Claire Curzan

About Claire Curzan

Claire Curzan (born June 30, 2004) is an American competitive swimmer and Olympian. Specialising in multiple events, she earned an Olympic silver medal in the 4×100 meter medley relay in the 2020 Summer Olympics by swimming the preliminary butterfly leg. She 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. She also 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. She currently swims for the Virginia Cavaliers.

Curzan was raised in Cary, North Carolina, and started swimming aged three. As a 15-year-old, she qualified for her first major international meet, the 2019 World Junior Championships. There, she won medals in three individual events: silver in the 100 meter backstroke, and bronze in the 50 meter and 100 meter butterfly. At the 2021 World Short Course Championships, she won bronze medals in the 50 meter butterfly and 100 meter butterfly. In 2022, she won a bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and silver medals in the 50 meter backstroke and 200 meter backstroke as well as a bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke at the 2022 World Short Course Championships. In 2024, she earned her first senior international individual gold medal, winning the 100 meter backstroke at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.