Erica Dittmer

Erica Dittmer (born September 15, 1991), also known as Erica Dittmer Cane, is an American-born Mexican breaststroke, freestyle and medley swimmer who competed for Texas A&M University and for Mexico in the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 200-meter individual medley.

Born in Houston, Texas in Harris County,

Dittmer attended Klein High School where she graduated in 2010.

Texas A&M University swimming Dittmer studied and competed in swimming at Texas A&M University, under Hall of Fame Coach Steve Bultman. As in High School, she was diverse in the strokes in which she competed, and gained greater speed and technique in all four strokes during her college years. As an A&M Senior, she helped set a new school record in the 200 free relay of 1:28.02. She competed in six events at the NCAA Championships as a Junior, scoring for the team. In international competition during her Junior year, she swam for Mexico at the Fina World Championships in Barcelona, competing in the 50 and 100 breast, the 200 IM, and the 4x100 medley relay. In challenging global competition, she finished 27th overall with a time of 2:16.54 in her 200-meter Individual Medley preliminary heat, and did not make the finals. Kim Pavlin of Croatia, who also swam the 200 IM event, and finished 30th was her team mate and trained with her at Texas A&M. A total of eight other 2012 Olympic women swimmers had trained with her at A&M, including fellow Mexican team members Liliana Ibanez, a 200 freestyler, and Rita Medrano.