Claire Curzan
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2020 Tokyo Olympics
Silver: 4×100 medley relay
2024 U.S. Olympic Trials
• Was third in 200 back (2:06.34)
• Eighth in 100 back (59.57)
• Finished fourth in 100 fly (57.47)
2024 World Championships
• Named best female swimmer
• 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)
2022 World Championships (LCM)
Gold: 4×100 mixed medley relay
Gold: 4×100 medley relay
Bronze: 100 Back
NCAA Champion
2023*: 200 Back
All-American
2023*: 200 Back, 100 Back, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay
*At Stanford
AT VIRGINIA
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