| Eric Friedland |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Bethesda, Md.
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| High School:
Walter Johnson
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| Height:
6-2
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| Position:
Breast/IM
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| Experience:
1L
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•All-American
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 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. ... intends to major in engineering.
