Claire Weinstein
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | March 1, 2007 White Plains, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sandpipers of Nevada Westchester Aquatic Club (former) | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Ron Aitken | ||||||||||||||
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Claire Weinstein (born March 1, 2007) is an American swimmer, currently swimming for Las Vegas-based swim team Sandpipers of Nevada. She is currently scheduled to swim in the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in the women's 200m freestyle, becoming the youngest United States swimmer to swim in the World Aquatic Championships since 2007.[1]
Before swimming with the Sandpipers of Nevada, she previously swam for the Westchester Aquatic Club.[2]
Early life
According to Westchester Aquatic Club head coach Carle Fierro, Weinstein would join the club at the age of six. Fierro described Weinstein as "extremely easy to coach and was really good at communicating how she felt in the water... In addition, she displayed a great singlemindedness in attaining goals. She was diligent about doing workouts and motivating team members to do their best as well."[3]
Career
2021
In 2021, she would qualify for the 2020 United States Olympic trials, becoming one of the youngest swimmers to qualify for the trials.[4] She would place 20th in the 400m freestyle,[5]
In September of 2021, Weinstein would move to Las Vegas, Nevada to train with the Sandpipers of Nevada.[3]
2022
On April 3, 2022, Weinstein would win the USA Swimming National and Junior Championship 5K event by over a minute.[6]
At the 2022 USA Swimming International Team Trials, Weinstein would manage to qualify for the United States team in the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, in the process also becoming the fastest 15-year old in the United States to swim the 200m freestyle event.[7]
At the 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022, she won a gold medal as a part of the United States Women's 4x200 relay at the age of 15.[8] She also competed in the women's 200 meter freestyle, finishing in 10th place in the semifinals and missing finals qualification by only seven hundredths of a second.[9]
Personal life
Weinstein has one older brother, Michael.[3]
References
- ^ "Claire Weinstein Breaks Through, Becomes Youngest U.S. Swimmer on Worlds Team Since 2007 (VIDEO)". Swimming World News. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Claire Weinstein Comes Within .42 of 200 Free NAG on Relay Leadoff at Sr Mets". SwimSwam. 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ a b c "How They Train: A Look at the Work That Prepared Claire Weinstein For Star Turn (Sample Sets)". Swimming World News. 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "13-year-old swimmer from Westchester qualifies for US Olympic Team Trials". News 12 - Westchester. February 21, 2021. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "White Plains teen swims for spot on US Olympic team". News 12 - Connecticut. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ Munatones, Steven (2022-04-03). "Claire Weinstein Wins the USA Swimming National and Junior Championship 5K Title". World Open Water Swimming Association. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Claire Weinstein Becomes Fastest 15-Year-Old American Woman In 200m Free". SwimSwam. 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ "Claire WEINSTEIN | Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- ^ "Competition Results | FINA Official". FINA - Fédération Internationale De Natation. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
