Claire Jansen

Position:
SWIM
Class:
Junior
High School:
Naperville North
Hometown:
Naperville, IL

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2025 NCAA Honorable Mention All-American (100 Back)

2025 CSCAA All-American (100 Back)

7x School Record Holder (50 Back, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 FR, 400 FR, 200 MR, 400 MR)

3x NCAA Championship Qualifier (100 Back, 200 Back)

2023 Pitt Newcomer of the Year

2024-25 Season

NCAA Honorable Mention All-American (100 Back)
CSCAA All-American (100 Back)
NCAA Championships Qualifier
Broke seven school records (50 Back, 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 FR, 400 FR, 200 MR, 400 MR), setting four of them at the NCAA Championships
Individually set the 100 Back (51.17) and 200 Back (1:53.28) at the NCAA Championships. Additionally helped set the 400 Free and 400 Medley Relay school records
Helped the Pitt women earn their highest NCAA team finish in 29 years, finishing tied for 27^th
Set the 50 Back (24.23) and 200 Free Relay school records at the ACC Championships
Helped set the 200 Medley Relay school record at the Texas Invitational
Placed 1^st in the 100 Back in meet at SMU (53.15)
Placed 1^st in the 200 Back with a 1:59.88 vs. West Virginia and George Washington
Placed 1^st in both the 100 Back (52.96) and 200 Back (1:55.88) in home meet vs. Georgia Tech
Placed 1^st in both the 100 Back (54.28) and 200 Back (1:59.62) at Penn State
Finished 5^th in the 200 Back and 9^th in the 100 Back at the Texas Invitational

2023-24 Season

New School Record – 50 Back (24.34) at ACC Championships; 100 back (52.06) at Bulldog Last Chance
Named to All-ACC Academic Team
Finished 33^rd in 200 back (1:54.55) and 38^th in 100 back (52.67) at 2024 NCAA Championships
Placed 15^th in 200 Back (1:55.70) and 17^th in 100 back (52.60) at ACC Championships
On 400 Free (3:15.92), 400 Medley (3:35.15) and 200 Free (1:29.09) relay teams who all broke school records at ACC Championships
Ranked No. 10 in the ACC (No. 28 in Division I) with time of 52.12 in 100 Back
Finished first in 200 back (2:00.31) and third in 100 back (55.47) against No. 7 Ohio State
Finished first in 100 back (54.56) and 200 back (1:59.00) against Minnesota
On 200 Medley relay team who took first (1:41.79) and 400 Medley relay team who secured second (3:26.77) against Minnesota
Took second in 100 back (56.47) and 200 back (2:03.90) against West Virginia
On 200 Free relay team who secured Backyard Brawl win over West Virginia – taking first overall (1:34.04).
Broke 100 back school record at Minnesota invite with time of 52.14 (SCY) – raking 23^rd in the nation; Took third in 200 back (1:55.24)
Member of 400 Medley relay team that broke the school record with time of 3:36.10 at Minnesota invite – ranking No. 28 in nation
Earned highest school ranking (No.4) in 200 back (1:54.82); Ranked No. 18 in 100 back (53.54)
Member of 400 Free team who broke school record and took first against Penn State and Notre Dame (3:18.23)
Took second in 100 back (55.62) and third in 200 back (2:01.23) against California
Opened season with first place finish against Army in 100 back (1:03.55)

2022-23 Season

Qualified for the 2023 NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tenn. and became the first Pitt freshman swimmer to swim at the NCAA Championships since 2006.
Recorded a personal best time of 1:55.23 in the 200 Back during the final day of the NCAA Championships.
Led off for the 200 medley relay team of Tatum Detwiler, Sophie Yendell, and Kate Fuhrmann that broke the school record and finished sixth overall with their time of 1:36.68 at the ACC Championships ... Broke her own school record with a 24.42 split time in the 50 Back, breaking her own record she set earlier in the season at the Minnesota Invite (24.73).
Was also a member of the 400 medley relay team that broke the school record at the ACC Championships with a time of 3:36.54.
Shattered the school record in the 100 back at the ACC Championships with a time of 52.35 and broke her own record at the UGA Last Chance Meet with a time of 52.33.

High School

Named the Naperville North High School Female Athlete of the Year
Was the senior captain of the swim team and the senior captain for the water polo team at Naperville North.
Earned IHSA All-State honors in the 100 back, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay
2x NISCA All-American in the 200-medley relay, and 200 free relay
Named a NISCA All-American in the 400 free relay
IHSA Water Polo two-time State Champion Team
2x IHSA Water Polo All-State Selection

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