{"id":444275,"date":"2021-10-03T16:23:37","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T23:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=444275"},"modified":"2021-10-03T16:41:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T23:41:18","slug":"tokyo-olympian-claire-curzan-announces-verbal-commitment-to-swim-at-stanford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tokyo-olympian-claire-curzan-announces-verbal-commitment-to-swim-at-stanford\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo Olympian Claire Curzan Announces Verbal Commitment to Swim at Stanford"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2022 has made her college decision: Tokyo Olympic semifinalist and U.S. National Teamer Claire Curzan\u00a0<\/strong>has announced her verbal commitment to Stanford. She will join a group that includes two of her teammates from the U.S. Olympic team, Regan Smith<\/strong>\u00a0and fellow 100 butterflyer\u00a0Torri Huske<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Curzan will provide a huge boost to coach\u00a0Greg Meehan’s<\/strong> group that is looking to get back on top of the national rankings after winning three straight NCAA titles in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The Cardinal ended up ninth at the 2021 championships but figure to vault back up the rankings even this year before Curzan arrives in September 2022.<\/p>\n

Curzan is coming off a phenomenal summer where she finished 10th in the semifinals of the 100 butterfly at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She also swam the fly leg during prelims of the 400 medley relay, helping Team USA secure a spot in finals to go on to earn the silver medal.<\/p>\n

In an Instagram post announcing her decision, Curzan said, “I am thrilled to finally announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Stanford University! I could not of done this without my amazing coaches, teammates, and educators, and the endless support from my family and friends. I\u2019m truly blessed and can\u2019t wait to join the farm!!”<\/p>\n

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