Francesca Marr
Francesca Marr

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
London, England

High School:
Haydon

Event:
Breaststroke

Birthdate:
07/14/1993



04/10/2013

Season Recap: Boilers Send 8 to NCAAs, Matthews Wins Title

Boilermakers finish fifth at Big Tens, 19th at NCAA Championships.

03/27/2013

Boilermakers Earn 47 Winter Academic All-Big Ten Awards

Purdue has at least 45 athletes on the winter academic conference list for five straight years.

02/26/2013

Twelve Score for Purdue Women at Big Ten Championships

Gustafson & Matthews eclipse school records, Tweardy places 2nd twice as top scorer.

02/24/2013

Boilers Post Two More 2nd-Place Finishes, Take 5th at Big Tens

Gustafson, Matthews & Tweardy named Second Team All-Big Ten.

02/21/2013

200 Free Relay Qualifies for NCAAs, Gustafson Sets New Mark

Four divers score in 1-meter springboard, highlighted by Tweardy's runner up finish.

04/16/2013

Purdue hosts Indiana Live on BTN

Purdue Women's Swimming & Diving hosts Indiana for a dual meet live on the BTN.

01/24/2013

Purdue Invitational Two-Day Gallery

More action photos from the Purdue Invitational.

09/14/2012

2012-13 Swimming & Diving Photo Day

The Boilermakers take their team photos.

Purdue Personal Preferences
Favorite Athlete: Kerri Anny Payne
In Her MP3 Player: Mumford and Sons
Last Concert She Attended: Beyonce
Favorite Month of the Year: July
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Food: Anything my mum makes
Favorite Outdoor Activites: Waterskiing
Favorite Purdue Building: Lawson Computer Science Building
Favorite Big City: London
Place She'd Most Like to Visit: Hawaii
Another Sport She Enjoys Playing: Rugby
Favorite Meet at Purdue: Big Ten Championships 2011-12
Pets at Home: Fish
Other Hobbies/Interests: Baking Cakes

2011-12: CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention... Marr competed in the breaststroke and IM events... despite not joining the team until the first day of second semester, went on to break the school record in the 400 IM (4:14.35) and post Purdue all-time top five times in the 200 breast (2:14.12, 2nd) and 200 IM (2:02.68, 5th)... recorded all three season-best times at the Big Ten Championships... broke the 400 IM freshman record in the morning prelims and came back that night to eclipse the program record that had stood since 2005 while winning the C final... also won the C final of the 200 breast at Big Tens... honored as the team's Whatever It Takes award winner... won the 200 breast in her Purdue debut, the dual meet win against Michigan State, less than a week after joining the team... swam four events -- 100 and 200 breast, 200 and 400 IM -- at the Big Ten Quad.

Before Purdue
Joined the program at the beginning of the 2012 spring semester after attending school at Haydon in her native Lodon... competed for the Hillingdon Swimming Club coached by David Hemmings... represented Great Britain in the 2004 and 2005 European Junior Championships, competing in the 50, 100 and 200 meter breaststroke... daughter of Graham and Kim Marr... family also includes older brother Alex... plans to major in movement and sports science.