University of Minnesota Athletics
Women's Swimming & Diving
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Email:
- hick0043@umn.edu
- Phone:
- 612-626-1320
Alicia Hicken-Franklin is entering her third year on the Minnesota swimming and diving staff as Associate Head Coach for women’s and men’s swimming and diving.
She joins the program following her 16-year stint at the University of Denver, where she spent 11 seasons as Associate Head Coach. She helped guide the Pioneers to three-consecutive Summit League titles since joining during the 2013-2014 season and was nominated for the CollegeSwimming.com 2016 Assistant Coach of the Year award.
Hicken-Franklin played an integral role in training the distance swimmers at Denver. Producing a pair of All-Americans, she also helped the Pioneers set new Summit League records in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle.
Prior to her stint at Denver, Hicken-Franklin was an assistant coach at Washington State University from 1997-2000. For the Cougars, she helped guide them to over 25 school records and their first top-30 NCAA finish in school history.
Prior to her coaching career, Hicken-Franklin was nothing short of successful in her collegiate career for the Golden Gophers from 1993-1997. A six-time Big Ten Conference champion finalist in the 200, 500 and 1650-freestyle, Hicken-Franklin was also a two-time NCAA Academic All-American honorable mention her junior and senior year.
Hicken was a finalist at the Canadian Olympic Trials in 1992 and was a Canadian National Finalist multiple times in the freestyle events.
A native of Campbellville, Ontario, Hicken-Franklin is a 1997 graduate of Minnesota with a BS in kinesiology. She also received her MS in physiology of exercise from Washington State in 2000.
