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UC Santa Barbara
2007: Member of the school-record holding and league champion 800 free relay team...Swam on school-record setting 200 medley relay team...Placed fourth in the 200 fly (2.02.62), fifth in the 100 fly (56.00), and sixth in the 200 IM (2:06.36) at the Big West Championships...Best 100 fly time swam at the Texas Invite (55.60) 2006: Was third in the 500 free (5:01.75), fourth in the 200 fly (2:02.46), and fifth in the 100 fly (56.40) at the Big West Championships.
High School
A 2005 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School where she competed for coach Dan Peck...An All-Palomar League selection from 2002-05...An All-American from 2003-05...Section record holder in the 100 fly...Received the Scholar-Athlete Award...Swam for Pacific Swim Club as well, coached by Owen Molenaar.
Personal
Erin Yamamoto was born May 15, 1987 to parents Leonard and Setsuko...Has an older brother, Andrew...Majoring in sociology with a minor in Asian American studies...Interests vary from artwork, writing, cooking, and music...Lists Tiger Woods as her personal hero...Member of Nikkei Student Union at UCSB...Favorite aspects of college swimming are being with this team in and out of the water, and reaching for goals together.
