Claire Weinstein
Weinstein at a swim meet in 2019
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born (2007-03-01) March 1, 2007
White Plains, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubSandpipers of Nevada
Westchester Aquatic Club (former)
CoachRon Aitken
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing the  United States
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place2022 Budapest4×200 m freestyle

Claire Weinstein (born March 1, 2007) is an American competitive swimmer, currently swimming for Las Vegas-based swim team Sandpipers of Nevada. At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Weinstein helped USA win the gold medal in the women's 4x200m freestyle.

Before swimming with the Sandpipers of Nevada, she previously swam for the Westchester Aquatic Club.[1]

Early life

She was born to Rodney and Diane Weinstein,[2][3] has one older brother Michael,[4][2][3] and three younger sisters, Mary, Sophie and Emma.[2][3] She was raised in the Reform Judaism tradition, and had a Bat Mitzvah at the Reform synagogue of Congregation Kol Ami in White Plains, New York.[2][3] She also attended the Highlands Middle School in White Plains.[2][3] During the school year she swam competitively with the White Plains Varsity Swim team and also swam and competed year round on a club team Westchester Aquatics.[1][2][3] For her Mitzvah project, Claire has been actively volunteering her time to help coach the younger swimmers in the Westchester Aquatic club swim school at inter-team meets and practices, because of her passion for the sport and belief that everyone should learn to swim and have the opportunity to be a competitive swimmer if they desire.[2][3] On her behalf a donation was made to the Christopher Dewey Memorial Swim Foundation, that will assist low income swimmers with training fees and also fees to participate in travel competitions.[2][3]

Swimming career

Early career

According to Westchester Aquatic Club head coach Carle Fierro, Weinstein would join the club at the age of six. Fierro described Weinstein as "extremely easy to coach and was really good at communicating how she felt in the water... In addition, she displayed a great singlemindedness in attaining goals. She was diligent about doing workouts and motivating team members to do their best as well."[4]

2021

In 2021, she would qualify for the 2020 United States Olympic trials, becoming one of the youngest swimmers to qualify for the trials.[5] She would place 20th in the 400m freestyle, not qualifying for that year's 2020 Summer Olympics.[6]

In September of 2021, Weinstein would move to Las Vegas, Nevada to train with the Sandpipers of Nevada.[4]

2022

On April 3, 2022, Weinstein would win the USA Swimming National and Junior Championship 5K event by over a minute.[7]

At the 2022 USA Swimming International Team Trials, Weinstein would manage to qualify for the United States team in the 2022 World Aquatics Championships, in the process also becoming the fastest 15-year-old in the United States to swim the 200m freestyle event.[8]

World Championships

2022 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 4×200 m freestyle7:41.45 (CR)

At the 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022, she won a gold medal as a part of the United States Women's 4x200 relay at the age of 15.[9][10] She also competed in the women's 200-meter freestyle, finishing in 10th place in the semi-finals and missing finals qualification by only seven hundredths of a second.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Lepesant, Anne (July 16, 2021). "Claire Weinstein Comes Within .42 of 200 Free NAG on Relay Leadoff at Sr Mets". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Lamb – IN LIKE A – Congregation Kol Ami".
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Lamb – IN LIKE A – Congregation Kol Ami".
  4. 1 2 3 Stott, Michael (May 3, 2022). "How They Train: A Look at the Work That Prepared Claire Weinstein For Star Turn (Sample Sets)". Swimming World News. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  5. ↑ "13-year-old swimmer from Westchester qualifies for US Olympic Team Trials". News 12 – Westchester. February 21, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  6. ↑ "White Plains teen swims for spot on US Olympic team". News 12 – Connecticut. February 7, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Munatones, Steven (April 3, 2022). "Claire Weinstein Wins the USA Swimming National and Junior Championship 5K Title". World Open Water Swimming Association. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  8. ↑ Overend, Riley (April 28, 2022). "Claire Weinstein Becomes Fastest 15-Year-Old American Woman In 200m Free". SwimSwam. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  9. ↑ Li, Yanyan (June 22, 2022). "Huge Splits From Ledecky, Sims, Lead Americans To 4x200 Free Championship Record". SwimSwam. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Claire WEINSTEIN | Results | FINA Official". FINA. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Competition Results | FINA Official". FINA. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
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