 1:56.39 (1st at CU)
100 Fly - 54.02 (1st at CU)
200 Fly - 1:59.82 (1st at CU)
200 IM - 2:00.74 (2nd at CU)
400 IM - 4:30.43