2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
Roster
Yovanovich, Claudia

Claudia Yovanovich
- Position:
- Freestyle/Backstroke
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- High School:
- Ballard High School
Bio
Career Accolades
2025 All-Freshman Big Ten Team
2024-25
Competed in eight regular season meets as well as the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championships ... Anchored the 200 free relay team that broke the school record and finished in a time of 1:28.85 at the Big Ten Championships ... At the NCAA Championships, anchored the 200 free relay that finished in 27th place with a time of 1:29.31 and swam on the 400 free relay that finished in 27th place with a time of 3:16.39 ... At the Big Ten Championships, competed in the 100 back, finishing in 19th place with a time of 53.33, the third fastest time on the team in the season ...Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team at the conclusion of the meet ... Recorded a season-best time of 23.08 in the 50 free at the Ohio State Invite ... Recorded a season-best time of 56.21 in the 100 free at the Fresno State Invite ... Swam on 19 relay teams throughout the regular and post season.
High School/Club
Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Ballard High Schoolโฆ Swam Club at Seattle Metropolitan Swim Clubโฆ Two-time Metro League Championship in the 50 Freestyleโฆ Two time Sea King district champion in the 50 and 100 freestyleโฆ2023 50 freestyle state championโฆ Two-time Scholastic All-Americanโฆ Summer Junior national and 18 and under US Open qualifier.
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Personal
Full Name: Claudia Yovanovichโฆ Parents are Jennifer and Jay Yovanovich.. Decided to attend UCLA because โit not only has such an amazing opportunity to learn but provided a sense of belonging on the team from the second I visitedโ... greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was committing to UCLAโฆ Admires Regan Smithโฆ Hobbies include reading books and hiking with family and friends.
2025 All-Freshman Big Ten Team
2024-25
Competed in eight regular season meets as well as the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championships ... Anchored the 200 free relay team that broke the school record and finished in a time of 1:28.85 at the Big Ten Championships ... At the NCAA Championships, anchored the 200 free relay that finished in 27th place with a time of 1:29.31 and swam on the 400 free relay that finished in 27th place with a time of 3:16.39 ... At the Big Ten Championships, competed in the 100 back, finishing in 19th place with a time of 53.33, the third fastest time on the team in the season ...Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team at the conclusion of the meet ... Recorded a season-best time of 23.08 in the 50 free at the Ohio State Invite ... Recorded a season-best time of 56.21 in the 100 free at the Fresno State Invite ... Swam on 19 relay teams throughout the regular and post season.
High School/Club
Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Ballard High Schoolโฆ Swam Club at Seattle Metropolitan Swim Clubโฆ Two-time Metro League Championship in the 50 Freestyleโฆ Two time Sea King district champion in the 50 and 100 freestyleโฆ2023 50 freestyle state championโฆ Two-time Scholastic All-Americanโฆ Summer Junior national and 18 and under US Open qualifier.
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Personal
Full Name: Claudia Yovanovichโฆ Parents are Jennifer and Jay Yovanovich.. Decided to attend UCLA because โit not only has such an amazing opportunity to learn but provided a sense of belonging on the team from the second I visitedโ... greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was committing to UCLAโฆ Admires Regan Smithโฆ Hobbies include reading books and hiking with family and friends.
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