Josh Ehrman hails from Saline High School, just southwest of Ann Arbor, home to the University of Michigan. He trains with Club Wolverine: the USA Swimming arm of the University of Michigan. His dad, Dr. Jon Ehrman, however, went to The Ohio State University: archrivals of Michigan. Josh also has three uncles who went to in-state rivals Michigan State.
But the younger Ehrman, perhaps wanting to keep harmony, slipped right out of that rivalry, and chose another Big Ten school, Purdue, for his college swimming.
This is a huge signing for the Boilermaker men, who have historically relied on their divers for the majority of their NCAA scoring. Ehrman is the defending champion in the boys’ 100 breaststroke, where at last year’s Michigan Division I State Championship meet, he broke the all-divisions State Record with a 55.36.
He’s got a decent 200 as well, in 2:04.19, but also slides over extremely well into the 200 IM – where he’s Michigan’s Division I State Record holder in 1:49.34 (though he was actually clipped in finals by his teammate, and fellow classmate, David Boland.
Ehrman’s services will be badly needed in Lafayette, as Purdue graduated their top two breaststrokers from last season. That included Albert Miller, who was 5th-best in the Big Ten in the 100 last year.
Ehrman will have every opportunity to take over as the team’s number-one breaststroker as a freshman.
BOILER-UP!!!!!