Ryan Franklin

Position:
Breaststroke, Individual Medley
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Crown Point, Ind.
High School:
Lake Central

2006-07: Started the season off in dual action with a second place finish in the 200 IM (2:04.78) at Eastern Illinois (10/13/06) . . . turned in a season best time of 22.50 in the 50 free at the Doug Coers Invitational (11/17/06), which was the eighth best invidual score on the team . . . clocked individual top time in the 100 back (57.82) . . . ranked first on the team with a time of 58.38 in the 100 breast at the Mid-American Conference Championship (2/22) . . . took top honors for the season in the 200 breast (2:10.00) at the MAC Championship . . . recorded a 2:00.07 in the 200 IM at the MAC Championship . . . scored in the top 16 at the MAC Championship . . . third highest high point scorer on the team with 259.50 points for the year . . . managed a 3.250 . . . is the 2007-08 recipient of the Doug Coers Memorial Scholarship.

2005-06: Was a member of the Mid-American Conference Championship team that placed third in the 200 yard medley relay (1:33.59) . . . placed 14th in the 200 breast at the MAC (2:13.51).

2004-05: Placed ninth in the 200 breast (2:09.27) and 11th in the 100 breast (58.85) at the MAC . . . his prelim time of 58.68 in the 100 breast was a career-fast time . . . also logged a career-best clocking of 1:59.35 in the 200 IM at MAC . . . recorded six top three finishes on the year, including one first-place effort . . . member of one first-place relay team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters at Lake Central for Coach Doug Burns . . . 200 IM conference champion . . . sectional champion in the 100 breast as a junior and the 200 IM as a junior and senior . . . placed 16th in the 100 breast at the state meet as a junior . . . named team’s Most Improved Swimmer as a sophomore . . . team Most Valuable Player as a senior . . . team captain as a junior and senior . . . tallied personal-best times of 59.60 in the 100 breast, 1:58.85 in the 200 IM, 2:14.38 in the 200 breast, 22.00 in the 50 free and 49.58 in the 100 free.

PERSONAL: Majoring in aquatic science . . . born Feb. 9, 1986, in Munster, Ind. . . . son of David and Tyann Franklin . . . has one sister, Katy.