Eric Chiu Class: Junior Hometown: Martinez, Ga. High School: Lakeside Height: 5-9 Event: Fly/Back/Breast/Free

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In Tech's Record Books: • 50-Free (7th), 20.31
• 100-Free (5th), 44.42
• 100-Fly (3rd), 47.86
• 200-IM (6th), 1:49.68
• 400 Medley Relay (3rd), 3:15.32
• 200-Free Relay (2nd), 1:19.91
• 400-Free Relay (2nd), 2:57.76
• 800-Free Relay (3rd), 6:32.99

As a Sophomore in 2010-11: Finished 18th in the 50-Free with a season best time of 20.31 seconds, took 17th in the 100-Free with a season best time of 44.57 seconds, earned a 10th place finish with a season best and team fastest time of 47.87 in the 100-Fly at the ACC Championships ... Was a member of the 200-Free Relay (1:19.91) and 400-Free Relay (2:57.76) teams that finished with the second fastest times in school history at the ACC Championships ... Also a member of the 800-Free Relay team that set the third fastest time of 6:32.99 in school history and the 400-Medley relay team that set the sixth fastest time in school history (3:17.07) also at the ACC Championships ... Set a season best time of 1:53.80 in the 200-IM in a 20th place finish at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational ... Earned a first place finish in the 100-Free with a time of 46.63 at NC State ... Took home first place in the 50-Free with a time of 21.16 in the dual meet with Darton.

As A Freshman in 2009-10: Finished fifth overall at the ACC Championships in the 100-Fly with a season best time of 47.86, also good enough for third best in school history ... Earned an 11th place showing in the 100-Free and an 18th place finish in the 200-IM at the ACC Championships with season-best performances ... Recorded a season best time (21.19) with a second place finish in the 50-Free vs. Emory ... Earned his first career first place finish in the 100-Fly at UNC with a time of 50.94.

High School: Three-year letterwinner for Coach Adam Byars ... Georgia High School champion in the 100-breast, 100-back and 100-free ... 2008 and 2009 all-state "A" team ... Three-time Scholastic All-American ... Eight-time NISCA All-American...2009 CSRA Swimmer of the Year ... 2008-09 NCSA Junior National Finalist and seven event senior national qualifier ... Honors graduate and member of the National Honors Society.

Personal: Born Eric Keemon Chiu on April 11, 1990, in Mount Kisco, N.Y. ... Parents are Fung Chow "Alex" and Janet Chiu ... Brother of Cynthia ... Chose Georgia Tech because of the academics, swim team and swim program ... Hobbies include racquet ball, painting, hiking and rock climbing ... Lists most memorable athletic accomplishment as winning state for the first time in 2008 ... An Industrial Design major.