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2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Frankie Sanger

  • Position Backstroke/Freestyle/IM
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Portland, Ore.
  • Highschool U.S. Grant

Biography

SangerVertical242024-25: Competed in three individual events and one relay at the Atlantic 10 Championship... Scored sixth as a part of the 800 freestyle relay (6:44.45)... Finished 21st in the 200 backstroke (1:52.11), 28th in the 200 freestyle (1:42.42), and 32nd in the 500 freestyle (4:44.84)... Placed fifth in the 200 backstroke (2:00.73) at Massachusetts... Took second in the 200 freestyle (1:44.30) and third in the 200 backstroke (1:57.60) against La Salle... Participated in three individual events at the Bucknell Invitational, scoring tenth in the 200 freestyle (1:39.69), 16th in the 500 freestyle (4:37.20), and 17th in the 200 backstroke (1:52.48)... Was second in the 200 freestyle (1:41.38) and the 200 backstroke (1:51.97) against Boston College... Grabbed third in the 200 freestyle (1:43.67) versus NYU... Was second in both the 50 backstroke (24.47) and the 200 IM (1:56.32) versus Manhattan... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2023-24: Competed in three individual events at the Atlantic 10 Championship... Placed 17th in the 200 backstroke (1:50.64), 19th in the 200 freestyle (1:40.07), and 26th in the 500 freestyle (4:35.30) events... Was third in the 100 backstroke against Wagner (53.54)... Finished fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:44.94) and 200 backstroke (1:56.54) against Massachusetts... Grabbed fourth in both the 200 (1:45.84) and 500 (4:50.82) freestyle events at Iona... Was fourth in the 200 backstroke at La Salle (1:55.41)... Placed second in the 200 freestyle (1:45.62) and third in the 200 backstroke (1:58.05) against Monmouth... Ended up fourth in both the 200 freestyle (1:44.34) and the 200 backstroke (1:58.03) versus Marist... Was second in the 200 freestyle against Manhattan (1:45.52) and third in the 100 backstroke (55.78)... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Four-year varsity swimmer at U.S. Grant High School in Portland, Oregon... Two-time finalist at the Oregon 6A State Championship, earning third place in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 200 IM... Two-time District champion in the 100 backstroke and 200 IM... Recipient of the Most Promising Swimmer Award... Was a finalist at the NW Speedo Senior Sectionals three times, while being a finalist at the Western SCY Senior Zones five times... Ranked ninth in the Oregon class of 2023... Futures Championships qualifier three times... Four-year member of the honor roll.

Major: Finance.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
200 Free: 1:39.69
500 Free: 4:35.30
100 Back: 51.87
200 Back: 1:50.64
200 IM: 1:55.47

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Backstroke/Freestyle/IM
    6'2"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Backstroke/Freestyle/IM
    6'2"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Backstroke/Freestyle/IM
    6'2"