2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

Ava Franks

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Irvington
  • Hometown Irvington, N.Y.

Biography

2023-24:
  • College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American Team
  • Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • Finished third in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events at Ivy League Championships
  • Finished third in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and the 200 IM at the HYP meet
  • Won 200 breaststoke and 200 IM against George Washington
  • Won 200 IM versus Penn and Dartmouth
  • Won 200 breaststoke and 200 IM against Cornell
  • Won 200 breaststoke and 200 IM at the SMU Invitational
  • Won 200 breaststoke and 200 IM against Columbia
  • Won the 100 breaststroke versus UMass

2022-23:
  • Captured the 200 and placed second in the 100 versus Brown 
  • Won the 100 freestyle versus Southern Connecticut 
  • Won the 100 and 200 breaststroke versus UMass
  • Won the 200 individual medley and the 200 breaststroke in the HYP meet
  • Placed third in the 200 individual medley and second in the 200 breaststroke versus Cornell
  • Won the 100 and 200 breaststroke and placed second in the 200 individual medley in the Penn-Dartmouth meet
  • Placed second in the 100 and 200 breaststroke in the Ivy Championship 
  • Recipient of the Jecko IM team award
  • Scholar All-America 
2021-22:
  • Competed in the 200-freestyle relay team that posted a time of 1:32.28, an all-new Kiphuth Pool record
  • Won the 100 and 200 breaststroke versus Columbia
  • Won the 200 breaststroke versus Brown 
  • Won the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the Penn-Dartmouth meet 
  • Placed second in the 50 freestyle versus Cornell
  • Won the 200 breaststroke in the HYP meet 
  • Took second in the 200 breaststroke in the Ivy Championship 
  • Second Team All-Ivy 
2020-21:
  • Season canceled due to pandemic
Before Yale:
  • New York state runner up in the 100-yard breaststroke at Irvington High School
  • New York Section I champion in 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley
  • 2020 Most Outstanding Athlete in Section
  • Holds the Section record in the 200 IM
  • 2019 All-America selection as part of the 200 freestyle relay
  • Earned All-America consideration in 100 breaststroke, 200 IM and 200 freestyle relay in 2020
  • 2020 Lohud Westchester/Putnam Girls Swimmer of the Year
  • 2019, 2020 Rivertowns Enterprise Girls Swimmer of the Year. Swam for Empire Swimming
  • Senior National qualifier in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.
Personal: National Honor Society member… High School Peer Leader.
 
Why Yale? “Because of the incredible coaches and athletes on the team as well as the overall emphasis placed on community and well being. I cannot wait to be surrounded by such an amazing group of people and to explore all the exciting opportunities Yale has to offer. Boola Boola!”

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21First Year

    Breaststroke/IM/Freestyle
    6'0"
  • 2021-22First Year

    Breaststroke/IM/Freestyle
    6'0"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Breaststroke/IM/Freestyle
    6'0"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Breaststroke/IM/Freestyle
    6'0"