Simon Frank

Weight:
0
Position:
IM/Fly
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Stockholm, Sweden
High School:
Fryshusets KunskapsCentrum

2013-2014 (Senior)
Frank bested three school records at the SEC Championships while scoring 62 individual points and tallying three NCAA ‘B’ cut times. Frank set a new school record in the 200 back (1:43.66) with a third place finish in the consolation final and lowered his own records in the 200 IM (1:45.39) and 400 IM (3:44.33), finishing eighth and sixth respectively. Frank added a fourth NCAA ‘B’ time at the American Short Course Championships in the 200 breast (1:58.74), which is the fifth fastest all-time swim for the Aggies. Becoming a first-time All-American, Frank placed 14^th in the 200 breast at the NCAA Championships. Frank scored the only points for the Aggies with his performance in the 200 breast, which was the fastest on the team this season and ranks second fastest in A&M history.

2012-2013 (Junior)
Scored 38 points for the team at the SEC Championships; placing 12th in the 200 I.M., 11th in the 400 I.M., and 18th in the 200 backstroke. Frank broke two A&M school records at the championships: the 200 I.M. and the 400 I.M. Frank swam the 200 I.M. in 1:45.82 and the 400 I.M. in 3:46.70. All three of Frank’s events at the SEC Championships earned him NCAA ‘B’ time standards. Frank competed in the Swedish Long Course Nationals finishing 5th in the 200 fly and helping take 6th in the 4x200 freestyle relay.

2011-2012 (Sophomore)
At the Big 12 Championships, Frank earned 41 points. Swimming in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 backstroke he finished fifth, fourth, and seventh respectively. Frank posted NCAA “B” cut times in all three events he competed in, as well as set the A&M school record in the 200 IM with a time of 1:46. 97.

2010-2011 (Freshman)
Frank had an impressive freshman season, posting NCAA ‘B’ cut times in both the 200 individual medley (1:49.29) and the 400 individual medley (3:55.05). He also scored 34 points at the Big 12 Championships, with a third place finish in the 200 butterfly (1:49.80), a seventh place finish in the 400 individual medley, and an 11th place finish in the 200 individual medley.

High School/Club:
2009 graduate of Fryshuset Kunskaps Centrum High School and was coached by Anne Forsell...also competed for the SK Neptun club team and was coached by Anne Forsell.

Personal:
Erik Simon Frank is son to Erik Tomas Frank and Eva Gill Permansson of Johanneshov, Sweden...born Feb. 2, 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden...general studies major...has two siblings, Tomas, 18, and Joakim, 11...chose A&M for its “great program, team and athletics.”

Best Time:
200 IM: 1:45.39
400 IM: 3:44.33
200 Breast: 1:58.74