Bio

	Eric Jones
	Class: Jr. Height/Weight: 6-3, 171     Hometown: Gambrills, Md. Position: Mid Free/Fly     High School: Arundel

2008-09: Part of the 800-yard freestyle relay team that set school, America East Championship and Boston University Aquatic and Fitness Center pool records (6:39.18)… Finished fourth in the 200-yard freestyle, seventh in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free at the America East Championships… Claimed gold in the 50 free, silver in the 100 free and bronze in the 200 free at the Patriot Invitational… Swam career-best times in the 50 free (20.94) and 200 free (1:39.95) at the America East Championships and in the 100 free (46.00) at the Patriot Invitational… Earned four first-place finishes in the 50 free, three in the 100 free and one in the 200 free at dual meets… Named to the America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

2007-08: Claimed bronze in the 200-yard freestyle and was fourth in the 200 butterfly and ninth in the 500 free at the America East Championships… Also finished sixth in the 200 fly, eighth in the 100 free, 10th in the 200 free, 12th in the 500 free, and second as part of the 400 and 800 free relays at the GMU Patriot Invitational… Won the 100 free against Marist and the 500 free against Maryland and was part of the winning 400 free relay against both Towson and Rider… Swam season-best times in the 200 fly (1:54.58), 200 free (1:41.25) and 500 free (4:40.30) at the America East Championships and in the 100 free (47.35) at the Patriot Invite.

Background: Grew up in Bloemfontain, South Africa…. Finaled at the 2007 winter sectionals meet.
 
Personal: One of three children to Roy and Liz Jones… Has a younger sister, Cherrees (19), and an older brother, Nathan (13)… Majoring in engineering… Born November 25, 1988.