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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Donahue was born January 12, 1989 to Christopher and Connie Donahue.<ref name=WKUbio /> She |
Donahue was born January 12, 1989 to Christopher and Connie Donahue.<ref name=WKUbio /> She grew up in [[Lenoir City, Tennessee]]. She has three siblings (Audrey, Zack, and Dean), and graduated from [[Lenoir City High School]].<ref name=bio /> In high school, she was a four-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterwinner]] in swimming, a three-year letterwinner in [[track and field]], and a two-year letterwinner in [[cross country running]].<ref name=WKUbio /> |
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==Swimming career== |
==Swimming career== |
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| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 12, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Western Kentucky University | |||||||||||||||||
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Claire Donahue (born January 12, 1989) is an American international swimmer. She won two gold medals at the 2011 Pan American Games and finished second at the 2011 National Championships in the 100-meter butterfly. She is a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team and will compete in the 100-meter butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Early life
Donahue was born January 12, 1989 to Christopher and Connie Donahue.[1] She grew up in Lenoir City, Tennessee. She has three siblings (Audrey, Zack, and Dean), and graduated from Lenoir City High School.[2] In high school, she was a four-year letterwinner in swimming, a three-year letterwinner in track and field, and a two-year letterwinner in cross country running.[1]
Swimming career
After high school, she attended Western Kentucky University majoring in social work.[2] In her freshman year, she broke the school record in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly.[1] She was a letterwinner all four years of her college career, setting five school records in the process.[3] As a senior, she was named "2011 WKU Student Athlete of the Year."[1]
Donahue qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials in the 100-meter and 200-meter butterfly, but did not advance out of the opening round in either event.[2] In 2010, Donahue finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly at the NCAA Championships. In 2011, she finished second at the Championships in the same event.[2] She went to the 2011 Pan American Games where she won the gold in the 100-meter butterfly and as part of the 4x100-meter medley relay.[2] At the 2011 National Championships, she took second place in 100-meter butterfly and 11th in the 200-meter butterfly.[2]
At the 2012 Olympic Trials, Donahue turned in a new personal best in the 100-meter butterfly finals clocking a time of 57.57.[4] Her time was significantly slower than Dana Vollmer who won the event with a time of 56.50, but was good enough for second place, qualifying her for the Olympics. "It feels unbelievable to make it to the 2012 Olympics," she remarked. "When I finished and saw that I was second, I did not even know what to think. At first I didn't believe it."[4] She also competed in the 200-meter butterfly, where she failed to advance past the opening round.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Claire Donahue Bio". Western Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f "USA Swimming National Team Bios: Claire Donahue". Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ Kyle Allen. "Olympic Dream Becomes a Reality; WKU Swimmer Claire Donahue Punches Ticket to 2012 Olympics". WBKO. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ a b "Claire Donahue qualifies for Olympics". News Sentinel. June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
- ^ "2012 U.S.Olympic Team Trials Swimming: 200 meter butterfly (Heats)". Retrieved June 30, 2012.
External links
- Claire Donahue – National Team swimmer profile at USASwimming.org
- Claire Donahue – Western Kentucky University athlete profile at WKUSports.com
- Claire Donahue on X
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