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Enrolled at Eastern in January of 2011 after one semester at Division I Sacred Heart University...
Team co-captain in 2013-14 as one of three returning seniors...
Coach Fahey: "Erin continues to improve every year. I expect that her senior year will be the highlight of her college career."
2012-13: All-New England at the NEISDA Championships in two individual events and with four relays and All-Little East Conference with the second-place 400 freestyle relay... began the season by winning the USJ Pentathlon by 13 seconds with a combined total time of 5:33.61 in five 100 yard events... claimed the butterfly and freestyle in that meet... at the NEISDA meet, was second in the 200 freestyle and fifth in the 500 freestyle and helped the 200 and 800 freestyle relays to second place, the 400 freestyle relay to third and the 400 medley relay to fourth... shared third place on the team in the NEISDA meet with 73 points in individual events... her times in that meet of 2:20.17 in the 200 butterfly, 1:59.79 in the 200 freestyle and 5:21.04 in the 500 freestyle all represented personal records, with the time in the 200 butterfly the fastest of the season by an Eastern swimmer... also swam the fastest times in the 100 butterfly and 400 IM...
2011-12: All-New England in the 200 and 500 freestyle and with all three freestyle relays... second at the USJ Pentathlon with a total time of 5:47.58... at the NEISDA Championships, placed sixth in the 200 freestyle and eighth in the 500 freestyle and helped the relays to a third and two fourth-place outcomes... a member of the 400 freestyle relay which was named All-Little East with a second-place finish in the LEC Championships... at NEISDA, posted personal bests in the preliminaries of the 500 freestyle (5:24.63)and in the final of the 100 freestyle (56.27), where she placed 17th... the 55 points she accumulated at NEISDA are the most among returnees and were the third-most on the team... swam the fastest 200 freestyle (2:00.69) and 500 freestyle (5:24.63) among all swimmers last year and second-fastest 50 (26.44), 100 (56.27) and 1000 (11:34.71) freestyle... won five different events a total of 14 times during the regular season, capturing the 500 freestyle in all six dual meets in which she competed (excluding an exhibition race against RIC)... also claimed the 200 freestyle in all three dual meets in which she competed and the 1000 freestyle in both dual meets...
2010-11: Gained All-New England honors in two individual freestyle events and with two freestyle relays… competed in three freestyle events at the NEISDA meet, chalking up a PR in all three… was All-New England with a fifth-place finish in the 200 and seventh-place finish in the 500 and was also 14th in the 100… swam the second leg of the third-place 200 relay and the third leg of the 800 which finished fourth, both relays establishing program records… swam the fastest 500 on the team last year and third-fastest 100 and 200…
High School: Four-year swimming letterwinner who also played one season of softball… primary swimming strokes included the freestyle (all distances) and (sprint) butterfly… the team’s top point person all four years in swimming who earned all-conference honors three times and team MVP accolades twice… as a senior in swimming was fourth in Class L in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly and 22nd in the State Open in both events… as a junior, was fifth in the 500 freestyle and sixth in the 100 backstroke in the Class L meet and 24th in the 500 freestyle in the State Open… as a sophomore, was fifth in the 100 butterfly and 11th in the 50 freestyle in the state meet… as a freshman, was ninth in the 200 freestyle and 11th in the 500 freestyle in the state meet and was the first alternate for the State Open in the 100 butterfly… senior captain… high honors student…
PERSONAL: Born Erin E. McVeigh December 31, 1991… Parents: Candice and Kevin… Major: Psychology… Career Plans: Public Health… Residence: Windsor, CT…
ERIN... REVEALED
Favorite activity other than sports: Cooking
Most difficult aspect of college: Studying
Something that you may never live to see: The swim team not complaining
Most difficult aspect of your sport: Early a.m. swims
Best athlete of all time: Coach Hassell
Favorite pro team: Bruins
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Waking up for 6 a.m. swim
Most embarrassing moment: Last year’s 800 free relay
Biggest crisis facing the world: Katie King
Most important invention or discovery in your lifetime: The internet
What would you like to get paid to do for a living?: Searching pinterest
Job you consider the hardest or worst to do for a living: Being my coach
Funniest comedian: Coach Hassell
Pet Peeve: Kayla Smorgy
2013/14
100 Back
1:06.65 4th (36) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
100 Breast
1:20.50 6th (31) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
100 Fly
1:05.41 1st (34) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
1:05.00 1st (4) St. Joe/Nov. 23
1:04.43 1st (4) USJ/Jan. 14
1:04.37 Ex. Western NE/Jan.29
200 Fly
2:26.12 1st (5) St. Joe / Nov. 23
2:27.87 6th (12) Little East/Dec. 7
2:25.28 2nd(5) Roger Wms./Jan.25
50 Free
26.24 2nd (6) UMD/Jan. 18
100 Free
57.87 1st (40) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
57.05 1st(7) Roger Wms./Jan.25
57.24 1st (5) RI College/Jan. 31
57.47 1st (6) Regis/Bridgewater/Feb. 1
200 Free
2:04.96 1st (5) WCSU/ Nov 9
2:01.38 3rd (27) Little East/Dec. 7
2:04.13 1st (5) UMD/Jan. 18
2:04.34 1st (4) RI College/Jan. 31
2:04.76 1st (6) Regis/Bridgewater/Feb. 1
2:03.78 10th NEISDA/Feb. 15
500 Free
5:41.90 Ex. WCSU/ Nov 9
5:33.80 6th (25) Little East/Dec. 7
5:34.59 1st (5) UMD/Jan. 18
5:30.14 1st (4) Western NE/Jan.29
5:19.12 Prelims NEISDA/Feb. 14
5:21.22 6th NEISDA/Feb. 14
1000 Free
11:21.83 1st (4) USJ/Jan. 14
11:04.35 3rd NEISDA/Feb. 15
100 IM
1:09.13 3rd (33) USJ Pent./ Oct 26
1:06.83 Ex. Western NE/Jan.29
400 IM
5:02.83 Ex. Regis/Bridgewater/Feb. 1
2012/13
100 Back
1:06.04 2nd (48) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
100 Breast
1:18.64 5th (37) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
1:18.83 1st (6) Bridgewater/Dec. 8
50 Fly
28.51 Ex. WConn./Nov. 3
28.39 1st (6) RWU/Jan 26
28.54 2nd (6) RIC/ Feb 2
100 Fly
1:04.43 1st (36) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
1:04.24 1st (3) WConn./Nov. 3
1:03.67 1st (11) UMD Invite/Nov. 10
1:03.67 1st (6) Bridgewater/Dec. 8
1.03.85 2nd (6) RWU/Jan 26
200 Fly
2:24.94 1st (4) USJ/Nov. 17
2:23.50 5th (12) Little East/Dec. 1
2.22.73 1st (4) RIC/ Feb 2
2:21.40 Prelims NEISDA/Feb.10
2:20.17 9th (29) NEISDA/Feb.10
50 Free
26.20 3rd (6) KSC/Jan. 12
100 Free
57.64 1st (49) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
56.94 3rd (6) KSC/Jan. 12
56.82 3rd (6) RWU/Jan 26
57.07 1st (6) WNEU/ Jan 30
200 Free
2:03.74 1st (22) UMD Invite/Nov. 10
2:00.93 4th (24) Little East/Dec. 1
2.06.01 1st (6) WNEU/ Jan 30
1:59.79 2nd (24) NEISDA/Feb.9
500 Free
5:33.47 2nd (24) UMD Invite/Nov. 10
5:29.61 4th (30) Little East/Dec. 1
5:23.32 Prelims NEISDA/Feb. 8
5:21.04 5th (26) NEISDA/Feb. 8
100 IM
1:06.86 1st (42) USJ Pent./Oct. 20
400 IM
5:08.92 Ex. USJ/Nov. 17
5:00.92 3rd (6) KSC/Jan. 12
