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2018-19 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Erica Silverman

Erica Silverman

  • Position:
    Fly/IM/Free
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Previous Team:
    Horace Greeley
  • Hometown:
    Chappaqua, N.Y.
  • Major:
    History

Summary

Biography

Awards
2015-16 Ironwoman Award
2016-17 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
2017-18 Ironwoman Award
2017-18 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

Records
Colgate First-year 200-yard Medley Relay - 1:48.95 with Farrin Saba, Jessica Cauley and Liv Castro (2016)
 
2018-19 (Senior) 
Events: Free/Fly
Best Meets: Saved her best time in the 1650 Yard Freestyle for the Patriot League Championships when she touched the wall in 17:04.21 ... Also swam the 500 Yard Freestyle in 5:03.78 at the Patriot League Championships ... Had her season best times in the 500 Yard Freestyle (5:03.24) and 200 Yard Freestyle (1:56.87) at the Terrier Invite ... Finished first in the 1000 Yard Freestyle and had a season best time of 2:11.62 in the 200 Yard Fly against Canisius ... Won two events against Lafayette ... Won the 200 Yard Freestyle against St. Francis. 

2017-18 (Junior) 

Events: Free/Fly
Best Meets: Recorded a personal best time of 5.05.62 in the 500-yard free at the Patriot League Championships... Placed 1st in the 500-yard free at the Holy Cross meet with a time of 5.20.63.

2016-17 (Sophomore)

Events: Fly/IM
Best Meets: Placed 13th (2:06.65) in the 200 fly and was a member of the 200-yard medley relay team that finished eighth at the Patriot League Championships.
 
2015-16 (Freshman)
Best Meets:  Swam a time of 55.99 in the 100-yard fly, a 2:04.30 in the 200-yard fly, and recorded the fifth fastest time in program history during the 200 IM prelims, touching the wall at 2:05.83 at the Patriot League Championships… she also took eighth in the B finals (16th overall) in the finals, posting a time of 2:06.93.
 
Before Colgate
Attended Horace Greely High School…Was captain of her BGNW Marlins team in the 2014-15 season…During her senior season, she set the school record in the 100 fly, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay…She also earned 2nd place in the Section 1 Championships in the 100 fly and the 200 individual medley and earned 10th place in the 100 fly at the NYSPHSAA Championships…Over the course of her career, she was a two-time Section 1 Champion in the 100 fly and 20 medley relay, was a four-time NYSPHSAA participant and a three-time finalist…She also was a NCSA Junior National Qualifier in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM…In 2012, she helped her team to the Section 1 Championships, where she won the 100 fly, 500 free and 200 medley relay…In 2013, she helped the team get back to the Section 1 Championships, where she won the 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay…She helped her team back in 2014, where she won the 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay…Earned USA Swimming Scholastic All-American for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons…Was Section 1 All-Section from 2012-14 and Section 1 Conference 1 All-Conference from 2011-14…Earned Journal News First Team from 2012-14…Was a member of Relay for Life and Chappaqua for future Education Committee.
 
Personal
Born: Erica Anne Silverman in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
Family: Daughter of Andy and Ellen Silverman…has one brother.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16First Year

    Fly/IM
    5'4"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Fly/IM
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Fly/IM
    5'4"
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    2018-19Senior

    Fly/IM/Free
    5'4"
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