AuburnTigers.com will post a short spotlight on each of our NCAA Championship participants leading up the the championships, which will be contested March 20-23 at the Jamail Texas Swimming Center at the University of Texas.
Name: Claire Fisch
2019 NCAA Championship Events: 50 Free, 100 Free
Previous NCAA Appearances:
2018 at Arizona (50 Free/43rd; 100 Free/T-48th)
2017 at Arizona (400 FR, 200 MR, 400 MR)
Auburn Rankings: Was on the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay that all set school records at the SEC Championships ... Is the second-fastest 50 freestyler (21.65) in school history behind only Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and the third-fastest 100 freestyler (47.48) behind Vanderpool-Wallace and Aly Tetzloff ... Her lifetime-best 100 free of 47.48 came as the leadoff for the SEC Champion 400 free relay last month and is the 13th-fastest performance in school history ... Also owns the No. 16 (47.61) and No. 18 (47.62) fastest 100 free performances ... Owns the No. 8 (21.65), No. 14 (21.78) and No. 25 (22.05) fastest 50 free performances in school history.
Notable: A transfer from Arizona State last summer, Fisch finished third in the 50 free (21.65) and fourth in the 100 free (47.62) at the SEC Championships ... She also swam on all four relays that set school records during the conference meet ... Is in search of her first NCAA All-America honor after swimming on three non-scoring relays as a freshman and then swimming two individual events as a sophomore while at Arizona ... Won the 50 free five times during the dual meet season (Florida Gulf Coast, Virginia, Georgia Tech Invitational, Alabama, Florida) and the 100 free two times (Georgia Tech Invitational, Florida) ... Also was a part of 10 winning relays ... Was named the SEC Co-Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 30 after swimming on four winning relays, winning the 50 and taking second in the 100 free as Auburn upset No. 7 Virginia on the road.
On the Psych Sheet:
50 Free - 7th - 21.65
100 Free - 10th - 47.48