Erica Carvell
Erica Carvell
Height: 5-3
Year: Sr
Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
High School: Metea Valley
Position: Butterfly

The Carvell File

2015-16 Top Marks

50 Freestyle SCY 27.28 Wheaton v MHC v Clark 011216 1/12/2016
100 Freestyle SCY 56.18 2016 NEWMAC Championships 2/21/2016
200 Freestyle SCY 2:01.52 2016 NEWMAC Championships 2/20/2016
500 Freestyle SCY 5:29.20 2016 NEWMAC Championships 2/19/2016
1000 Freestyle SCY 11:39.44 Mount Holyoke College v Simmon 1/30/2016
100 Butterfly SCY 1:04.97 Mount Holyoke College v Simmon 1/30/2016
200 Butterfly SCY 2:20.30 2016 NEWMAC Championships 2/21/2016
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:28.31 Mount Holyoke v. Westfield Sta 11/14/2015
400 Individual Medley SCY 5:08.85 2016 Seven Sisters 1/23/2016

2013-14 Top Marks

100 Freestyle SCY 59.21 Gompei's Invitational 12/7/2013
200 Freestyle SCY 1:59.52 2014 NEWMAC Championships 2/20/2014
500 Freestyle SCY 5:23.06 2014 NEWMAC Championships 2/20/2014
100 Butterfly SCY 1:04.91 Simmons vs. Mt. Holyoke 1/11/2014
200 Butterfly SCY 2:22.55 2014 NEWMAC Championships 2/20/2014
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:24.76 Simmons vs. Mt. Holyoke 1/11/2014

2012-13 Top Marks

50 Freestyle SCY 27.02 Wheaton v Clark v MCH 1/11/2013
100 Freestyle SCY 55.61 2013 NEWMAC Championship 2/17/2013
200 Freestyle SCY 2:07.16 Mount Holyoke v Western Connec 11/17/2012
500 Freestyle SCY 5:26.12 2013 NEWMAC Championship 2/14/2013
100 Butterfly SCY 1:01.77 2013 NEWMAC Championship 2/14/2013
200 Butterfly SCY 2:18.82 2013 NEWMAC Championship 2/14/2013
200 Individual Medley SCY 2:24.22 2013 Seven Sisters Meet 1/19/2013

2015-16: Placed fourth overall in the 200-Free Relay (1:45.68) … Came in second place in the 800-Free Relay (8:15.28) … Placed seventh in 400-Medley Relay (J4:24.34) … Finished ninth overall in the 500-Free (5:45.65) at the Hamilton Invitational … Finished second in the 400-Medley Relay (4:08.71 ) … Came in sixth overall in the 800-Free Relay with a time of 8:46.71 … Was ninth in the 400-IM (5:08.85) … Finished out eighth in the 200-Butterfly (2:31.42) at the Seven Sisters Championship …  Placed seventh in the 800-Free Relay (7:55.52) … Secured the number eight spot  in the 200-Free Relay with a time of 1:41.62 at the NEWMAC Championship …

2013-14: Finished fourth in the 800-free relay (8:21.02) and tenth in the 400-free relay (3:55.64) at the WPI Gompei Invitational … Placed second in the 800-free relay (8:14.69) at the Seven Sisters Championship … Also finished fourth in the 400-medley relay (4:22.55) and seventh in the 200-medley relay (2:01.59) … Was sixth in the 800-free relay (7:56.08) at the NEWMAC Championship …

2012-13: Placed second in the 400-free relay (3:58.04), fourth in the 400-medley relay (4:28.85) at the Mount Holyoke Invitational … Also placed sixth in the 200-medley relay (2:03.59) and the 100-fly (1:05.18) … Was seventh in the 50-fly (29.24) and ninth in the 100-free (1:00.68) at the MHC Invite … Placed third in the 200-medley relay (1:57.95) and fourth in the 400-medley relay (4:22.41) at the Seven Sisters Championship … Also posted eighth in the 100-free (58.06), ninth in the 400-free relay (4:02.00) and 10th in the 200-IM (2:24.22) and the 200-fly (2:27.96) at Seven Sisters … Finished fourth in the 800-free relay (7:57.34) at NEWMAC Championship …

Before Mount Holyoke: Four-year member of the swimming team … Indian Prairie Scholar … Four-time Academic All-Conference … Member of the IHSA Sectionals Team in Illinois … Competed at IHSA States where she was part of a qualifying relay team …

Personal: International Relations major … Child of DongYi and William Carvell.

Getting to Know Erica

  • Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - For the amazing academics, the location, the diversity of the students and the swim team.
  • What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - I love the campus, the people and the unique perspective MHC encourages us to view our lives through.
  • Favorite Sports Movie - Friday Night Lights
  • Best Sporting Event Ever Attended - Chicago Bears game
  • Favorite Pro Sports Team - Chicago Blackhawks
  • Favorite TV Show - Friends
  • Favorite Athlete(s) - Matt Grevers, Nathan Adrian, Corey Crawford
  • Childhood Idol - My sister
  • Hobbies - Listening to music, shopping, swimming
  • Best Concert You Ever Attended - Coldplay
  • Magazine Cover You'd Like to Be On - Women's Health
  • Most Famous Person Ever Met - Matt Grevers
  • Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Andrew McMahon
  • Most Prized Possession - My birthstone ring
  • Place You'd Like to Visit - Fiji
  • First Memory of Your Sport - Swimming laps with my dad and my sister and attempting to keep up
  • Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - None yet
  • Pre-Game Rituals - Listening to music
  • Best Advice From a Coach - Go to practice
  • If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - Pay for college, give some to my parents, travel, charities
  • Career Aspirations - Travel, to do something I love and to inspire those around me