Citing Missy & Regan as Idols, Claire Curzan Reflects on 200 Back American Record | SwimSwam

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2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships

• March 19-22, 2025
• Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatics Center — Federal Way, Washington
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Claire Curzan grew up watching Missy Franklin and then Regan Smith dominate American women’s backstroke. Now, as a sophomore at Virginia, she has broken the record that both swimmers once held in their career, winning the NCAA title in 1:46.82, a new American record. Curzan reflects on what it has meant to her to transition into being one of the best backstrokers in the country.

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