11 Facts About Claire Curzan

Claire Curzan was born on June 30,2004 and is an American competitive swimmer and Olympian.

Claire Curzan holds junior world records in the long course 50 meter freestyle and 100 meter butterfly and the short course 50 meter butterfly and 100 meter butterfly.

Claire Curzan holds American records in the short course 50 meter backstroke and 50 meter butterfly, and formerly held the American record in the 100 yard butterfly.

Claire Curzan was raised in Cary, North Carolina and started swimming when she was three years old.

Claire Curzan graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2022.

When she was 15 years of age, Claire Curzan competed at the 2019 World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary, winning a total of four medals, of which three were in individual events.

In 2021, Claire Curzan placed second in the final of the 100 meter butterfly at the US Olympic Team Trials in Omaha, Nebraska with a time of 56.43 seconds, qualifying her for the 2020 US Olympic Team.

Claire Curzan was announced to the United States team for the 2021 World Short Course Championships in late October, with the announcement of the team earning the number two spot for "The Week That Was" honor from Swimming World.

In February 2022, Claire Curzan set a new national high school record in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 50.47 seconds, which was over four-tenths of a second faster than the previous record from 2020 by Phoebe Bacon of 50.89 seconds.

Claire Curzan finished her evening competition for the day in the semifinals of the 100 meter butterfly, ranking fifth with a 56.37 before withdrawing from competing in the final.

Claire Curzan improved to a third-place finish in her second final of the evening, the 100 yard backstroke, winning the bronze medal with a time of 50.08 seconds that was 1.82 seconds behind gold medalist Gretchen Walsh.