Claudia Yovanovich Season 2025-26

Career Accolades
2025 All-Freshman Big Ten Team

2025-26
Appeared in 11 regular season meets, as well as the Big Ten Championships and the NCAA Championship ... At the NCAA Championship, swam the 100 back (51.93, T-28th) and joined relay teams for the 200 free relay (1:28.85, 18th), the 400 free relay (3:13.96, 17th), the 200 medley relay (1:35.99, 15th), and the 400 medley relay (3:32.15, 19th) … At the Big Ten Championships, competed in the 50 free (22.29, 15th), the 100 free (48.91, 15th), the 100 back (51.37, T-4th), and joined relay teams for the 200 free relay (1:28.07, 5th), the 400 free relay (3:13.02, 4th), the 200 medley relay (1:35.18, 4th), and the 400 medley relay, anchoring the team that set a program record time of 3:29.97 (4th) … Earned six regular season event victories, and contributed to eight relay teams that earned event victories throughout the regular season.

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 School… Swam Club at Seattle Metropolitan Swim Club… Two-time Metro League Championship in the 50 Freestyle… Two time Sea King district champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle…2023 50 freestyle state champion… Two-time Scholastic All-American… Summer Junior national and 18 and under US Open qualifier.
 
Personal
Full Name: Claudia Yovanovich… Parents are Jennifer and Jay Yovanovich.. Decided to attend UCLA because “it not only has such an amazing opportunity to learn but provided a sense of belonging on the team from the second I visited”... greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was committing to UCLA… Admires Regan Smith… Hobbies include reading books and hiking with family and friends.