2017-18 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Eric Booth

  • Event(s) IM/Breaststroke
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Irwin, Pa.
  • High School Norwin
  • Major Pharmacy

Biography

Expected to compete in breaststroke and IM events as a junior in 2018-19.

2017-18: Participated in the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM and 200-yard freestyle ... hit the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC)-qualifying standard three times in the 100-yard breaststroke, five times in the 200-yard breaststroke, six times in the 200-yard IM, five times in the 400-yard IM and once in his only 200-yard freestyle attempt ... recorded two individual wins in the 100-yard breaststroke, two wins in the 200-yard breast stroke, two wins in the 200-yard IM and one win in the 400-yard IM ... recorded four season-best times at the PSAC Championships in the 100-yard breaststroke (59.88), 200-yard breaststroke (2:08.62), 200-yard IM (1:56.25) and 400-yard IM (4:06.38) ... medaled at the PSAC Championships with a seventh-place finish in the 400-yard IM ... competed with the 200-yard freestyle, 200-yard medley and 400-yard medley teams throughout the season ... swam a leg on Gannon's season-best 200-yard medley team with a time of 1:34.20 to place second at the Wooster Invite ... part of Gannon's season-fastest 400-yard medley team that placed sixth at the PSAC Championships (3:30.37) ... part of Gannon's 200-yard medley team that placed fifth at the PSAC Championships (1:34.83). 

2016-17: Named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … participated in the 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM, 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke as a true freshman … named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Week on February 21 after setting season-best times in all four categories … generated PSAC Championship times of 1:56.42 in the 200-yard IM, 4:10.91 in the 400-yard IM, 59.19 in the 100-yard breaststroke and 2:08.25 in the 200-yard breaststroke … recorded times worthy of the Gannon’s all-time top 10 during the conference championships in the 100-yard breaststroke (seventh), 200-yard breaststroke (fourth), 200-yard IM (eighth) and 400-yard IM (sixth) … met PSAC-qualifying standards 21 times in four different events … produced conference-qualifying times during seven of eight 200-yard IM events, six of seven 400-yard IM races and six of eight 200-yard breaststroke events … finished runner-up in the 400-yard IM against Bloomsburg (4:24.82) and at the Erie Cup (4:26.50) … added a runner-up finish in the 200-yard IM (2:04.06) at Tiffin … recorded eight top-three performances and 11 top-five finishes.

High School: Attended Norwin (Pa.) High School.

Personal: Sport and Exercise Science major … is the son of Karen and Dave … has two sisters.
Career-Best Times

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

  • 2017-18Sophomore