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Sue Cooney

Susan Cooney

  • Class
    1991
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Swimming & Diving
  • First New Paltz female student-athlete to win a SUNYAC title as an individual in any sport
  • SUNYAC champion in the 200 freestyle (2:01.70, 1989) and the 1,650 freestyle (18:33.54, 1989).
  • In the program’s record books (as of the fall of 2014), ranks ninth all-time in the 1,650 freestyle, 11th in the 500 freestyle, 13th in the 200 butterfly, 17th in the 200 freestyle, 17th in the 100 backstroke and 20th in the 200 backstroke
  • Helped construct a long-lasting tradition of success for the women’s swimming program
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