UrsusArctosCalifornicus said:
UrsusArctosCalifornicus said:
Would be equally psyched if the commit turns out to be #1 Claire Curzan - albeit Curzan could be heading for the Farm, or Hoosville?
WAY TOO EARLY RECRUIT RANKS: GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2022
Keeping my fingers crossed that Teri & Dani haven't depleted their scholarship funds after a very sizeable 2021 recruiting squad (14), and are positioned to vie competitively for the remaining 2022 top play-makers, notably #1 Claire Curzan & #2 Charlotte Hook. Keep in mind that the later these top recruits announce their verbal commitments, the greater the chances that they may be bound for the Farm, or the Ivies
Meanwhile, #1 DeSorbo/UVa are continuing their massive recruiting momentum of the past several cycles, having already reeled in #4 Claire Tuggle, #8 Emma Weber , #13 Carly Novelline, and #15 Zoe Skirboll. No reason to discount the Hoos targeting #1 Claire Curzan & co. additionally.
Speaking of LSJU, Meehan's surely gung ho on #1 Claire Curzan, #2 Charlotte Hook, #7 Lucy Bell, and #18 Kayla Wilson, amongst other notables.
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CLAIRE CURZAN GOES 56.20 IN THE 100 FLY; PASSES DAHLIA FOR #2 AMERICAN ALL-TIME16-year-old
Claire Curzan, who last set the Girls 15-16 National Age Group Record in the 100 meter butterfly with 56.61 at 2020 U.S. Open last November, lowered her mark to 56.20 in the final at TAC Titans Long Course Premier Invitational on Saturday.
Curzan also broke the World Junior Record and become the second-fastest American in history.
Swimming next to Curzan in lane 5,
(2021 Furdette) Torri Huske dropped an eye-popping 56.69 to finish in second place with a new 17-18 National Age Group Record. That erases
(2020 Sapling) Regan Smith's mark of 57.34 from last year's Pro Swim Series Des Moines. Huske, with splits of 26.21-30.48, moved to #4 on the all-time list of American performers.
Curzan remains #2 in the world for the 2020-21 LCM season while Huske takes over at #4.
ALL-TIME TOP U.S. PERFORMERS- Dana Vollmer, PC CAL: 55.98 2012 Olympic Games 7/27/2012 London
- Claire Curzan, NC TAC: 56.20 2021 TAC Titans Premier Invite 4/10/2021
- Kelsi Dahlia (Worrell), KY UN: 56.37 2017 World Championships 7/22/2017 Budapest
- Torri Huske, PV AAC: 56.69 2021 TAC Titans Premier Invite 4/10/2021
- Christine Magnuson, US TENN: 57.08 2008 Olympic Games 8/8/2008 Beijing
Curzan jumped to the #8 spot in history worldwide.
SwimSwam Readers said:
Swammer2009 commented:
'Woah.. so fast! Any idea where Claire wants to swim collegiately?'
Monteswim replied:
'She's followed by Greg Meehan on Insta lol'
Coach Macgyver quiped:
'Not a good look. That's a safe sport vio'
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CLAIRE CURZAN RIPS 59.3 100M BACK AT TAC TITANS LC PREMIER MEETStarting off the last finals session of the TAC Titans LC Premier Meet in Cary tonight, 16-year-old
Claire Curzan went well under the one-minute barrier in the 100 back, registering a new lifetime best of 59.37.
That's a best by over six-tenths, erasing the 1:00.00 she swam at the 2019 World Junior Championships.
Previously ranked #7 all-time in the 15-16 age group with her old best, Curzan now jumps to #4 in the historical rankings.
U.S. GIRLS 100 BACK 15-16 TOP PERFORMERS- Regan Smith 58.83
- Phoebe Bacon 59.02
- Missy Franklin 59.18
- Claire Curzan 59.37
- Isabelle Stadden 59.71
- Rachel Bootsma 59.77
- Elizabeth Pelton 59.99
- Lucie Nordmann 1:00.16
Looking at the top performers in U.S. history, Curzan shoots up to a tie at #12 with
Amy Bilquist. Bilquist's 59.37 is from the Olympic Trials final in 2016, where she placed third and just missed a spot on the Olympic team.
She's the ninth American woman to break a minute during the 2021 Olympic Trials qualifying period, which began on November 28, 2018, and she's now ranked sixth amongst those names.
Curzan's time moves her to #5 in the world this season.
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UrsusArctosCalifornicus said:
{posted on 14 Sept 2019}
Wouldn't completely overlook #2 Torri Huske (#2 Nat, #1 VA) either :p - TH could bolster our relays in a big way after our Bears' relays likely taking a massive hit in the sprint free & fly areas following Dubs' & Madds' graduations 2 classes earlier (well, unless 2019 froskis such as Eloise & Emma develop way ahead of schedule?). Huske however could end up in the Furdette or Hoos camp going by some speculation.
TORRI HUSKE ERASES SIMONE MANUEL'S 17-18 NAG RECORD IN 50 FREE - 24.44Just after Claire Curzan's huge 100 back, Arlington Aquatic Club's
Torri Huske shot out to a new best time to win the 50 free by almost a second.
Huske clocked a 24.44, a massive outing for just her first swim under 25 seconds in the event to snap Simone Manuel's 17-18 NAG record of 24.56 from 2014.
Huske's best coming into the meet was a 25.34, which she took down modestly with a 25.26 this morning to tie with Curzan for the top time of prelims. Curzan scratched the event tonight.
Within the Olympic Trials qualifying period (beginning November 28, 2018), Huske is now the #2 American behind Manuel (24.05) and ahead of
Weitzeil (24.47). This season, though, the 18-year-old Stanford commit is now the top American in the event, coming in at #9 in the world rankings.
SwimSwam Readers said:
NCSwimFan commented:
'Above lists Curzan as having "scratched the event", but she got DQed for a 15m violation. Went the exact same time as Huske.'
Hswimmer speculated:
'Now Abbey is in trouble'
Swimmer commented:
'Stanford is gonna be deadly next year with Huske, Smith, possibly Ruck, and the other redshirts and recruits coming in.'
NC Fan chimed in:
'And Curzan hasn't committed for the next year yet. We know what that too often means. Could she, Torri, and Regan really all swim at the same schooland would it be possible for that school to actually still be in a battle for the title?'
NCSwimFan commented:
'Charlotte Hook hasn't committed yet either. The talent in Charlottesville though, especially considering Gretchen is heading there, may be too much to overcome.'
Braden Keith Admin commented:
'I think Virginia has next year under control.
2022-2023? If Stanford got Hook and Curzan, that would make it a battle.'
Tomek commented:
'I hope Curzan will go to Virginia to create a better balance with Stanford'
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COVID Pandemic Has Opened Olympic Door For Rapidly Developing YoungstersClaire Curzan, USA
After her 56.20 100 fly, Curzan now ranks eighth all-time and second ever among Americans, behind only the 55.98 that
Dana Vollmer swam on her way to Olympic gold in the event in 2012. Curzan has jumped ahead of
Kelsi Dahlia, the top American in the event since 2017. Moreover, the 56.20 ranks fifth among current active swimmers, and the time would have been good enough to take silver behind Maggie MacNeil
- and ahead of Sarah Sjostrom
- at the 2019 World Championships.
Also this weekend in Cary, Curzan swam a 54.40 in the 100 free and
a 59.37 in the 100 back, breaking the 1:00 barrier for the first time. She now ranks as the sixth-fastest U.S. swimmer during the Olympic Trials qualifying period, although an extremely deep field will likely prevent Curzan from making an Olympic push in this event. Curzan also clocked an impressive 24.44 in the 50 free but was disqualified for going past 15 meters on the start.
Torri Huske, USA
Huske is in the same boat as Curzan, and she's now a Trials favorite in the 100 fly. While Curzan's effort ranks first in the world this year, Huske ranks third (with Australia's
Emma McKeon just ahead of her), and all-time, she has moved into a tie for 15th. Among Americans, only
Vollmer, Curzan and Dahlia have been faster.
Huske also threw down a monster 100 free effort this weekend in Cary, her 53.46 jumping her to fifth in the world this year in the 100 free and fifth among Americans during the Trials qualifying period, trailing Simone Manuel, Mallory Comerford,
Abbey Weitzeil and Erika Brown, all professionals. With six swimmers to be selected for the Olympic team in the 100 free for relay purposes, Huske has a great shot here after dropping her lifetime best by more than a second in the past year.
On the final day of the Cary meet,
Huske blasted her lifetime best in the 50 free by nine tenths. She put up a 24.44, moving her all the way to second in the U.S. during the qualifying period, just ahead of
Weitzeil. She moved to sixth-fastest ever among Americans. So that's three different events where Huske could find herself in the mix in Omaha, and she could be competitive in the 200 IM, as well. Her lifetime best of 2:11.18 ranks her sixth among Americans since 2018.
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