2020-21 Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster

Erin Szara
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Northville
- Hometown:
- Northville, Mich.
2020-21:
Academic All-Big Ten … Was the team's Swimmer of the Year for the third straight season ... Swam the 100 Breast at the US Olympic Wave I trials ... At a busy Big Ten Championships, finished eighth in the 100 breast (100.66, an NCAA B qualifier) and 19th in the 200 breast (2:14.53); she also raced in the 50 free (24.16), and helped the 400 medley relay (3:43.55) and 200 medley relay (1:40.60) to top-10 finishes … At Michigan, won the 100 breast in a time of 1:01.67, finished second in the 200 breast (2:20.63), and helped the 200 free relay to a third-place finish (1:39.07) … Finished third in a tight 50 breast field (28.40), was second in the 100 breast (1:02.14), helped her 200 free relay to a third-place finish (1:38.82) and the 400 medley relay take third (3:46.74) at Penn State …
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-America selection ... Named to the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics High Honor Roll… MSU Women’s Swimmer of the Year... Made the podium at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 Medley Relay for a seventh-place finish with a time of 1:38.88, also setting a new varsity record… Set the 50 breaststroke varsity record at the CSCAA National Invitational (28.20)… Qualified for the 100 breaststroke B Finals at the Big Ten Championships to take 16th overall (1:01.36)… Became fifth all-time in the 200 breaststroke (2:15.99)… Lead the women’s team with 13 victories over the course of the season…
2018-19:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree and B1G Distinguished Scholar… CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention… Named MSU Swimmer of the Year… Made the dean’s list for the Fall and Spring semesters… Broke the 100 breaststroke varsity record, 1:00.30, at the Big Ten Championships where she finished 12th… Broke the 100 LCM breaststroke varsity record, 1:10.80, at the TYR Pro Swim Series and claimed her Olympic Trial Cut… Broke the 50 breaststroke varsity record, 28.32, at the Northwestern TYR Invitational and took fourth-place in the Championships Finals… Broke the 50 LCM breaststroke varsity record, 31.96, at the Pro Swim Series where she took fifth in the Championships Finals…
2017-18:
Recorded a time of 1:02.09 in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships, making her fourth fastest in school history… Swam a personal-best 28.75 in the 50 breast at the Northwestern TYR Invitational, and second fastest time on the team… Swam a 2:17.74 in the 200 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships, making her fifth fastest in school history… Swam a personal-best 2:13.06 in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships… Recorded three third-place finishes over the course of the season...
Prior to MSU:
Three-time varsity letter winner… Most Improved Swimmer her sophomore and junior years… Earned MVP her senior year along with NISCA All-American swimmer, NISCA All-American Medley Relay, State Champion and D1 record Medley Relay, State of Michigan Dream Team for medley relay, USA Swimming Scholastic All-American swimmer, MISCA academic all-state swimmer… Swam for Joe Ryan of the South Lyon Aquatics club… Named Rookie of the Year in 2015… Was a finalist at states, sectionals and junior nationals… Lettered in track and field...
Personal:
Born on August 25, 1998... Daughter of Steve and Laura Szara… Laura graduated from MSU in 1989… Enjoys playing the piano, water skiing and snowboarding… Majoring in Zoology with a concentration in Animal Behavior and Neurobiology and aspires to be an Orthodontist