TwitterName: Susan Francia
Sport: Rowing
Discipline: Women's Eight
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 175
Current Residence: Princeton, NJ
College: University of Pennsylvania

Olympic Experience:
  • 2008 Olympic Games, gold medal in the women's eight
  • 2012 Olympic Games, gold medal in the women's eight
Career Highlights:
  • Won gold and set a world record (5:54.17) in the heat in the eight at the 2012 Samsung World Rowing Cup II
  • Won gold in the eight at the 2011 World Rowing Championships
  • Won the Remenham Challenge Cup and set the course record at the 2011 Henley Royal Regatta
  • Won gold and set the world record (5:55.50) in the eight and finished 12th in the double sculls at the 2006 World Rowing Championships

Fun Facts: Susan was a Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I All-American at the University of Pennsylvania in 2004 ... Susan speaks Hungarian ... Her favorite movies include The Big Lebowski, American Psycho, and Scarface ... She also has a dream of being a Nike model

Learn more: 
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