As a Junior (2013-14): Rounded out junior year with 15 individual top-10 finishes, including nine in first place...Played major role at Conference USA Championships, as she finished first in the 200 breast with a NCAA b-time of 2:11.42 while coming in second in the 100 breast with another qualifying time of 1:00.83...Both times became new school records...Also placed third in C-USA action with a bronze-medal finish in the 200 and 400 medley relays...Set pool records at the Hilltopper Open with a 1:02.02 in the 100 breast and 2:12.41 in the 200 breast...Had strong efforts at the AT&T Winter Nationals, as her individual best finish came in the 200 breast with a time of 2:12.24, good for 13th place against the country's top swimmers...Finished first in the 200 breast (2:12.06) and second in the 100 breast (1:01.45) at the National Invite at season's end.
As a Sophomore (2012-13): Conlon wrapped her second year on The Hill with 10 top-three finishes, including three individual wins. At the conclusion of the season, Conlon was named to the Sun Belt Conference 2013 Swimming & Diving First Team. Conlon took a pair of wins against Delta State in the 100 breast (1:05.76) and 200 breast (2:21.99) while also winning the 200 breast (2:16.86) at the Miami (Ohio) Invitational. Conlon boosted WKU to its ninth Sun Belt Conference Championship after scoring in two individual events as well as a first-place finish in the 200 medley. Conlon placed third in the 100 breast with a season-best time of 1:02.10 while also finishing third in the 200 breast after setting a new school record with a time of 2:13.34. Competing in four different individual events throughout the season, Conlon also participated in numerous relay events, including the 200 medley crew that won at the SBC Championships.
As a Freshman (2011-12): In her first season at WKU, Claire Conlon posted a strong season that included being named a CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major Honorable Mention All-American and a runner-up finish in the 100 breaststroke event at the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. Conlon place second with an NCAA 'B' cut time of 1:02.62. She added a fifth-place finish in the 200 breaststroke. Her time in the 100 breast was the top time for a Lady Topper on the year. On the season, Colon tallied 10 top-2 finishes and never placed outside the Top 5. She added three first-places finishes, all coming in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.44 vs. Georgia Tech, Clemson, 1:04.75 at the Hilltopper Invitational and 1:05.38 vs. FAU, IUPUI and Nova Southeastern).
High School: Won the South African Short Course Championship in the 50-meter breaststroke with a time of 31.88 and the 100-meter breast with a time of 1:10.65.
Personal: Born August 19, 1992 in Johannesburg, South Africa...parents are Mickey and Kelley Conlon...Her major is economics.
