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Wayne State University Athletics

2021-22 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Jennifer Michalski

Sam Krahn

Sam Krahn

  • Position:
    Breast/Free
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    175
  • Letters:
    3
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Dexter, Mich.
  • High School:
    Dexter

Summary

Biography

2021-22:  Dean's Award winner from the College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts for having the highest cumulative grade-point average among all student-athletes in that particular college.  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Finished 16th in the 1000 free (9:46.23), 20th in the 200 breast (2:10.64) and 1650 free (16:35.78) and 22nd in the 400 IM (4:12.13).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... swam in seven regular-season meets ... competed in the 200 IM, 500 free and 400 free relay against Davenport and Ashland (10/22) … helped the 125 free relay team finish third with a time of 54.38) at Northern Michigan (11/5) … swam in the 1650 free, 200 breast and 200 free relay against Northern Michigan (11/6) … finished top five in the 1650 free with a time of 16:34.49 at the Don Kimble Invitational (11/21) … took third in the 400 IM (4:19.57) versus Oakland (1/22) … swam in three events at Oakland (1/23) … won the 1000 free (9:58.64) and took second in the 500 free (4:58.40) at Calvin (1/28).

2020-21:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... did not compete ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2019-20:  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Claimed 14th place in the 1650 free (16:23.60) ... placed 15th in the 1000 free (9:42.93) ... completed the 200 breast in 16th place (2:10.71) ... finished the 500 free in 17th place (4:42.28).  SEASON:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... assisted WSU to fourth place in the 300 (3x100) breast relay (3:06.07) and fifth-place finishes in both the 800 free relay (7:26.20) and the 1500 free relay (15:23.32) at the Golden Grizzly Relays (10/12) ... earned third place in the 200 free (1:49.92) versus Tiffin (10/18) ... completed the 200 free in sixth place (1:50.18) against Oakland (10/25) ... placed third in the 200 free (1:48.28) at Ashland (11/8) ... competed at the Denison Invitational (12/5-12/7) ... finished the 1000 free in fourth place (10:22.99) at Saginaw Valley State (1/10) ... notched a third-place finish in the 1000 free at Findlay (1/17) with a time of 10:17.61 ... swam the 1000 free in 10:11.50 vs. Grand Valley State (1/25) ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2018-19:  GLIAC CHAMPIONSHIPS:  Placed 15th in the 200 breast (2:08.58) ... swam the 200 IM in 1:59.41 ... finished the 200 free in 1:44.93 ... completed the 100 breast in 59.45.  SEASON:  Competed in all nine meets ... finished fifth in the 200 breast (2:17.15) at Grand Valley State (1/5) ... earned a third-place finish in the 100 breast (1:01.77) at Saginaw Valley State (1/11) and finished fifth in the 200 breast (2:15.89) ... claimed the fifth spot in the 50 breast (28.88) vs. Findlay (1/18).

High School/Club:  A 2018 graduate of Dexter High School ... graduated Summa Cum Laude ... was a four-year letterwinner under coach Michael McHugh ...  helped the Dreadnaughts win four consecutive conference meets and three straight MHSAA Division 2 state titles ... recorded a personal-best 100 breast time of 1:00.16 to place 11th as a senior ... aided the 200 medley relay to a fifth-place state finish in 2018 ... swam the second leg on the 2017 200 medley relay state championship quartet ... also scored in the 100 breast (10th - 1:00.21) as a junior ... other personal bests include 49.33 for the 100 free and 27.64 breast split on the 200 medley relay ... served as a team captain as a senior ... trained at the Dexter Community Aquatics Club since 2007 under coach Dave Gendernalik ... competed in multiple USA Swimming State Meets and the Speedo Sectionals (2017 and 2018) ... also participated in WISC Championships ... personal records at DCAC include 1:10.05 for the 100 M breast, 2:33.32 in the 200 M breast, and 57.45 for the 100 free.

Personal:  Full name--Samuel G. Krahn ... born on October 2, 2000, in Ann Arbor ... son of Brent and Kelley Krahn ... has one younger sister, Ella ... is majoring in Journalism ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2018 (4.00), Winter 2019, Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2021 (4.00), Fall 2021 (4.00) and Winter 2022.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Breast/Free
    6'3" 175 lbs

  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Breast/Free
    6'3" 170 lbs

  • 2020-21Junior

    Breast/Free
    6'3" 170 lbs

  • 2021-22Senior

    Breast/Free
    6'3" 175 lbs