Texas
February 4, 2012
Texas

  Eric Friedland

Eric Friedland

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Bethesda, Md.

High School:
Walter Johnson

Height:
6-2

Position:
Breast/IM

Experience:
3L

• 2011 NCAA champion, 200 breaststroke
• Two-time All-American
• 2010 Academic All-Big 12 (first team)
• Member of Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2010)

INTERNATIONALLY
• placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:16.08) and sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.03) at the FINA World Junior Championships

NATIONALLY
• U.S. Junior National Champion, 200 breaststroke
• placed 16th in the 200m breaststroke (2:15.81) and 31st in the 100m breaststroke (1:03.19) at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11)
• won the 200 breaststroke (season-best 1:55.64) and placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke (55.37) against Texas A&M
• took fourth in the 200 breaststroke (1:59.26) and the 100 breaststroke (55.54) and completed a 200 IM exhibition (1:56.69) against Arizona and SMU
• placed second in the 200 breaststroke (2:00.99) at Georgia
• took third in the 200 breaststroke (1:58.39) at Auburn
• placed third in the 100 breaststroke (53.78), fourth in the 200 breaststroke (1:56.32), eighth in the 200 IM (1:48.25) and fourth in the 100 butterfly "C" final (49.68) at the Texas Invitational
• took second in the 100 breaststroke (55.71) and the 200 breaststroke (2:01.73) against Indiana and Michigan

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10)
• placed seventh in the 200 breaststroke (1:54.80) and 22nd in the 100 breaststroke at the NCAA Championships
• won the 100 breaststroke (53.44) and the 200 breaststroke (1:54.32) and placed fifth in the 200 individual medley (1:46.72) at the Big 12 Championships
• took second in the 100 breaststroke (55.78) and fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:01.39) at Arizona
• placed second in the 100 breaststroke (56.48) and the 200 breaststroke (2:01.48) against Georgia
• took second in the 200 breaststroke (1:59.47) against Auburn
• placed seventh in the 100 breaststroke (55.16), won the 200 breaststroke consolation final (1:58.44) and won the 200 IM consolation final (1:48.81) at the Texas Invitational
• claimed the 100 breaststroke (56.19) and took second in the 200 breaststroke (2:03.17) against Indiana

AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
• teamed up with Scott Jostes, Hill Taylor and Dave Walters to place sixth in the 400-yard medley relay preliminary round (3:06.10) at the NCAA Championships; split 53.05 on the breaststroke leg
• placed second in the 100 breaststroke (53.90) and the 200 breaststroke (1:56.02) and took sixth in the 200 IM (1:47.67) at the Big 12 Championships
• took third in the 200 breaststroke (2:04.17) and third in the 100 breaststroke (56.46) against SMU
• placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:01.59) and seventh in the 100 breaststroke (57.38) against Arizona
• took second in the 100 breaststroke (57.45) and third in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.36) at Georgia
• placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke (54.86), sixth in the 200 breaststroke (1:58.53) and fourth in the 200 IM consolation final (1:49.32) at the Texas Invitational
• took third in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.36) and fourth in the 100 breaststroke (58.05) against Washington
• placed third in the 200 breaststroke (2:03.38) and fifth in the 100 breaststroke (57.76) against Indiana and Michigan

HIGH SCHOOL
• 2008 All-Metropolitan Area Swimmer of the Year

PERSONAL
Son of Warren and Wendy Friedland ... has one sister, Liz (16), and one brother, Carl (13) ... born on June 27, 1990 in Rockville, Md. ... an engineering major.

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