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High school senior Claire Curzan blasted a new American and World Junior Record while claiming the bronze in tonight’s 50 fly final in Abu Dhabi. The swim marks Curzan’s first senior level international individual medal and her first American Record after years of assaulting the USA Swimming National Age Group Records. The TAC Titans swimmer and Stanford commit breaks Japan’s Rikako Ikee‘s 2017 WJR and Madeline Banic’s American Record from last year’s ISL season.
| Curzan: 2021 SC Worlds | Banic: 2020 ISL | Ikee: 2017 Toyko World Cup |
| 24.55 | 24.80 | 25.14 |
Curzan’s swim this evening obliterated both the former records, chopping nearly 6 tenths off of Ikee’s record and a quarter of a second off of Banic’s best. She also slips past France’s Melanie Henique to become the fourth fastest performer in history.
Interestingly, the second and third fastest 50 butterfliers of all time also competed in tonight’s final, with Ranomi Kromowidjojo taking the gold and Sarah Sjostrom taking the silver. Kromowidjojo blasted a new lifetime best tonight of 24.44, just off of Therese Alshammar‘s World Record of 24.38, while Sjostrom was just off of her lifetime best of 24.50 from last month’s European Championships.
All-time fastest performers in women’s 50 fly:
- Therese Alshammar (SWE): 24.38
- Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED): 24.44
- Sarah Sjostrom (SWE): 24.50
- Claire Curzan (USA): 24.55
- Melanie Henique (FRA): 24.56
Curzan’s future Stanford Cardinal teammate Torri Huske also competed in tonight’s final, touching in fourth in 24.88. Huske, now a freshman at Stanford, clocks in as the fourth fastest American of all time, behind only Curzan, Banic and Kelsi Dahlia.
“Claire, due to strict covid protocols and 10 hours time difference, jetlag, an incredible busy year, decided to not break the World Record, just the Junior one. This time”
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Way to go Claire!!! & Team USA We Love you The Succettis
Um okay, imagine if Curzan did ISL instead of going to the Farm… 😈
Also from what I’m aware of this is her first American record
Sad this article doesn’t get as much attention as the MA one.
Anyways, great job Claire!
Does anybody know why Claire was wearing a Finis suit on the relay the other day? At the beginning, I saw her TYR swim camp and I thought she signed with them, but then I saw she was wearing the white Finis suit and I got confused.
I can’t find any announcements about her being part of TYR. Finis probably has the most underrated suits IMO. Not quite as good as a Mizuno or TYR Avictor, but it’s a damn good option. Would make it a great sponsorship with all of the really great training gear Finis has.
Between, among others, Stanford (Curzan, Huske, Hooke & Smith) and UVA (Walsh sisters, Douglas) the US women’s young butterfly depth has gotten very deep and promising.
And I really don’t think Kelsi D is done either. She’s gotta a little more left in the tank
She broke a wr less than a month again, she’s far from done
This swim got lost in the covid noise of today but its HUGE.