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Clare Lawlor

Clare Lawlor

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Carl Sandburg
  • Hometown:
    Orland Park, Ill.

Summary

Biography

SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER
  • 400 Freestyle Relay (Leadoff Leg) | 3:19.98 (2017, Big Ten Championships)
  • 400 Medley Relay (Anchor Leg) | 3:37.13 (2017, Big Ten Championships)
RUTGERS AQUATICS CENTER POOL RECORD
  • 200 Freestyle Relay (Anchor Leg) | 1:31.75 (2019, Rutgers Invitaitonal)
2019-20 (Senior)
  • Won the 200 free relay and placed third in the 400 free relay vs. Nebraska (2/1)
  • Swam to a third place finish with the 200 medley relay team vs. Villanova (1/17)
  • Captured first in the 200 free relay at the Rutgers Invitational (12/7)
  • Came in second with  the 200 medley relay at Iowa State (11/9)
  • Won the 400 free relay at Iowa State (11/9)
  • Finished first in the 200 medley relay at Iowa (11/8)
  • Placed second in the 50 free at Iowa (11/8)
2018-19 (Junior)
  • Finished second in 100 free by 0.09 seconds at the Frank Elm Rutgers Invitational (11/30)
  • Came in third in 50 free against Princeton (1/11)
2017-18 (Sophomore)
  • Named Academic All-Big Ten 
  • Silver medalist in the 50 Free at the ECAC Championships at Rutgers (2/23)
  • Won the 50 and 100 free events in the dual meet win over Nebraska (1/26-27), while also swimming the anchor leg in the winning 200 free relay
  • Returned from break with a runner-up finish in the 50 free in a dual against Yale (1/12)
  • Made the finals in both the 50 and 100 free at the Texas Invitational (11/30-12/2)
  • Scored a runner-up finish in the 100 free at Rutgers' Frank Elm Invitational (11/17-19), while appearing in three total A Finals with a fourth place finish in the 50 free and seventh place performance in the 100 back
  • Placed third in the 50 free, fourth in the 100 free and sixth in the 100 back in Rutgers' penta-meet against Georgetown, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall and Villanova (11/3-4)
  • Won her first event of the season in the 100 free at the Northwestern quad-meet with Illinois, Chicago and Chicago-Illinois (10/28)
  • Opened the season with back-to-back runner-up performances in the 50 free at the Illinois tri-meet with Northwestern (10/27) and the dual meet at Florida Gulf Coast (10/6-7)
  • Placed in the Top 24 at the U.S. Open in the 50 free, qualifying her for next year's USA National Championships
2016-17 (Freshman)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-America honorable mention
  • Qualified for the finals in the 50 and 100 free at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 15-18), scoring 18 total points with two NCAA B standards
  • Swam freestyle legs in both school record relays (400 free relay and 400 medley relay) at the Big Ten Championships
  • Helped RU secure a third-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay against Cincinnati and Virginia Tech (Jan. 20-21) contributed to second-place finishes in the 400 freestyle and 400 medley relays against Penn State and Yale (Jan. 13-14)
  • Collected four PR's, finished third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.95 and served as the anchor in RU's 400 medley relay win with a time of 3:39.90 at the Bruno Invitational (Dec.2-4)
  • Helped Rutgers finish second in both the 200 freestyle relay (1:33.22) and 200 medley relay (1:41.47) while finishing fifth in the 100 free (51.74) during the Frank Elm Invitational (Nov. 18-20)
  • Contributed to a third-place result in the 400 freestyle relay during quad meet with Georgetown, Seton Hall and Villanova (Nov. 4-5)
  • Helped Rutgers finish third in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:37.43 against Illinois and Northwestern (Oct. 29).

Prior to Rutgers
  • Competes with the Palos Orland Swim Association, where she has been a member since 2007
  • Four-year letterwinner at Carl Sandburg High School
  • Named all-state from 2012-14 and an All-American in 2013 and 2015
  • Finished seventh in both 50 (23.52) and 100 (51.27) freestyle events at the 2014-15 Illinois Girls State Championships
  • Times during the event were third-best in the state last season 
  • Also finished seventh in the 50 free at the 2013-14 state event 
  • Recorded a ninth-place time in the 400 relay event at the state championships on 2012

Personal
  • An exercise science and applied kinesiology major
  • Plans on a career in occupational therapy
  • Daughter of Kathy and Sean
  • Has a brother, Michael, and sister, Molly
  • Her father, Sean, played college football for Illinois and played in the 1985 Peach Bowl
  • Earned the 10% Scholar-Athlete Award
  • member of the National Honor Society
  • Selected to the CSCAA Academic All-America Team
  • Member of the Honors College
  • Proudest sports moment was scoring points at the Big Ten Championships
  • Greatest sports influence is her high school coach, Jane Caliendo
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS 
Nickname: Clawlor
One word to describe your Coach: Jokester
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Lexy Brewer
Best player ever competed against: Simone Manuel
Major: Exercise Science
I chose my major because: I want to be an Occupational Therapist, and all of the classes in this major are going to prepare me to treat patients.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: The Yard
The person I most admire is and why: I admire my mom because I think she is the hardest working person I know. She always does everything for my siblings and I. She tries to go to every sporting event and be involved in our lives.
If I wasn’t swimming, I’d be: If I wasn't a swimmer, i would probably be playing college water polo.
Favorite professional athlete: Nathan Adrian
Favorite professional sports team: The Chicago Bears
One word to describe myself in the pool: Savage
One word to describe myself out of the pool: Organized
Few people know that I: I have duel citizenship with America and Ireland
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My dad
I started playing my sport because: I always loved swimming, so when a flyer came home about a local swim club I wanted to try it out. From day one, I was hooked and I have loved it ever since!
I chose Rutgers because: I really loved the area, the exercise science program, and I loved my teammates.
Favorite cereal: Coco Pebbles
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Bridesmaids
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is: Jennifer Lawrence
Favorite musician/group: The Weekend
The first song I knew all the words to is: Hey There Delilah
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: I would make a sprint speed walking event. They already have distance speed walking races, but I think I could really well in a sprint speed walking competition.
Famous people I have met include: Caleb Dressel, Katie Ledecky, Olivia Smoliga, Elizabeth Beisel, and other Olympic swimmers.
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: I love eating steak sandwiches for breakfast the day of a race.
Favorite all-time gift received: I think anything sentimental that the person took time to think of me is a great gift.
Pets I had growing up were:  had a beta fish named Charlie
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: This years costume- Kermit the Frog
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Italy
The website I visit most often is: Twitter
My favorite teacher was/is (name, grade, subject): Professor Lawrence taught the basic stats for exercise science class that i took my freshman year.
The quote that most resonates with me is: It won't happen in one day, but one day it will happen
If my life was a book, the title would be: An Unfortunate Series of Falls
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Silver
My spirit animal is: Female Lion
One thing on my bucket list is: skydiving with my brother
Phone app you cannot live without: Waze
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources?: I would just like to thank them from the bottom of my heart. Their hard work and contributions do not go unnoticed, and i m very grateful for all that they do for this University.





 

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