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Erin Gaeckle                  Class: Freshman Hometown: Charlotte, N.C. High School: Charlotte Catholic Height: 5-7 Event: Back, Free

2011-12: Qualified for the consolation final in the 200y back, finishing 14th after a season-best time of 1:59.35...Just missed the cut in the 100y back, claiming 18th in the event with a mark of 55.98 seconds...Swam a season-best and B-cut time of 55.15 seconds in the 100y back versus Florida...Finished fifth or better in three events versus the Gators...Claimed fifth in the 200y back against Georgia and South Carolina...Took third in the 100y back versus the Gamecocks...Was on third place medley relays against South Carolina and UNC-Wilmington.

HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Charlotte Catholic to four North Carolina High School Athletic Association 3A State Swimming & Diving Championships during her prep career, as the school has now won 10 consecutive state crowns...Was a member of two relays squads that set 3A state records in 2009, as the 200y medley relay quartet finished in 1:47.76 and the 400y free relay touched in at 3:38.16...As a senior, won four state titles, as she finished first individually in the 200y free (1:52.67) and 100y back (56.69) and was a member of the victorious 200y medley relay and 400y free relay squads...In 2010, she was on the winning 200y medley relays squad and the 400y free squad...Claimed runner-up in the 100y free and finished third in the 200y free during her sophomore and junior campaigns...As a freshman, took third in the 200y free relay, fourth in the 100y back and fifth in the 200y IM...Coached by Brian Gross.

PERSONAL: Majoring in Journalism and Electronic Media...Outside interests include reading, singing and dancing...Has two brother, Daniel, 26, and Brennan, 24, and a sister, Anna, 18...Chose Tennessee over Rutgers and Maryland...Erin McCaffrey Gaeckle, daughter of Jeff and Sheila Gaeckle, was born Dec. 30, 1992.