2022-23 Swim & Dive Roster
Roster
Claire Grover
- Position:
- Free/Breast
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- Boulder Creek HS
- Hometown:
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
Notes
Five-year member of the UCLA swim and dive program ... Lone student-athlete in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships in five separate seasons ... Made 13 A Finals at Pac-12s ... Totaled 43 individual event wins ... At the conclusion of her career, held school records in the 100 breast (59.37) and four different relays ... Also finished her UCLA career with top-five times in school history in the 50 free (21.82, second) and 100 free (48.52, fourth).
Career Highlights
Two-time CSCAA All-American (50 free)
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 NCAA Qualifier
10-time Individual NCAA Qualifier
43 Individual Event Wins
13 Pac-12 Championships "A" Finals
Program Freshman Record-Holder in 50 free (21.98),100 free (48.74), and 100 breast (59.50)
Program Record-Holder in the 100 breast (59.37)
Program Record-Holder in four relays (200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, 400 medley)
Top-4 times in program history in the 100 breast (1st), 50 free (2nd), 100 free (T-4th)
Seven-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Two-time Team MVP (2021-22, 2022-23)
UCLA Student Athlete of the Week (Feb. 8-15, 2021)
2021 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier
2020-21 CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American
2022-23
Selected Team MVP for the second consecutive season at the program's end-of-year banquet ... Double-qualified for NCAAs (50 free, 100 breast) for the third consecutive season, and earned an invite in the 100 free ... Set a UCLA program record in the 100 breast (59.37) at the Pac-12 Championships ... Was also part of school-record relays in the 400 free relay (3:14.41) and 200 medley relay (1:36.64) ... At NCAAs, finished 21st in the 50 free (22.07), 26th in the 100 breast (59.70), and 43rd in the 100 free (48.91) ... Made a trio of A Finals at the Pac-12 Championships (50 free, 100 free, 100 breast), winning a swim-off in the latter with a best time to lock up the final spot in the championship heat ... Hit the podium in the 50 free (third) and 100 breast (third) while placing seventh in the 100 free ... Totaled 12 individual event wins over the course of the season in the following events: 50 free (eight), 100 free (two), 100 breast (one), 100 IM (one) ... Swept the sprint free races against Utah on Oct. 28 ... Won four events at the UNLV Invitational, including her lone wins of the year in the 100 breast and 100 IM.
2021-22
Named Team MVP at the program's end-of-year banquet ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the fourth consecutive season, earning top-40 seeds in the 50 free and 100 breast alongside an invite into the 100 free ... Named a CSCAA All-American in the 50 free after finishing 13th (22.01) at the NCAA Championships ... Set a best time in the 50 free prelims (21.82) at NCAAs to place 11th ... Also at NCAAs, swam a season-best in the 100 breast (59.54) to place 23rd, and was 34th in the 100 free (48.58) ... Made three A Finals at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing third in the 100 breast (59.64), fourth in the 50 free (22.10), and sixth in the 100 free (personal-best 48.52) ... Helped UCLA set a pair of program records, swimming the freestyle portion of the 200 medley relay (1:36.72) and 400 medley relay (3:32.53) alongside Sophia Kosturos, Eva Carlson, and Gabby Dang ... Competed in six of UCLA's 11 regular season meets, missing most of the fall season while recovering from an injury ... For the season, recorded UCLA's best time in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 breast ... Had seven individual event wins over the course of the season ... Scored 13 individual points in the USC meet, winning the 50 free (22.13) and placing second in the 100 free (48.62) ... Swept the sprint freestyle events in dual meets against UC San Diego on Jan. 8 and California on Jan. 29 ... Also won the 50 free (22.72) and 100 free (49.39) at the UNLV Invitational from Dec. 17-19 ... Made her season debut at the Ohio State Invitational from Nov. 18-20, highlighted by a fifth-place finish in the 50 free (22.42) ... Was on UCLA's top relay teams for the year in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Double qualified for the 2021 NCAA Championships (50 free, 100 breast) ... At NCAAs, finished 32nd in the 50 free (22.46), 32nd in the 100 breast (1:00.25), and 37th in the 100 free (49.12) ... Also at NCAAs, swam the anchor leg on UCLA's 400 free relay squad (3:15.44, 18th) ... One of UCLA's top performers at Pac-12s, tying for runner-up in the 50 free finals (22.24) while also finishing top-10 in the 100 breast (59.53, fourth) and 100 free (49.12, sixth) ... Also helped the Bruins to top-five relay finishes at Pac-12s in the 400 free (3:15.28), 400 medley (3:33.86, third), 200 medley (1:37.99, fourth), and 200 free (1:30.02, fifth) ... Had UCLA's best times for the year in the 50 free (22.24), 100 free (48.94), and 100 breast (59.53) ... Was also on UCLA's top relay squads in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley relays ... Competed in all three of UCLA's dual meets as well as the Pac-12 Championships ... Had a performance to remember in UCLA's dual meet win over USC, finishing first in the 50 free (22.55) and then clinching a 151-148 victory for the Bruins with a come-from-behind effort in the final and decisive event of the meet, the 400 free relay; Trailing a quarter second heading into the final leg, Grover turned in a PR split of 48.04 and touched the wall just 0.04 seconds ahead of USC to secure UCLA's first dual meet win over the Trojans since 2007 ... Selected as the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week for Feb. 8-15 after her performance in the USC dual meet ... Also recorded a win in the 50 free at the USC Tri-Meet with Arizona on Jan. 23 ... Both her individual event wins for the year came in the 50 free ... Helped the Bruins to four relay wins over the course of the year, one apiece in the 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, and 400 medley ... Runner-up in both the 50 free and 100 breast at the Cal Dual on Jan. 31 ... Runner-up in the 200 IM in the season-opening Fresno State dual on Jan. 15 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha, Neb. ... Swam a 26.23 in the 50 free to take 29th place, and was also the sixth-place finisher in the 100 free time trials (57.69) ... Named to the 2020-21 CSCAA Scholar All-America First Team (3.5+ GPA, invited to NCAAs) ... Season-best times: 50 free (22.24), 100 free (48.94), 100 breast (59.53), 200 IM (2:03.88).
2019-20
CSCAA All-American in the 50 free ... Was set to be the No. 29 seed in the 50 free at the NCAA Championships before the event was canceled due to COVID-19 ... Competed in all nine of the team's dual meets, the USD Pentathlon, and the Ohio State Invitational ... During the Pac-12 Championships, swam the breaststroke portion of UCLA's school-record 400 medley relay squad, which finished the race in 3:31.81 ... Recorded 13 individual event wins over the course of the season - seven in the 100 breast, four in the 50 free, and two in the 200 breast ... Won multiple individual events at three separate meets ... Individually, swam at the 2020 Pac-12 Championships in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 breast ... Made the "A" Final of the 50 free and 100 breast, and the "C" Final of the 100 free ... Placed fifth overall in both the 50 free (22.18) and 100 breast (1:00.21) ... Was 17th in the 100 free (season-best 49.18) finals at Pac-12s ... At the conference meet, set season-bests in both the 50 free (22.13) and 100 breast (1:00.18) during prelims ... Among Bruins in 2019-20, had the best time in the 50 free and the 100 breast and the third-best time in the 100 free ... Was on UCLA's top relay squads in the 200 free (1:30.40, leadoff), 400 free (3:15.64, leadoff), 200 medley (1:39.57, breaststroke), and 400 medley (3:31.81, breaststroke) ... Made her season debut at the USD Pentathlon on Sept. 13, winning both the 50 free (24.06, field of 77) and 100 breast (1:04.51, field of 72) en route to a sixth place overall finish ... Won both the 50 free (23.33) and 100 breast (1:02.65) against Utah on Oct. 11 ... Won both breaststroke events at Arizona State on Nov. 2, picking up her first win of the year in the 200 breast (2:14.85) ... At the Ohio State Invitational, won the 50 free finals with a season-best time of 22.13, and was third in the 100 breast at 1:00.70 ... Picked up a pair of wins at UC San Diego on Jan. 3, in the 50 free (22.99) and 200 breast (2:18.16) ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring quarters ... Season-bests: 50 free (22.13), 100 free (48.91) 100 back (1:03.74), 100 breast (1:00.18), 200 breast (2:14.85), 100 fly (1:02.05).
2018-19
Set UCLA freshman records in the 50 free (21.98),100 free (48.74), and 100 breast (59.50) ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships as a freshman in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100 breast ... At the NCAA Championships, finished 22nd in the 50 free (22.25), 33rd in the 100 free (48.95), and 48th in the 100 breast (1:01.17) ... Swam the second leg of the 400 medley relay for UCLA at the NCAA Championships, helping the Bruins to a 26th-place finish (3:35.96) ... Was part of a 200 free relay squad that set a school record of 1:28.88 on Feb. 28 at the Pac-12 Championships ... Hit the podium at the Pac-12 Championships after finishing third in the 50 free with a time of 21.98 ... Heading into NCAAs, was the No. 17 seed in the 50 free and the No. 18 seed in the 100 breast (59.50) ... Selected to the Spring 2019 Director's Honor Roll ... Over the course of the year, won nine individual events and was a part of nine winning relay teams ... Was a mainstay on the UCLA A relay teams for the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay ... Had the best individual times by a Bruin in the 50 free and 100 breast, missing out on the school record for the 100 breast by less than a tenth of a second ... Recorded two B Cuts in the 50 free before NCAAs ... Won the 50 free on Jan. 11 against UCSB/UCSD with a time of 23.14 ... At the Pac-12 Championships, finished third in the 50 free, fourth in the 100 breast (59.50), and 11th in the 100 free (48.83) ... Won the 100 free at four separate meets: against Arizona St. on Nov. 3 (50.50), against USD/Harvard on Jan. 7 (51.10), against UCSB/UCSD on Jan. 11 (51.32), and at Utah on Oc. 27 (51.83) ... Claimed four wins in the 100 breast: against Arizona on Nov. 2 (1:02.06), at Cal on Feb. 2 (1:02.20), against USD/Harvard on Jan. 7 (1:02.73), and against Arizona St. on Nov. 3 (1:02.90) ... Was part of four 200 free relay-winning teams, one 400 free relay-winning team, three 200 medley relay-winning teams, and one 400 medley relay-winning team ... Recorded four B Cuts in the 100 breast before NCAAs ... Season-bests: 50 free (21.98), 100 free (48.74), 200 free (1:54.39), 100 breast (59.50), 200 breast (2:16.69), 100 fly (58.89).
High School
Swam for three years in high school, one at Anthem Prep and two at Boulder Creek ... Is in the Boulder Creek Hall of Fame for swimming ... Named BCHS MVP as a senior ... Arizona state record-holder in the 50 free ... BCHS record-holder in the 100 breast, 50 free, 100 free, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, and 200 free relay ... Three-time All-American ... Arizona State Swimmer of the Year in 2016 and 2017 ... Was on the 2018 US Club All-American Team competing in Ireland ... Olympic Trial and Junior Nationals qualifier.
Club
Competed for Scottsdale Aquatic Club ... Holds club records in 100 breast, 50 free, 400 free relay, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 40 medley relay ... Swam for SAC from 2014-18.
Personal
Claire Reese Grover was born in 2000 to parents Jennifer and Peter in Carmel, Ind. ... Has one younger brother, Gabe ... Majoring in sociology ... Chose UCLA because of the "amazing athletics and education" ... Describes her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill as competing in the 2016 US Olympic Trials ... Admires Katie Meili and Caeleb Dressel ... Hobbies and interests include swimming, going to the gym, eating healthy food, drinking coffee, reading, writing, photography, traveling, spending time with friends and family, learning, fashion, videography, and nature ... Played seven other sports before committing to swimming ... Competed in the 2017 Canadian Trials and the 2018 Ireland Open ... When asked what she wants to be when she grows up, she always aspires to being multiple things instead of just one ... Her mother swam at Washington State ... Father played basketball at Western Washington University.
Best Times
50 free - 21.82
100 free - 48.48
200 free - 1:52.58
100 breast - 59.37 (school record)
(last updated: Mar. 22, 2023)
