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Erin Caflisch  
Erin Caflisch

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Eyota, Minn.

High School:
Rochester Mayo HS

Position:
Freestyle


05/09/2013

Women's Swimming and Diving Announces Team Captains

Anton, Caflisch, Janzen and Keefer will lead the team in 2013-14.

03/27/2013

Minnesota Places 62 on Winter Academic All-Big Ten Teams

For the second year in a row, gymnast Nathan Fortunato posted an unblemished 4.0 GPA.

03/27/2013

Twenty Gophers Earn Academic All-Big Ten Honors

Student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and be in their second academic year at an institution to earn the honor.

03/23/2013

Gophers Finish 10th at 2013 NCAA Championships

It marked the third time in program history that the Gophers finished in the top-10 nationally.

03/23/2013

NCAA Championships Day Three Prelim Results

Haley Spencer looks to earn her fourth-straight All-America honor in the 200 breast tonight.

2012-13 • Junior Season: Member of the winning 200 medley relay, along with competing in the 400 free relay and 100 back (1:00.59) against Iowa State (10/12) • placed first with the 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams and third in the 50 free and 100 free at Michigan (10/5).

2011-12 • Sophomore Season: Earned three All-America honorable mention certificates at the NCAA Championships • placed 10th as a member of the 400 freestyle relay (3:15.88), 12th with the 400 medley relay (3:33.71) and tied for 13th with the 200 medley relay (1:38.43) • also competed in the preliminaries with the 200 free relay team • competed in seven different events at the Big Ten Championships • posted four third-place finishes at the event, which included the 200 free relay (1:30.21), 400 medley relay (3:34.09), 200 medley relay (1:38.24) and 400 free relay (3:16.22) • individually, placed fifth in the 100 free (49.03) and seventh in the 50 free (22.78) • posted a second-place finish in the 200 free and placed third as a member of the 200 medley relay at the Minnesota Challenge (2/3-4) • claimed the title as a member of the 400 free relay at Quad Duals (1/27-28) • added two second place finishes and two third place finishes at the event • placed first with the 400 free relay, second with the 200 medley relay and third in the 100 freestyle at Missouri (1/14) • Had three top-two finishes in relay events at the Minnesota Grand Prix (11/11-13) • placed 13th in the 100-meter freestyle (56.84) individually and also competed in the preliminaries of the 200-meter freestyle • finished first in the 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay events, while posting second-place finishes in both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle at Iowa (11/4) • claimed the title as a member of the 400 freestyle relay team at Wisconsin (10/28) • also finished second in the 200 medley relay vs. the Badgers • posted two first-place finishes vs. Kansas (10/21) • placed first in two relay events in the dual vs. Michigan (10/7) • CSCAA Scholar All-American • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar • Academic All-Big Ten.

2010-11 • Freshman Season:• Swam a career best of 23.38 in the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships • finished sixth in the 50 freeat Wisconsin dual (10/9) • earned first varsity letter.

High School: Swam unattached with coach Erik Collins out of Rochester, Minn. • a multiple NISCA All-American, all-state and all-conference honoree • competed at the last three Minnesota State Class AA state meets when she was with Rochester Mayo High School team • In 2008, finished fourth in the 50 free and third overall in the 100 free at the state meet • In 2007 finished fourth in both the 50 and 100 free and seventh and eighth overall in the same events in 2006 • U.S. National level swimmer • has competed in the 50, 100 and 200 free events • enters her college career with 23.61 in the 50 free, 50.91 in the 100 free and 1:50.01 in the 20 free.

Personal: Graduated from Rochester Mayo in 2010 • born August 27th, 1991 and is the daughter of John and Lynn Caflisch • majoring in health and wellness.

Caflisch's Top Times
Year Event Times
2012 50 Free 22.78
2012 100 Free 50.40
2012 200 Free 1:48.24
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