Seneca Valley graduate Eric Marton, pictured here in a meet in January of 1996, will be inducted into the SV Sports Hall of Fame in September. At one time, he held all but two individual swimming records for the Raiders.

This is the third in a series of six articles profiling the Seneca Valley Sports Hall of Fame's Class of 2018.WASHINGTON — “There is no work without reward, nor reward without work.”It was a quote Eric Marton heard or read somewhere along the way and it fueled his success as a swimmer.A 1996 Seneca Valley graduate, Marton held all but two individual event records at one time for the Raiders. He qualified for the WPIAL and PIAA meets all four years of high school.His efforts more than 20 years ago have earned him a spot in the SV Sports Hall of Fame. He will be inducted as part of the Class of 2018 in September.Marton, a native of Cranberry Township, began swimming several years before reaching SV's varsity team.“It takes a while for a swimmer to find his niche,” said Marton. “First, you have to become strong enough to swim, then you have to build technique. You have to find events that match your strength, speed and body type.“For me, the breaststroke was my Kryptonite. It just wasn't for me. So, I focused on the butterfly, backstroke and sprint freestyle events.”

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