March 5, 2018
AuburnTigers.com will post a short spotlight on each of our NCAA Championship participants leading up the the championships, which will be contested March 14-17 at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at Ohio State University.
Name: Erin Falconer
Class: Junior
2018 NCAA Championship Events: 200 free, 100 back, 200 back
Previous NCAA Appearances:
2017 (200 free/34th; 200 back/48th; 800 FR, 400 MR)
2016 (500 free/63rd; 200 free/t27th; 200 back/49th; 800 FR; 400 FR)
Auburn Rankings:
200 free - 8th (1:45.02)
1000 free - 10th (9:52.52)
100 back - 6th (52.28)
200 back - 2nd (1:52.07)
200 free time is 18th-fastest performance in school history ... Holds the 17th and 25th-fastest 100 back performances in school history ... Only person faster in 200 back is Olympic medalist Kirsty Coventry ... Holds two of the top 10 fastest 200 back performances in school history.
Notable: Dual event winner (200 free, 500 free) during the South Carolina dual meet ... Also won the 200 free at the Florida dual meet and the 200 back at the Alabama dual meet ... Swam the anchor leg on Auburn's top 400 FR and the leadoff leg on the top 200- and 400 MRs ... Anchored the SEC Champion 400 FR and led off the third-place 200 MR ... Three top-10 finishes at 2018 SEC Championships (5th/200 back; 8th/200 free; 10th/100 back).