Getting to Know Claire

• Why did you choose to attend Mount Holyoke? - I visited and fell in love with the beautiful campus, diversity, small classes, and inspiring, strong women I met.
• What do you like best about Mount Holyoke? - I love the diversity of the students here and the opportunity to meet so many interesting and passionate women.
• Favorite TV Show - House
• Favorite Athlete(s) - Diana Nyad, Chrissie Wellington, Roz Savage
• Hobbies - Triathlon, singing, writing, sculpture
• Best Concert You Ever Attended - Mates of State at the Iron Horse
• Magazine Cover You'd Like to Be On - Time 
• Biggest Fear - Snakes and heights 
• Most Famous Person Ever Met - Richard Gere 
• Person You'd Like to Have Dinner With - Diana Nyad 
• Most Prized Possession - My journal 
• Place You'd Like to Visit - Everywhere! 
• First Memory of Your Sport - Learning to swim when I was 4 and refusing to take off my flippers 
• Most Memorable Moment in College Athletics - Swimming in the NEWMAC championship pool and getting PR times in all my events 
• Pre-Game Rituals - Listen to "Number 1" by Tinchy Stryder and stretch 
• Best Advice From a Coach - Don't focus on the person next to you, stay in your own lane and swim your best. 
• If You Had $1 Billion Dollars You Would - Make a difference in the world, end world hunger and water insecurity 
• Career Aspirations - Design sustainable architectural solutions for the developing world and places struck by natural disaster