Claire Rasmus

Katie Portz, Claire Rasmus, McKenna Debever, Sydney Pickrem

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Claire Rasmus, McKenna DeBever, Haley Yelle, Sydney Pickrem

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Position:
Free
Class:
Senior
High School:
The Bolles School
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.

2018-19 Captain
School record holder: 200 freestyle, 800 free relay
2018 SEC Champion (200 freestyle, 800 free relay)
2017 SEC Champion (800 free relay)

Top Times:

50 Free: 23.06
100 Free: 48.46
200 Free: 1:43.96
500 Free: 4:39.11
200 Breast: 2:22.20

2018-19 (Senior):

Finished first in the 200-yard freestyle at No. 17 Ohio State (1:48.84)
Won the 200-yard freestyle at Alabama (1:49.24)
Placed first in the 200-yard free (1:46.50) and second in the 100 free with a B-cut time of 49.89 at No. 1 Texas
Notched an NCAA B-cut with second place finish in the 100-free at the Art Adamson Invitational (48.57)
Took first place in the 200-yard freestyle against Rice and TCU (1:49.76)
Finished first in the 50-yard freestyle against SMU (23.55)
Came in first in the 200-meter freestyle while earning a U.S. Olympic Trials cut at the Longhorn LC Invite (2:01.40)
Logged victories in the 200-yard freestyle (1:47.99) and the 100-yard freestyle (50.30) against LSU
Notched victories in the 500-yard freestyle (4:53.31) and the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.37) in dual meet with Vanderbilt and Houston
Placed fourth in the 200 free (1:43.96) and fifth in the 500 free (4:39.11) to advance to the Championship finals at the SEC Championship.

Named to the winter SEC Academic Honor Roll

2017-18 (Junior):

First-Team All-American (200 free, 400 free relay)
SEC Champion (200 free, 800 free relay)
First-Team All-SEC (200 free, 800 free relay)
Member of 8th-place 400 freestyle relay team at NCAA Championships (3:13.10)
Finished 6th at NCAAs in the 200 free (1:43.65)
Won the SEC title in the 200 free (1:43.62)
Finished 3rd in 500 free at SECs (4:39.23)
Member of 4th-place 400 freestyle relay team at SECs (3:14.76)
Helped 400 medley relay team to a runner-up finish at SEC Championships (2:29.40)
Placed 8th at SEC Championships in the 100 free (48.56)
Won SEC Championship as member of 800 free relay team that set school record with time of 6:55.60

2016-17 (Sophomore):

Represented Texas A&M as a member of Team USA at the 2017 World University Games
Helped Team USA to medals in the 400 free relay (bronze) and 800 free relay (silver)
During the collegiate season, Rasmus earned first-team All-America honors in the 200 free (8th place) and with the 400 free relay … earned honorable mention honors with the 800 free relay (9th place).
At the SEC Championships, Rasmus anchored the 800 free relay to victory in a school-record time of 6:57.90. Also placed second in the 200 free, 15th in the 100 free, 17th in the 500 free.
Posted season bests of 48.64 in the 100 free, 1:43.73 in the 200 free and 4:41.07 in the 500 free

2015-16 (Freshman):

Earned All-America honors with the Aggies’ 400 free relay (4th place) 800 free relay (5th) and also took 16th in the 200 free at the NCAA Championships
Also competed in the 100 free at nationals
At SECs, Rasmus placed seventh in the 200 free and 16th in the 100 free and also competed in the 500 free
Posted season bests of 49.02 in the 100 free, 1:44.52 in the 200 free
Named the Most Improved Swimmer at the annual team banquet
Teamed with Beryl Gastaldello, Kristin Malone and Sarah Gibson to set the school record in the 400 free relay (3:11.91) at the NCAA Championships
Also part of Aggies’ 800 free relay that became just the third Texas A&M relay to go under seven minutes with a 6:58.83 (second-fastest in schoolhistory) at the NCAA Championships.

High School/Club:

2015 graduate of The Bolles School in Jacksonville Florida
Coached by Sergio Lopez Miro at Bolles
From New Orleans, was the number one rated recruit in Louisiana
Four-year letterwinner
NISCA All-American in the 100 and 200 free as well as the 400 free relay in 2012-2013
The Bolles School team captain during her senior campaign
As a freshman, attended St. Mary's Dominican HS in New Orleans, La., and was named Louisiana Swimmer of the Year after winning the state title in the 100 free and placing third in the 200 free; earned Dominican Athletics' Lou Reilly Award
On the State Title in the 100 free and earned the bronze in the 200 free as a sophomore
Member of The Bolles School Winter Junior Nationals relay teams that placed third (400 free), fourth (800 free) and sixth (200 free). The 400 free relay set the school record of 3:23.72
Qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials.

Personal:

Claire Elizabeth Rasmus is the daughter of Paul and Laurie Rasmus of Atlanta Beach, Fla.
Born on December 10, 1996 in Metairie, La.
Mechanical engineering major
Chose A&M because “I loved the atmosphere, and I connected with the swimmers and coaches. Texas A&M felt like home.”

Up Close
Favorite TV Show: White Collar
Most Played Song on iPod: Body Like a Backroad
What do you drive? Toyota 4Runner
Favorite City to Visit: New Orleans
Favorite Quote: “Hard Work Ain’t Easy and Dry Bread Ain’t Greasy” -AJ Stall

Describe in one word:
Coach Bultman: Good Jokes
Coach Jamison: awesome
Coach Calanog: #Believe