The University of Akron Athletics
2017-18 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Susan Franz
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- GlenOak HS
- Hometown:
- Canton, Ohio
2016 Academic All-MACÂ
2015 MAC Champion (200 Medley Relay)Â
 Short Course Yards: Event |
Time |
Year |
 Long Course Meters: Event |
Time |
Year |
50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 100 Butterfly |
23.17 51.54 55.95 |
2015-16 2015-16 2015-16 |
50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 100 Butterfly |
26.21 1:00.66 1:05.94 |
2015 2015 2016 |
UA All-Time Rankings
50 Freestyle: Fifth (23.25)
200 Medley Relay: First (1:38.59)
200 Freestyle Relay: Fourth (1:33.06)
400 Freestyle Relay: (3:25.90)
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As a Junior: US Open Invitational: Competed in the 400 free relay and finished with a 58.96 time … MAC Championships: Placed eighth in the 50 free with a season-best time (23.00) ... Invitationals: Placed third in the 50 free (23.27) at the Akron Invitational … finished seventh in the 50 free (23.17) at the Zippy Invitational … Duals: Placed second in the 50 free (23.84) against Miami (Ohio) and second in the 100 free (53.33) against Ball State.
As a Sophomore: Named to the Academic All-MAC team … MAC Championships: Placed 11th overall in the 50 freestyle at the championships and recorded her second-best time of the year (23.21) … swam her season-fastest time in the preliminary round of the 50 free (23.17) … Invitationals: A member of the first place 200 free relay (1:31.54) at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 4-6) … recorded her season-best time of 51.54 in the 100 free for eighth place at the Zippy Invitational … took first place as a member of the 200 free relay at the Magnus Cup (Nov. 20-22) with a time of 1:32.05.Â
As a Freshman: MAC Championships: Placed first at the MAC Championships in the 200 Medley Relay (1:38.59) setting a program and conference record …at the championships swam in the 200 Freestyle Relay (1:31.22), which set a program record … swam a season and program seventh-best time of 56.00 in the 100 Butterfly at the MAC Championships … individually swam a season-best 50 freestyle of 23.25, which ranks fifth in the program. Honors: MAC Champion
at GlenOak High School: Four-year letter winner ... named North Eastern Athletic Conference All-Star all four years ... qualified for states as a senior and placed 15th in the 50-yard fly ... set the school record for 100-yard fly (58.60) as a senior ... set NEAC record in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.12 at the championship meet ... three-time YMCA Nationals qualifier.
Personal: Daughter of Joe and Cindy Franz ... born on June 6, 1996 in Canton, Ohio ... has three younger siblings, Lauren, Andrew and Joshua.