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Clare McGovern

  • position Freestyle/ Butterfly/ Backstroke
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Landenberg, Pa.
  • Major Nursing
  • High school Avon Grove
  • position Freestyle/ Butterfly/ Backstroke
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Landenberg, Pa.
  • Major Nursing
  • High school Avon Grove

Clare McGovern Bio

McGOVERN’S TOP TIMES
Event Time Date Meet Location
100 Butterfly 1:00.71 1/12/19 vs East Carolina Columbia, S.C.
200 Butterfly 2:10.68 2/3/19 Virginia Tech Invite Blacksburg, Va.
200 Freestyle 1:59.55 10/20/18 vs Arkansas Columbia, S.C.
500 Freestyle 5:10.90 2/1/19 Virginia Tech Invite Blacksburg, Va.
100 Backstroke 57.87 3/1/20 UGA Last Chance Athens, Ga.
200 Backstroke 2:02.96t 2/29/20 UGA Last Chance Athens, Ga.
200 IM 2:12.27p 11/22/19 Georgia Tech Invite Atlanta, Ga.
400 IM 4:38.92 1/25/20 SC College Invite Columbia, S.C.

! = School Record  |  t = Time Trial  |  # = Leadoff Split/Split | p = Prelims


AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2x SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019, 2020)


2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)

  • Placed ninth in the 200 back at the UGA Last Chance meet with a 2:02.70
  • Set a new personal record in the 100 back, swimming a 57.87 to finish the season
  • Swam her primarily the backstroke events in her second season

2018-19 (FRESHMAN)

  • Finished ninth in the 500 free at the Virginia Tech Invite with a 5:10.90 in her second swim
  • Placed 12th at the SC College Invite in the 200 backstroke with a 2:09.91
  • Placed sixth in the 200 fly at the Virginia Tech Invite with a 2:10.68


PRE-COLLEGE

  • Attended Avon Grove High School in West Grove, Pa.
  • Competed for the Delaware Swim Team
  • Holds high school record in 500 freestyle
  • Was a NCSA qualifier
  • Individual best times:
    • 200 free 1:53.45
    • 500 free 4:59.88
    • 200 fly 2:06
    • 200 back 2:04.56