Eastern Michigan Athletics
2017-18 W. Swim & Dive Roster
Roster

Claire Young
- Position:
- Backstroke/Individual Medley
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
- High School:
- Grosse Pointe South
Event | Time (Meet) |
50 Free | 25.06 (at Wayne State, Jan. 20, 2018)# |
200 Free | 1:58.78 (at Ball State, Nov. 2, 2019) |
500 Free | 5:20.13 (vs. Albion, Feb. 1, 2019) |
50 Back | 24.90# (MAC Championships, Feb. 27, 2019) |
100 Back | 53.19 (MAC Championships, March 1, 2019) |
200 Back | 1:55.34 (at MAC Championships, Feb. 29, 2020) |
100 Breast | 1:08.37 (vs. Albion, Feb. 1, 2019) |
200 Breast | 2:26.29 (vs. Albion, Feb. 2, 2018) |
50 Fly | 26.80 (at Buffalo, Oct. 19, 2019) |
100 Fly | 57.67 (vs. Miami, Oct. 26, 2019) |
200 Fly | 2:07.12 (vs. Miami, Oct. 26, 2019) |
200 IM | 2:00.74 (at MAC Championships, Feb. 27, 2020) |
400 IM | 4:33.68 (at Wayne State, Jan. 11, 2020) |
# - Part of a relay
EMU: 2019-20: First Team All-MAC selection…Competed in nine meets for Eastern…Won the 100 back and 200 back two times each for four wins on the season…Added 26 top-five finishes…Finished her career with a career-best 1:55.34 time for a runner-up finish the 200 back at the MAC Championships, Feb. 29…Also finished runner-up in the 100 back at the MAC Championships with a time of 53.49, Feb. 28…Academic All-MAC selection…2018-19: Competed in 11 meets for the Eagles as a junior…Posted 17 top-three finishes, including seven first-place finishes…Recorded four top-10 finishes at the MAC Championships, Feb. 27-March 2…Assisted the 200 IM relay squad to a second-place finish at the MAC Championships (Feb. 27)… Individually, competed in the 200 back, 100 back, and 200 IM at the MAC Championships, finishing third, fourth, and ninth, respectively with times of 1:56.80, 53.47, and 2:00.99 (Feb. 28-March 2)… Set personal-best times in the 500 free (5:20.13), 100 breast (1:08.37), and 200 breast (2:26.29) against Albion (Feb. 1)… Became the first Eagle to compete in the 100 and 50 backstroke events at the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America's (CSCAA) National Invitational Championships, finishing second and fifth overall, respectively…Second Team All-MAC awardee...Academic All-MAC Selection...2017-18: Swam in 11 meets for the Green and White…Compiled 34 top-three finishes, including 15 event wins…Compiled five top-15 finishes at the MAC Championships (Feb. 21-24)…Finished second in the 100 backstroke at the MAC Championships with a time of 53.47, the second-fastest in EMU’s laurels (Feb. 21-24)…Clocked a time of 1:56.65 in the 200 backstroke at the conference championships to take second and lock up the third-best time in program history (Feb. 21-24)…Aided both the 200 and 400 medley relay teams to a pair of second-place finished at the MAC Championships (Feb. 21-24)…Second Team All-MAC selection…Academic All-MAC…2016-17: Swam in eight meets for the Eagles as a freshman…Tallied 16 top-five finishes, including a win in the 100 Back against versus Toledo, Nov. 5…Compiled three top-15 finishes at the MAC Championships (Feb. 22-25)…Locked up a fourth-place finish in the 100 Back with a time of 54.09, the second-best time in EMU history, and a seventh-place finish in the 200 Back with a time of 1:57.46, the third-ranked time in program laurels at the MAC Championships (Feb. 22-25)…Added a 14th-place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:04.08, the ninth-fastest time in Eastern annuals (Feb. 22-25)…Second Team All-MAC...HIGH SCHOOL: Five-year letterwinner for Eric Gunderson at Grosse Pointe South High School...Served as a captain for the Blue Devils as a senior...Holds the Grosse Pointe South school record in the 200 IM...State champion in the 100 backstroke and 200 IM in 2015... Conference champion in the 100 backstroke and 200 IM...Four-time all-state selection...Three-time All-American...Two-time team MVP...Also lettered in softball...PERSONAL: Full Name: Claire Elizabeth Young...Daughter of Andrew and Maureen Young...Has one brother, Mitchell...Major: Exercise science.