Erika Larson '22 Recruiting Profile

I have been swimming since age 3 and I have been swimming competitively since age 6.  I loved being in the water and continue to have that passion.   I started swimming competitively for Chamberlain Swim Club in Chamberlain, SD.   We had a summer USA swim club and swam long course meters during the summers.   I swam for CST for 8 years until we moved from Chamberlain, SD to Corpus Christi, TX in July 2018.   I qualified for the State Championship multiple times in and multiple strokes.   My highest finish was placing in the top 10 in 2016.    Since moving to Texas I have been competing at the Varsity level for Calallen Swim.   I have been our team's top swimmer in each of my three years here as a freshman, sophomore, and junior years.   I am a strong swimmer in all the strokes however I have focused on the 500 and 200 freestyle races the past two years.   I qualified for the UIL State 5A swim championships in 2020 by winning the region championship in the 500 freestyle.   I also placed 2nd in the Region championships in the 200 freestyle in 2021.   In a normal year this would of earned me a trip to the state tournament as well.   I currently hold the school record for the 100 butterfly, the 200 IM, the 200 freestyle, and the 500 freestyle,  I am also part of the school record relay teams in the 200 free, 200 Medley, and 400 freestyle relay teams.   

Besides swim I also am a 3 year letterwinner for the Calallen Girls golf team where I have been to the region championships.  I am a hardworking student with a 4.55 GPA.   I am also very active in multiple organizations including HOSA,  National Honor Society, and Messiah Lutheran Church. I also have a been employed as hostess for the past 2 years.   

My goal is to earn a scholarship to a college that will challenge me both athletically and academically.   I hope to earn a degree in the medical field in college.