Erika Rodman Bio

Swimming & Diving

Courtesy: UCSD Release: 10/08/12

Erika Rodman

Position:	Distance Freestyle
Height:	5'5"
Year:	Junior
City/State:	Lansdale, PA
High School:	Methacton HS
Other College:	Penn State
College:	Marshall
Major:	Cognitive Science
Experience:	Transfer

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PENN STATE
Competed for the Nittany Lions for two seasons (2010-12) ... Earned four of her career-best marks at the Ohio State Invite (2/12/11), including first-place showings in both the 500 free (5:01.22) and 1650 free (17:18.22) ... Finished in second with a time of 10:35.85 in the 1000 free at St. Bonaventure (1/22/11) ... Career-best marks are a 1:56.45 in the 200 free, a 5:01.01 in the 500 free and a 17:18.64 in the 1650 free.

CLUB
Swam for Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa. for one year (2010) ... Also competed for the Nittany Lion Aquatic Club in State College, Pa. in 2011.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2010 graduate of Methacton High School in Eagleville, Pa. ... Earned All-American recognition with the Warriors in the 200 free relay (2008) ... Named to all-state team in the 500 free (2010) ... Made all-conference first team in the Pioneer Athletic Conference (2010) ... Had a personal-best time of 5:07.36 in the 500 free ... Best mark in the 200 free was a 1:59.89 ... Also competed in cross country in 2008.

PERSONAL
Born July 10, 1992 in Norristown, Pa. ... Parents are Linnea and James Rodman ... Has an older sister named Kristen and a younger sister named Alexandra ... Father ran cross country for West Virginia ... Sister was a swimmer for Penn State ... Majors in cognitive science at Marshall College ... Breaking six records and standing on the medal stand to get her awards was her most memorable swimming moment ... Playing the piano, drawing and going to the beach are among her hobbies ... Cheers for the Philadelphia Phillies ... Cliff Lee is her favorite athlete ... How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is her favorite flick ... Nicki Minaj's Pound the Alarm is on her playlist ... Loves strawberries ... Her father as well as her former teammate and friend Fran Crippen are among her greatest influences ... Plans to go to medical school to become a surgeon upon graduating from UC San Diego.