2019-20 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Brown, Erika
Distance Freestyle
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Butterfly
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Back/Free
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Freestyle/Backstroke
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Free/Fly
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Free/Fly
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Freestyle
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Diving
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Diving
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Breast/IM
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IM/Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Free/Back/IM
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Breaststroke
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Free/Back
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Backstroke
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Breaststroke
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Back/Fly/IM
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IM/Free/Back
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Free/Back
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Diving
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Backstroke
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Distance Freestyle
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Breast/Fly/IM
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Diving
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Breaststroke
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Free/IM
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Freestyle/Butterfly
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Butterfly/Breaststroke
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IM/Breast
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Breast/IM
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Back/IM
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Diving
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Butterfly
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Freestyle
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Backstroke
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Freestyle
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Breast/IM/Free
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Breaststroke/IM
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Sprint Freestyle
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Diving
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Diving
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Fly/IM/Free
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Freestyle
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Distance Freestyle
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Free/Fly
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Free/Back
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Free/Fly
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IM/Back/Breast
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Breast/IM
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Backstroke
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Free/IM
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Free/Back/Fly
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Diving
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Freestyle
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Freestyle
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Diving
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IM/Breast
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Erika Brown
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Charlotte, N.C.
- High School:
- William Amos Hough High School
Bio
A two-time SEC Female Swimmer of the Year, Erika Connolly (formerly Brown) sealed her legacy at Tennessee when she led the Lady Vols to their first-ever SEC Championship title in 2020. She represented Team USA during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics while competing in the 100-meter freestyle, the 4×100 freestyle relay and the 4x100 medley relay. She became the sixth Vol or Lady Vol swimmer to win two medals during a single Olympic Games, bringing home the silver in the medley relay and the bronze in the freestyle relay in Tokyo. During her decorated career in Knoxville, she garnered 22 All-America honors and won 18 SEC gold medals. During her senior campaign, she broke the American Record in the 100 butterfly with her time of 49.38 and became just the second woman to ever swim sub 46 seconds in the 100 free, joining Olympian Simone Manuel. Brown also marked the first woman in SEC history to win the same three events (50 free, 100 free and 100 fly) three consecutive seasons.
CAREER HONORS
OLYMPIC MEDAL COUNT (2)
Silver: 1
Tokyo 2020: 4x100 medley relay
Bronze: 1
Tokyo 2020: 4x100 freestyle relay
ALL-AMERICA CERTIFICATES (22)
2020 - 8
2019 - 6
2018 - 6
2017 - 2
SEC MEDAL COUNT (23)
Gold: 18
2020: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
2019: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
2018: 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay
Silver: 2
2020: 200 free relay
2019: 800 free relay
2018: 800 free relay
2017: 200 free relay, 200 medley relay
CAREER AWARDS
2024 Paris Olympian (USA)
2020 Tokyo Olympian (USA)
Completed her degree in Kinesiology in May 2020
2020 SEC Female Swimmer of the Year
2020 SEC Commissioner's Trophy
2020 SEC Female Swimmer of the Meet
2020 All-SEC (First Team)
2019 SEC Commissioner's Trophy
2019 SEC Female Swimmer of the Year
2019 All-SEC (First Team)
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 CSCAA All-American
2018 SEC Championships Swimmer of the Meet
2018 SEC Commissioner's Trophy (co-winner; high point scorer at SECs)
2018 All-SEC
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC Swimmer of the Week (3 times)
2017 CSCAA All-American (Honorable Mention)
2017 All-SEC (2nd team)
SUMMER 2021 - TOKYO OLYMPICS
- Competed for Team USA in the 100-meter freestyle, 4x100 freestyle relay and the 4x100 medley relay.
- Became the sixth Vol or Lady Vol swimmer to win two medals during a single Olympic Games, bringing home the silver in the medley relay and the bronze in the freestyle relay.
- Anchored the final leg of Team USA's 4x100 medley relay during qualifying, swimming a split of 52.83 in the freestyle. She did not swim in the finals but still received a silver medal as part of the relay team.
- Swam leadoff for Team USA in the 4x100 freestyle relay final, bringing home the bronze medal in the event with a time of 3:32.81.
- Advanced to the semifinals of the 100-meter freestyle, where she touched the wall in 53.58 to finish 13th.
2019-20 - SENIOR
SEC MEET RECAP
- Member of the Lady Vols' first-ever SEC Championship team
- Won SEC Female Swimmer of the Meet and SEC Commissioner's Trophy for second year in a row
- Won six gold medals - 50 free (21.03), 100 free (45.83), 100 fly (49.38), 800 free relay (6:53.27), 200 medley relay (1:35.38) and 400 medley relay (3:28.83) - and one silver medal in the 200 free relay (1:26.15)
- Broke the American Record in the 100 butterfly with her time of 49.38
- Became just the second woman to ever swim sub 46 seconds in the 100 free, joining Olympian Simone Manuel
- First woman in SEC history to win the same three events (50 free, 100 free and 100 fly) three consecutive seasons
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Owned two of the nation's top times at the end of the regular season in the 100 free (46.15) and 200 free (1:41.66) while holding the second-fastest times in the 50 free (21.19) and 100 fly (49.79)
- Top regular season times included: 50 freestyle (21.19), 100 free (46.15), 200 freestyle (1:44.66), 500 freestyle (4:57.71), 100 backstroke (52.02), 100 breaststroke (1:08.82), 100 butterfly (49.79), and 200 IM (1:57.61)
- Named SEC Swimmer of the Week twice during the season
2018-19 - JUNIOR
NCAA MEET RECAP
- A part of the National Championship 200 medley relay team (1:34.10), logged second place in the 50 free (21.23), fourth in the 400 IM (50.38), tallied fifth-place in the 100 free (46.99), sixth in the 200 free relay (1:27.31), and seventh place in the 400 free relay (3:12.20)
SEC MEET RECAP
- Raked in gold medals in the 200 medley relay (1:34.26), 50 free (21.15), 200 free relay (1:26.51), 100 fly (49.85), 400 medley relay (3:28.43), and the 100 free (46.41)
- Logged a silver medal in the 800 free relay (6:55.15)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Dominated with 20 individual wins, three NCAA A Cut times, three NCAA B Cut times, and set five top-10 school records
- Top regular season times included: 50 freestyle (22.83), 100 free (48.82), 200 freestyle (1:45.32), 100 backstroke (54.27), 100 butterfly (52.54), and 200 fly (1:57.93)
- Individual wins by event: 50 free (4), 100 free (6), 100 back (2), 100 fly (7), and 200 fly (1)
2017-18 - SOPHOMORE
NCAA MEET RECAP
- A year after not even qualifying for NCAAs as a freshman, recorded a pair of runner up finishes as a sophomore
- Took second in the 100 butterfly (50.34) and the 50 freestyle (21.51)
- Placed sixth in the 100 freestyle (47.08)
- Earned six All-America honors, all of them first team
- In relays, placed third in the 200 freestyle relay (1:27.10); fourth in the 800 freestyle relay (6:52.12) and sixth in the 400 freestyle relay (3:11.89)
SEC MEET RECAP
- Capitalized on her momentum from the season, as she earned six gold medals
- Set an SEC and pool record when she took 1st place in the 100 yard butterfly (49.85); she became the second woman to ever swim a sub-50 100 butterfly
- Took gold in the 50 yard free (21.39)
- Captured a 1st place finish in the 100 yard free (47.17)
- Swam as part of the 1st place 200 freestyle relay
- Performed the freestyle leg of the 1st place 200 medley relay
- Helped take 1st place in the 400 medley relay
- Lead off on the 3rd place 800 free relay
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Enjoyed breakout performance at the Tennessee Invitational, where she broke three school records in the 50 free (21.50), 100 free (47.54) and the 100 butterfly (50.33). Her time in the 100 butterfly stood as best in the NCAA heading into the postseason and broke the 2008 school record of Olympian Christine Magnuson.
- Earned SEC Swimmer of the Week honors three times
- Undefeated in the 100 butterfly in nine races during the dual meet season
2016-17 - FRESHMAN
NCAA MEET RECAP
- Joined Tennessee’s NCAA squad as a relay team member
- Earned first honorable mention All-America honors as a member of the 400 free relay team (13th place),
- Part of the 800 free relay team that took 20th and 400 medley relay team that was 18th
SEC MEET RECAP
- Best individual result in the meet came in the 50 freestyle, where she placed 10th overall -- second in the B final -- in 22.33
- Placed 17th in the 200 freestyle (1:46.49); she won the C final by 0.72 seconds
- Took 18th in the 100 freestyle (49.53)
- In relays, member of: third-place 200 free relay (1:27.96), third-place 200 medley relay (1:35.45), sixth-place 800 free relay (7:05.48), seventh-place 400 free relay (3:16.93)
DUAL MEET RECAP
- Competed in six meets during her first fall season at Tennessee. Her top times included: 22.77 in the 50 free (Auburn, NCAA B-cut), 50.04 in the 100 free (Louisville), 1:48.09 in the 200 free (Auburn), 54.89 in the 100 back (North Carolina, NCAA B-cut), 1:59.90 in the 200 back (Kentucky/Indiana), 55.12 in the 100 fly (NC State GAC Invitational) and 2:03.62 in the 200 fly (Vanderbilt).
- Led Tennessee to a victory at Vanderbilt, winning the 100 freestyle in 50.91 and leading off two winning relays
PRIOR TO TENNESSEE
- Two time North Carolina state champion, in the 200 freestyle and 400 free relay.
- Earned bronze medal finishes at the USA Swimming Junior Nationals in the 200 freestyle in 2014 and 2015
- Erika on Why Tennessee: "I chose UT because of the loving family environment, and I am so excited to be a Vol!"
- Matt Kredich says: "We're really excited about Erika for a lot of reasons. She's very accomplished, she's versatile, and she helps us fill several needs. She has three strong strokes and her freestyle is technically one of the best I've seen. Erika has a magnetic personality and is a strong communicator. Finally, she loves to compete. Two of Erika's past coaches, from opposite ends of the country, told me that `she will find a way to get her hand on the wall first.'"
- Recipient of Sherri Parker Lee Swimming Endowment
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