Claire Curzan
2020 Tokyo Olympics
Silver: 4×100 medley relay
2024 World Championships
• Named Best Female Swimmer (MVP Award)
• Won gold in the 50 back, 100 back, 200 back and the mixed 4×100 medley relay
• Captured silver in the 100 fly and bronze in the mixed 4×100 free relay
• Swam PB time (2:05.77) in the 200 back
• Clocked UVA record time (27.43) in the 50 back finals and the 100 back (58.29)
• All-ACC Academic Team
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Third in 200 back (2:06.34)
• Fourth in 100 fly (57.47)
• Eighth in 100 back (59.57)
2022 World Championships (LCM)
Gold: 4×100 mixed medley relay
Gold: 4×100 medley relay
Bronze: 100 Back
NCAA Champion (7 total, 3 Individual)
2025: 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
2023 at Stanford: 200 Back
All-American (14)
2025: 50 Free, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
2023 at Stanford: 200 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
ACC Champion (5)
2025: 200 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
All-ACC (7)
2025: 50 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 800 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
Pac-12 Champion (5)
2023 at Stanford: 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 400 Medley Relay
AT VIRGINIA
2024-25
• Finalist for the Class of 2025 Honda Sport Award for Swimming & Diving
• First Team Academic All-American
• NCAA Champion in the 100 Back (49.11) becoming the first female swimmer to win an NCAA title with two different schools
• NCAA Champion in the 200 Back (1:46.82) breaking her own American and NCAA record in the event
• Silver in the 50 Free at the NCAA Championships with a PB of 21.11
• Swam the lead leg of the NCAA Champion 200 Medley Relay that set an American, NCAA and US Open record on the first night of the Championship
• Swam the second leg of the NCAA Champion 200 Free Relay
• Swam the lead leg of the NCAA Champion 400 Free and 400 Medley relays
• Qualified for NCAA Championships in the 50 Free, 100 Back, and 200 Back
• Set an American, NCAA, US Open and UVA record in the 200 Back at the Tennessee Invite (1:46.87)
• Won the 200 Back (1:47.38) on the final day of the ACC Championships, giving her three individual podium finishes (a 1st, 2nd and 3rd) and four relay golds at her first ACC Conference Championship
• Anchored the NCAA Record 800 Free Relay to open the ACC Championships
• Led off the ACC Champion 200 Free Relay and finished third in the 50 Free (21.26), earning All-ACC honors for both, on the second day of the ACC Championships
• Led off the American record-setting 400 Medley Relay at the ACC Championships (3:19.58)
• Second in the 100 Fly (49.02) on the third day of the ACC Championships
• Led off the ACC Champion 400 Free Relay on the final day of the competition
• Won the 100 Back at the Tennessee Invite (49.37) and posted UVA top-10 times in the 200 Free (1:42.96) in a timed trial and the 100 Free with a 46.98 in the leadoff leg of the 400 Free Relay
• Set an NCAA and American record in the 200 Back at the Tennessee Invite (1:46.87)
• Named the ACC Swimmer of the Week for her performance at the Tennessee Invite (11/26)
• Won the 100 SCM butterfly (55.68) and the 200 SCM backstroke (2:01.02) in the Florida dual meet
• Won the 100 Back with a time of 50.54 against North Carolina which ranked 6th on the UVA all-time best list
• Finished first in the 100 Back with a time of 1:51.84 against North Carolina which ranked 8th on the UVA all-time best list
• Won the 200 Free (1:43.64) at the Virginia Tech dual, also swimming in the 500 Free (4:50.27)
• Won the 100 Back (49.40) and the 200 Back (1:49.97) at the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown
• Set a pool record in the 200 Free (1:41.99) at the Cavalier Invite, third-fastest time in program history
• Competed at the TYR Pro Swim Series Fort Lauderdale, finishing third in the 200m Back (2:08.20), fourth in the 50m Back (30.43) and 100m Back (1:00.06), also competing in the 1oom Free (54.48) and 200m Free (2:02.68)
2023-24
• Did not participate in NCAA events while training for World Championships and Olympics
• Finished first with a time of 2:07.38 in the 200 back at the TYR pro swim series
• Finished third with a time of 57.26 in the 100 fly at TYR Pro Swim Series
• Finished second in the 100 back with a time of 59.11 at TYR Pro Swim Series
• Finished second in the 200-meter backstroke with a time of 2:06.39 at Toyota U.S. Open, set new program long course record
• Finished second in the 100 fly (56.76) at Toyota U.S. Open, earning a silver medal
• Finished second in the 100 back for her second silver of the night, and her time of 58.35, set a new long course program record at Toyota U.S. Open
2024 World Championships
• Named the Best Female Swimmer at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships
• Over the course of the eight-day meet, Curzan won a total of six medals: four gold, one silver and one bronze.
• Won gold in all three of the backstroke events, making her just the third swimmer in World Championships history to sweep the 50, 100, and 200 distances of a single stroke, and just the second female.
• Won an individual silver in the 100 fly.
• Had two relay medals: a gold in the mixed 4x100M medley and a bronze in the mixed 4x100M freestyle.
AT STANFORD
2022-23
• Won NCAA title in the 200-yard backstroke in a time of 1:47.64
• Finished third in the 100 back (50.08) and fourth in the 100 fly (50.09) at NCAAs
• Helped Stanford to second place finishes in the 200 and 400 free relays, fourth in the 400 medley relay and ninth in the 200 medley relay
• Won Pac-12 titles in the 100 back (49.46) and 200 back (1:47.43), setting championship meet records in both events
• Part of Stanford’s relay titles in the 200 free, 400 free and 400 medley relays at Pac-12 Championships