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By David Rieder<\/em><\/p>\n

Claire Adams<\/strong> wasn\u2019t even seeded in the top-ten when she arrived at U.S. Nationals in San Antonio last August. A week later, she\u00a0was a household name.<\/p>\n

On the second day of that meet, Adams lowered her personal best time in the 100 backstroke from 1:01.12 down to 59.58 to win her first National title. She did it again two days later, dropping almost three seconds in the 200 back and notching her second victory of the week in 2:09.44.<\/p>\n

At the time, the National titles and personal bests were just bonuses since her primary focus at that meet had been qualifying for the Junior World Championships\u2014which she did. But Adams admits that even though she had swum in several big national meets before\u2014she made her Olympic Trials debut in 2012 at the age of 13\u2014this was the first where she arrived feeling prepared to compete for titles.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just felt confident in what I was doing. Warming up I felt confident. Walking around, something was different in the way that I was thinking,\u201d Adams said. \u201cI accepted the fact that I belonged there, that that was where I was supposed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carmel Swim Club associate head coach Ian Murray<\/strong> also noticed the changes in Adams\u2019 mindset and demeanor in the lead-up to the meet.<\/p>\n

\u201cTraining-wise and preparation-wise she had been in a very good spot for a while, and we were seeing things in practice that led us to believe she could perform on that level,\u201d Murray said. \u201cBut ultimately it\u2019s going to happen when the athlete decides it\u2019s going to happen. She had some big breakthroughs confidence-wise last summer and began to believe in her ability a lot more, and obviously it translated to some great swims in San Antonio.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Nationals, Adams headed directly to Singapore for the Junior World Championships. Although she could not quite match her times from a few weeks earlier, Adams did pick up a silver medal in the 100 back.<\/p>\n

Adams had previously competed at Junior Pan Pacs, but a full-scale international meet complete with semifinals was completely new to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing to the ready room was different,\u201d Adams said. \u201cAll the little quirks that come with international experience\u2014it was mainly a learning experience really.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Adams finally returned to Carmel, Ind., after a whirlwind August with much-improved best times, some considerable hardware and valuable international racing experience. But all that aside, she had earned her first-ever National Team selection. Even if she did not realize quite how much at the time, Adams\u2019 swimming career was about to take off.<\/p>\n

In late September, Adams committed to swim for the University of Texas and head coach Carol Capitani<\/strong>, and then she immediately shifted her focus towards Olympic Trials. Shortly thereafter she received her first National Team assignment: the Duel in the Pool, which was to be held at the quite-familiar IUPUI Natatorium, a mere half hour\u2019s drive from Carmel.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so normal for me,\u201d Adams said. \u201cIt was like, \u2018Oh, I swim high school state here. It\u2019s still just a pool.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

What was not so normal, of course, was having the entire National Team over to her house for dinner just days before the meet. Also new to Adams were the curtains and spotlights that certainly had not been in place for the Fall Frenzy six weeks earlier.<\/p>\n

Adams ended up finishing third in the 100 back and fourth in the 200 back at the Duel, but once again the results were not nearly as important as the experience gained.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really grateful I got to have that as my first experience,\u201d Adams said. \u201cThe people I swam with on the team were really supportive and welcoming, and they helped me figure out if I had any questions about things, when I needed to be there and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Up next on Adams\u2019 schedule was a meet without any of her fellow National Team members and one which offered little in the way of international-caliber racing experience.<\/p>\n

But Indiana\u2019s high school state meet still mattered very much to Adams, especially with Carmel going for\u2014and eventually winning\u2014its 30th straight state title.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a community thing, and it\u2019s a family thing,\u201d Adams said. \u201cThere\u2019s so much tradition, especially at Carmel, behind what we do and why we do it. [We\u2019re] representing not just our year of athletes, but the 30 years\u2019 that have come before us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The IUPUI Natatorium was not quite as decked out for high school state as it had been for the Duel in the Pool, but Adams and her family still hosted a team dinner for her high school teammates just like they had for the National Team.<\/p>\n

Even after Nationals, Junior Worlds and Duel in the Pool, the results of that championship meant just as much to Adams as had any of the others.<\/p>\n

\u201cHigh school swimming, honestly, it\u2019s as intense as a national meet,\u201d Adams said. \u201cIt\u2019s taken so seriously, especially in Indiana. But at the same time it\u2019s so, so much fun because your teammates are in the stands, and they dress up for themes, and you get to wear your state shirts that the seniors picked out.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Adams swam best times on her way to wins in the 100 free and 100 back at State, but more important than the times were the big points she earned for her team. She especially relished the experience of swimming with her teammates in that unique and intense environment one last time.<\/p>\n

Still, the ultimate prize of Olympic Trials remained firmly in sight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t really worry about the high school championship. We don\u2019t talk about the streak that often,\u201d Adams said. \u201cWe tapered, but at the same time with the focus of the summer in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

Murray recognizes how important high school state is to all of his swimmers and to the Indiana swimming community as a whole, but he knew the focus for Adams had to be on her long-term goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was mature enough to handle the fact that we weren\u2019t going to fully prepare her for [the high school state] meet or Winter Nationals, or Duel in the Pool for that matter,\u201d Murray said. \u201cShe\u2019s gotten a lot better at being very performance-minded, but she\u2019s also very process-driven. She can understand where she needs to be at x, y and z on the plan and not be overwhelmed by all the other things that are going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Understanding the process and embracing her goals have helped keep Adams focused even with the distractions of her recently-completed senior year in plain sight. She credits her teammate in Carmel\u2019s High Performance group for keeping her on task.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe adopt the attitude of, \u2018We\u2019re the highest performing group, so whatever we\u2019re doing we need to do to the best of our abilities,\u2019\u201d Adams said. \u201cAlways showing up to practice on time and full attendance and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

She admits to occasionally checking out what sort of times her rivals post but tries to avoid talking too much about the competition, preferring to stay focused on her own efforts in practice and in races.<\/p>\n

Adams most recently raced at the Arena Pro Swim meet in Charlotte, where she put up a 1:01.56 in the 100 back and clocked 2:14.40 in a 200 back swim-off. She admits to being pleased with those efforts but hopes to swim a bit faster when she again makes the quick drive to Indianapolis for this weekend\u2019s Arena Pro Swim Series finale, her final tune-up before Olympic Trials.<\/p>\n

Murray thinks Adams will be ready to swim fast in both the 100 and 200 backstroke events at Olympic Trials, but the current seedings suggest the 100 will be her best shot at a top-two finish. She is seeded third in the 100 back\u2014just two tenths of a second behind second seed Missy Franklin<\/strong>\u2014and seventh in the 200 back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf she goes out in 28 seconds, I\u2019m going to feel pretty good about what she can do in the 100-meter backstroke,\u201d Murray said. \u201cI certainly think she can close with any of them in the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

When she arrives in Omaha later this month for Trials, Adams will be prepared physically, having put in the hard work and mastered her race plans. But just as importantly, she won\u2019t let the moment be too big for her.<\/p>\n

She has become comfortable on the biggest of stages, especially after swimming alongside Franklin and many of the best swimmers in the world at Duel in the Pool.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at them and think \u2018Oh wow, they\u2019re so fast,\u2019\u201d Adams said, \u201cbut then you\u2019re standing right next to them, so you think, \u2018Okay, I\u2019m at the same level they are. I can be just as fast as they can.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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