Susan Francia
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Susan Francia ' onMouseout='HidePop("32569")' href="/topics/Szeged">Szeged
, Hungary
) is an American
rower
. Growing up in Abington
, Pennsylvania
, she attended Abington Senior High School, followed by the University of Pennsylvania
, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Criminology and Sociology. She currently resides in Princeton
, New Jersey
and is affiliated with the US Rowing Training Center. She is fluent in Hungarian.
in 2001. She was a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Since graduating she has served four years as a U.S. National Team member and won a Gold Medal with the 2008 Olympic Team in Beijing, China.
Susan has been an integral part of the increasingly fast and competitive US Women's National Teams in the past several years. She has aided the US team to achieve remarkable success with many medals and high ranking finishes at the highest level competitions. In addition to her World Championship and World Cup successes, Susan won the Remenham Cup at the 2006 Henley Royal Regatta and at the FISA
World Rowing Championships
in 2006, Francia won the gold medal in the women's eight with a new world's best time of 5:55.50.
In addition to her international accomplishments Susan has also had much domestic success. She finished second in the pair at the second 2008 National Selection Regatta. She took second at the coxed four at the 2004 Head of the Charles Regatta as well as won the championship eight at the 2005, 2006, 2007 Head of the Charles in Cambridge, Mass. Won the eight and finished third in the pair at the 2007 US Rowing National Championships. Won the double sculls at the second 2006 National Selection Regatta and finished second in the four at the 2004 U.S. National Team Trials
Szeged
' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
. Growing up in Abington
Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Abington Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 55,310 in as of the 2010 census.Abington Township is one of Montgomery County's oldest communities dating back to before 1700 and being incorporated in 1704. It is home to some of the county's...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, she attended Abington Senior High School, followed by the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, graduating in 2004 with a degree in Criminology and Sociology. She currently resides in Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton is a community located in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. It is best known as the location of Princeton University, which has been sited in the community since 1756...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and is affiliated with the US Rowing Training Center. She is fluent in Hungarian.
Rowing career
Susan began rowing as a sophomore at the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 2001. She was a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Since graduating she has served four years as a U.S. National Team member and won a Gold Medal with the 2008 Olympic Team in Beijing, China.
Susan has been an integral part of the increasingly fast and competitive US Women's National Teams in the past several years. She has aided the US team to achieve remarkable success with many medals and high ranking finishes at the highest level competitions. In addition to her World Championship and World Cup successes, Susan won the Remenham Cup at the 2006 Henley Royal Regatta and at the FISA
International Rowing Federation
The Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron, or FISA for short, is the International Rowing Federation which is the governing body for international Rowing. Its current president is Denis Oswald...
World Rowing Championships
World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...
in 2006, Francia won the gold medal in the women's eight with a new world's best time of 5:55.50.
In addition to her international accomplishments Susan has also had much domestic success. She finished second in the pair at the second 2008 National Selection Regatta. She took second at the coxed four at the 2004 Head of the Charles Regatta as well as won the championship eight at the 2005, 2006, 2007 Head of the Charles in Cambridge, Mass. Won the eight and finished third in the pair at the 2007 US Rowing National Championships. Won the double sculls at the second 2006 National Selection Regatta and finished second in the four at the 2004 U.S. National Team Trials
See also
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