Susanna White - Academics - Arkansas Razorbacks

Susanna White

Sr | 5-9 | Free / Fly | Forest, Va. | Jefferson Forest HS / Jameson YMCA

#RAZORFACTS:

  • Completed career with seven Arkansas records: 200 Medley relay, 400 Medley relay, 200 Freestyle relay, 400 Freestyle relay, 50 Freestyle, 100 butterfly and long course 50 Freestyle.
  • Has made three consecutive NCAA Championship appearances.
Senior (2014-15)

Appeared in her third consecutive NCAA Championship as a member of Arkansas’ 200 freestyle relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay… Came in first in the SEC Championships ‘C’ final in the 50 freestyle (22.55), for a 17th-place finish… Aided the Razorbacks’ 200 free relay to a seventh-place finish and 400 free relay to a fifth-place finish at the SEC Championships… Took 21st place in the ‘C’ final of the 100 butterfly with a time of 53.54… Assisted Arkansas’ 400 freestyle relay to a third place-finish (3:18.86), 200 freestyle relay to a fourth-place finish (1:31.07) and 200 medley relay to a fourth-place finish (1:39.64) at the Georgia Tech Invite… Took tenth in the 100 freestyle (51.08) and sixth in the 50 freestyle (22.88) at the Georgia Tech Invite.

Junior (2013-14)

Made her second-consecutive NCAA appearance in the 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly… Took 35th place at the NCAAs in the 50 freestyle (22.56)… Was a member of Arkansas’ 400 freestyle relay that swam the second NCAA ‘A’ cut time in Arkansas history (3:16.16) and placed 25th at the NCAA Championships… Broke the Arkansas school record in the 50-yard freestyle at the SEC Championships prelims with a time of 22.4, and then broke it again the following day at the finals with a time of 22.27… Set her second program record at the SEC Championships in the 100-yard butterfly with an NCAA ‘B’ cut time of 52.90, shaving 0.32 seconds off the record she set the previous season… Set her fourth Arkansas record at the SEC Championships in the 100 freestyle with a time of 48.89, then broke it the following day with a finish of 48.75… Named SEC Swimmer of the Week in November after contributing four event wins and two pool records at Missouri State… Swam an NCAA ‘B’ cut time and placed fifth in the 100 freestyle at the Mizzou Invitational … A member of the 400 freestyle relay team that set a new Arkansas school record (3:17.65) and took first at the Mizzou Invitational… Placed first and swam an NCAA ‘B’ cut time in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.70 against Alabama… Contributed two event wins in the Kansas, Vanderbilt double dual in the 50 freestyle (23.06) and an NCAA ‘B’ cut time of 2:01.28 in the 200 IM.

Sophomore (2012-13)

Produced a successful sophomore year, helping Arkansas achieve its 10-1 dual meet record by contributing seven regular season event wins… Swam her season-best times at the SEC Championships where she set a school record and personal-best in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 49.04… Recorded three other personal bests while at the SEC Championships including an 11th-place finish in the 100 butterfly with a time of 53.22, a 16th-place finish in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:59.16 and a season-best 22.69 in the 50-yard freestyle… In addition to her individual success, White was a part of the successful relay team, appearing in four relay events at the NCAA Championships… Was part of four teams that broke Arkansas records at the SEC Championships including a fifth-place finish in the 200 medley relay in 1:37.79, a sixth-place finish in the 400 medley relay in 3:36.63, a seventh-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:30.23 and a seventh-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:18.47.

Freshman (2011-12)

White entered the Razorback program and made an immediate impact as a top performer in sprint freestyle events… White posted 13 top-five finishes, including nine in the top three… Started off her collegiate career at Auburn and won the 200 IM against the top-five Tigers with a time of 2:03.27… Clocked her best performance of the year against Penn State and Navy when she won the 200 IM in 2:02.02, was second in the 100 freestyle in 51.27, and third in the 50 freestyle with a time of 23.51… White’s performance against Penn State and Navy earned her the SEC Freshman of the Week Award… The freshman had her best times of the year in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the SEC Championships, where she clocked 23.16 and 49.89, respectively. The blazing time of 49.89 in the 100 freestyle was the second-fastest in school history… Recorded her fastest 200 IM time of the year at the SEC Championships, a 2:00.91 which was an NCAA ‘B’ Cut time… Swam the 100 breaststroke at four different meets, with her top time coming at the Tennessee Invitational in 1:03.21… White’s sprint freestyle prowess also made her a valuable relay contributor. She anchored the 200 medley relay team at the SEC Championships which clocked 1:42.18, the fourth-best time in school history… Was also on the 400 medley relay teams that finished in 3:42.00 at the SEC Championships and 3:42.67 at the Tennessee Invitational for the second- and fourth-fastest times in the Razorback record books… White set the school long course record in the 50 freestyle with a time of 26.23 at the Tennessee Invitational, earning qualification for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.

High School/Club

Was ranked as the No. 38 prospect in the nation by CollegeSwimming.com… Broke school records in the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley at Jefferson Forest… Set the school record and was the state champion in the 100 breaststroke as a freshman… Was the state champion in the 100 breaststroke and 100 freestyle as a junior… Was the state champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle events as a senior… Was the 2011 YMCA National Champion in the 200 IM the summer of 2011 and broke the national record with her performance… Swimming for her club, Lynchburg YMCA, in 2011, White was the state champion in the 100 breaststroke and 50 freestyle and became the state and pool record holder in each event, which was held at Virginia Tech University.

Personal

White was born April 21, 1993, in Lynchburg, Va. to Jay and Teresa White… Has one older sister Jaime, one younger sister Callie, and one younger brother, Ean… Plans to study kinesiology

LIFETIME-BEST TIMES:

50 Free 22.27
100 Free 48.75
100 Fly 52.90