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Claire Tuggle

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Position
Freshman
Class
Santa Maria, Calif.
Hometown
Saint Joseph
High School
Claire Tuggle - Swimming & Diving - Virginia Cavaliers

ACC Champion
2023:
800 Free Relay

All-ACC
2023: 800 Free Relay

At Virginia

2022-23
• Finished fourth in the 500 free and seventh in the 1650 free at ACC Championships
• Finished fourth in the 200 free at the Cavalier Invite
• Won the 500 free and placed third in the 200 free against NC State and North Carolina
• Finished third in the 200 free against Virginia Tech
• Placed fourth in the 1000 free against Texas
• Won the 500 free against Florida
• All-ACC Academic Team
• ACC Academic Honor Roll

BACKGROUND
• Attended Clovis North High School 2017-2019 before graduating from Saint Joseph High School 2019-2022
• Part of the Clovis Swim Club (2015-2019) and Santa Maria Swim Club (2019-2022)
• All-League, All-Central Section
• All-State, State Champion
• Named Santa Barbara County Athlete of the Week
• Member of National Junior Team (2018-2022)
• Member of US International Junior Team (2018, 2019 and 2021)
• Junior National High Point Winner in 2018
• USA Swimming Academic All-American

PERSONAL
• Parents are Todd and Jules Tuggle
• Siblings are Theodore (21), Maxwell (15), and Quinnton (12)
• Special Olympics Volunteer
• Uncle played football at Boise State
• Hometown is Santa Maria, CA