Player Bio: Erin Thomas - UCLA Official Athletic Site

2000-2001 — Finished 18th in the 1650 Free at Pac-10s …?Also competed in the 200 Free and 500 Free …?Claimed a pair of second place finishes in the 1000 Free and 200 Fly against Washington State and UCSD …?Finished first in the 1000 Free in the season opener against UC Santa Barbara …?Had 10 top-five finishes …?Made the Athletic Director's honor roll.
1999-2000 — Placed 16th in the 1650 Free and 22nd in the 500 Free at the Pac-10s …?Also competed in the 200 Free … Won three races this season, including wins in the 1000 Free against UC Santa Barbara and UC San Diego/San Diego …?Captured second in the 1650 Free at the Speedo Cup … Finished third in the 1000 Free against Arizona and Cal …? Had 10 top-five finishes this year …?Earned Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic Honors.
1998-99 — Finished eighth in the 1650 Free, 20th in the 500 Free and 21st in the 200 Free at the Pac-10 Championships … Won five races and finished in the top-five on 18 occasions … Won the 1650 Free against Cal … Won the 500 Free and placed second in the 1000 Free against Stanford … Finished first in the 1000 Free against both San Diego and UC San Diego and in the 500 Free against Washington State and Fresno State … Claimed third in the 1650 Free at the Husker Shoot Out … Registered third-place finishes in both the 500 and 1000 Free against Arizona State and UC Santa Barbara … Held UCLA's top time in the 1650 Free (16:51.94)… Named Most Improved Bruin for the 1998-99 season...On the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
High School — Lettered four years in swimming under head coach Tracy Kunst … Earned All-Sonoma County League honors and All-Redwood Empire League honors all four years … Won the S.C.L. Championship in the 200 and 500 Free in 1996, '97 and '98 … A North Coast Section Finalist in the 500 Free in 1995-98 … Holds the school record for the 100, 200 and 500 Free … Holds the 500 Free Sonoma County League record … Swam the 500 Free in 5:03.69 to capture the 500 Free Redwood Empire League record … MVP of her team all four years … Qualified for Junior Nationals in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free in both 1997 and '98 … Competed for the Sonoma Sea Dragons under head coach Dan Mendenhall.
Personal — Born January 6, 1980, in Klamath Falls, OR … Full name is Erin Albin Thomas … Daughter of John and Barbara Thomas … Enjoys watching movies, dancing, going to the beach and is a culinary connoisseur … Decided to attend UCLA because of the well-rounded atmosphere … Majoring in history with a career goal of going into public relations or event planning.