2004 Northwestern graduate Erica Rose won the 25k national title at the U.S. Open Water National Championships.2004 Northwestern graduate Erica Rose won the 25k national title at the U.S. Open Water National Championships.

Erica Rose Wins National Open Water Championship

June 6, 2005

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- 2004 Northwestern graduate Erica Rose captured the 2005 United States Open Water National Championship in the 25-kilometer event on Thursday, June 2, at Fort Myers Beach.

Rose swam the open water festival's most grueling race in 6:04:45, besting second-place Erica Watts of Club Wolverine by nearly 12 minutes.

The Cleveland, Ohio, native has won a number of open water national titles at both the 5k and 10k distances. At Northwestern, she ranks on the Wildcats' all-time depth chart for both the 1000 and 1650 freestyle.