Hall of Fame
Sara Franklin was a four-year swimming letterwinner (2007-11) who ended her career as a five-time national champion and a 15-time All-American, including 13 First Team All-American certificates.
A two-time national champion in the 100 back (2010 and 2011), she was also a three-time national champion on relays – twice in the 200 medley (2010 and 2011) and once in the 400 medley (2011).
At the 2008 NCAA Championships, Franklin earned a pair of All-America honors by swimming on the 200 medley relay, which placed seventh, and the 10th-place 400 medley relay.
The following year, she earned three All-American certificates by leading off the 200 and 400 medley relays, which finished second and fourth, respectively, in school record times of 1:42.62 and 3:46.43.
Franklin was a six-time First Team All-American in both 2010 and 2011. She earned a seventh All-American accolade in 2010 as she placed 10th in the 50 free. Franklin garnered her first two national titles in her junior campaign winning the 100 back and leading off the 200 medley relay.
At the 2011 NCAA Championships, she set the meet record for the 100 back (52.90) and led off two relays that also set meet records (200 medley and 400 medley). All three national records stood until 2014.
In her four years at the GLIAC Championships, Franklin won three consecutive 100 back titles, along with nine conference relay titles.
As a freshman in 2008, Franklin was a part of two GLIAC Championship relays (200 medley and 400 medley), while placing second in the 100 back and third in the 200 back.
The following year, she was a three-time GLIAC Champion claiming first in the 100 back, while leading off the championship 200 medley and 400 medley relays which set school and conference records. Franklin also placed fourth in the 200 back.
She again was a three-time GLIAC Champion in 2010 winning the 100 back individually and being a member of the 200 medley and 400 medley relays which both set meet and pool records.
As a senior in 2011, Franklin earned four GLIAC titles winning the 100 back for the third consecutive year in both a school and GLIAC record time of 53.80. She was also a part of three championship relays (200 medley, 200 free and 400 free), plus led off the second-place 400 medley relay. Individually, she was second in the 200 back and third in the 50 free, breaking her own school records in both events.
A native of Caro, Franklin earned her degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Cognitive Impairment, and was named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team in 2010.
