Claire Curzan Hits the (Backyard) Pool with Wetsuit to Continue Training
“She can’t feel her face,” Mark Curzan, her father, told SwimSwam. “But she says she’s more of a water mammal than a land mammal.”
Roadmaps – Mapping the Journey of US Swimming Stars: Women’s 100 Fly
Read on Kelsi Dahlia, Katie McLaughlin, Regan Smith, Torri Huske, Amanda Kendall, Kendyl Stewart, Aly Tetzloff, and Claire Curzan’s 100 fly Roadmaps here!
Sam Stewart Doubles with Lifetime Best 100 FR, 1:59 200 IM at Cary Sectionals
YMCA Hub Fins’ Sam Stewart, a former Texas Longhorn, was 2nd in the 100 free with a 50.67, marking his first time under 51 in the event.
Curzan Drops Lifetime Best 25.3 50 Free on Day 3 of Cary Sectionals
Curzan swam to a best time in the long course final. She won the race in 25.33, knocking 2 tenths off her former best from 2018.
Curzan Posts 58.00 100 Fly and 200 Free Lifetime Best at Cary Sectional Champs
Curzan has only been quicker once before this, a 57.87 from this past summer that sits just off of Torri Huske’s 57.71 15-16 NAG record.
Curzan Drops Lifetime Best 1:45 200 Free on Night 1 of Cary Sectionals
Leading off the 800 free relay for the Tac Titans was junior standout Claire Curzan. She broke 1:46 for the first time in 1:45.47.
WATCH: Phoebe Bacon Breaks National High School Record with 50.8 100 Back
Bacon, who set the National High School Record last month in the 100 back, broke that mark again. She became the first to swim under 51 at a high school meet.
Claire Curzan’s 50.35 Sets 100 Fly National HS and 15-16 NAG Records (Video)
Watch sophomore Claire Curzan go 50.35 to break the 15-16 NAG record, as well as the NCHSAA record, today at the NC 4A State Championships.
Curzan Narrowly Misses 100 BK HS National Record; Green Hope Boys Defend Title
Curzan took down a pair of National High School Records. The Green Hope boys set a new State Record in the 200 medley relay.
Curzan, Forst, Connery, Zettel Highlight NC High School State Psych Sheets
Junior stars are spread across North Carolina’s three classes of high school swimming, including standout Claire Curzan, on a NAG record hunt this week.
SwimSwam’s Official 2019 Swammy Awards Index
Keep track of all of our Swammy Award winners here, with links out to full Swammy Award stories and honorable mentions for all categories.
2019 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 15-16
Torri Huske and Josh Matheny are the 2019 Swammy winners for 15-16 Age Group Swimmers of the Year.
2019 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year – 13-14
Claire Curzan (pictured) and Josh Zuchowski are our 2019 Age Group Swimmers of the Year for the 13-14 age category.
2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships– Curzan, Magahey Are High Point Winners
Claire Curzan won the women’s high point award at 2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships–East, winning all 5 of her events and setting 2 NAG records.
2019 Speedo Winter Junior Championships – ALL Combined East/West Results
Who was faster, East or West? See the combined top-8 results from all the events during the four-day East and West meets.