2016-17 (Junior): Set career-best times in the 50 free (20.56), 100 free (45.13) and the 200 free (1:40.94) at the 2017 ACC Championships … A member of the 400 free relay team that recorded the fastest time on the season at 2:44.54 at the conference championship meet … Also swam the final leg of the 200 free relay unit that posted the third-fastest Tech time on the year at 1:21.45 … Turned in the fifth-fastest time on the year in the 100 free (45.13), the eighth-fastest mark in the 50 free (20.56) and the ninth-best mark in the 200 free (1:40.94) for the Jackets … Finished fourth in the 50 free (21.29) in the dual meet versus Alabama … Also placed fifth in the 50 free (21.67) in the tri-meet versus Cincinnati and FAU … Touched the wall in sixth overall in the 200 free (1:45.37) against Georgia.
2015-16 (Sophomore): Set career-bests in all three of his events with a time of 20.96 in the 50 free, a time of 45.55 in the 100 free and a time of 1:41.62 in the 200 free … Was a top-10 season performer in all three of his events among the Yellow Jackets, ranking as high as sixth in the 50 free on the year.
2014-15 (Freshman): Added depth to the Yellow Jackets’ sprint free group … Finished fourth overall with a career-best time in the 100 free of 45.89 at the Yellow Jacket Championship Qualifier … Also finished fifth in the 200 free (1:43.17) and sixth in the 50 free (21.00) at the Yellow Jacket Championship Qualifier.
Before Tech: Was a four-year letterwinner in swimming at St. Ignatius Prep. … Also played one season of water polo … Earned All-American honors in the 200 free relay (2013 and 2014) and in the 200 medley relay (2014) … Graduated as the school record holder in the 50 free (20.89) and in both the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay units … His 200 free relay team also held the Central Coast Sectional record.
Personal: Full name is Stefan Proudfit Kranenburg … Son of Philip and Christina Kranenburg … Born February 24, 1996 in San Francisco, Calif. … Has two older siblings in Pieter and Alexander … His brother Pieter swam for the University of Southern California from 2009-12 … Lists building a working Sterling Engine as his most memorable non-athletic accomplishment … Majoring in aerospace engineering.
Kranenburg’s Career Top Times (through 3/29/17) | ||
EVENT | TIME | MEET |
50 Free | 20.56 | 2017 ACC Championships |
100 Free | 45.13 | 2017 ACC Championships |
200 Free | 1:40.94 | 2017 ACC Championships |