Claire Bacon-Brenes
Claire Bacon-Brenes
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Portland, OR
  • High School:
    U S Grant
  • Events:
    Breast, IM
  • Major:
    Neuroscience
  • College:
    Scripps

Bio

At CMS
Entering her senior season as a member of the CMS Swimming and Diving team, where she competes in the breaststroke and individual medley ... Ranked second in CMS history in both the 100 breast (1:03.51) and the 200 breast (2:19.06). 

2018-19 (Junior): All-SCIAC (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 medley relay) ... Honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-America ... Came in third at the SCIAC Championships in the 100 breast with a 1:05.04, earning All-SCIAC honors ... Also earned a third-place finish in the 200 breast with a 2:20.83 ... Helped the Athena 200 medley relay team to a second place finish with a 1:45.22.

2017-18 (Sophomore): Honorable-mention All-American (100 breast) ... SCIAC Champion (200 breast) ... All-SCIAC (100 breast) ... Earned a 14th place finish (1:03.88), improving eight spots from her freshman year ... Also finished 27th at nationals in the 200 breast (2:22.78) ... Qualified for nationals in the 100 fly as well, finishing 43rd (1:01.92) ... Part of a 200-yard medley relay team that finished 19th at nationals with a 1:45.60 ... SCIAC champion in the 200-yard breaststroke with a 2:21.02, winning by almost a full second ... Finished third at the 2018 SCIAC Championships in the 100 breast with a 1:04.63.

2016-17 (First-Year): SCIAC Champion (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) ... Earned SCIAC titles in the 100 breast (1:03.51, setting a meet record) and 200 breast (2:19.06) in her rookie season ... Part of a 200 medley relay team that won by over a second at the SCIAC Championships with a 1:43.88, and a 400 medley relay team that won by over four seconds with a 3:48.42.  

Personal
Attends Scripps College, where she majors in neuroscience ... Spent the summer (2019) working in a neuroscience lab at UC San Diego ... Serves as a community coordinator for residential life at Scripps ... Lists "Digital Art" as her favorite course that she has taken in college so far ... Senior thesis is looking at mitochondrial activity in a mouse model of CMT2B peripheral neuropathy

News Mentions

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SCIAC-Leading Nine Athenas Earn CSCAA Scholar All-America Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - A total of nine members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team earned Scholar All-America distinction...

July 2, 2019

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Mia Syme Dominates 1650 on Final Day of SCIAC Championships, Athenas Finish Close Second

COMMERCE, Calif. - Sophomore Mia Syme won the 1650 by over 36 seconds with a time of 17:03.21, moving into the top 10 in the nation in Division...

February 25, 2019

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Augusta Lewis, Ava Sealander Earn SCIAC Titles on Third Day of League Championships

COMMERCE, Calif. - First-year swimmers Augusta Lewis (400 IM) and Ava Sealander (100 fly) picked up individual SCIAC titles for the Claremont-Mudd...

February 23, 2019

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Athena 800 Freestyle Relay Takes Home First CMS Swimming Title at 2019 SCIAC Championships

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's 800-yard freestyle relay team took first place to close out an abridged opening day of the...

February 22, 2019

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CMS Women's Swimming and Diving Wins Nine Events in Final Regular Season Tune-Up

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team won nine of the individual events at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitationa...

February 10, 2019

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Perfect! CMS Women's Swimming and Diving Closes Out 8-0 SCIAC Regular Season with Sweep of La Verne, Cal Lutheran

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS women's swimming and diving team capped off a perfect run through the SCIAC during the regular season by taking a pair...

February 2, 2019

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Augusta Lewis Named SCIAC Swimmer of the Week for Second Time

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Freshman Augusta Lewis was named the SCIAC Women's Swimmer of the Week for meets through Sunday, Jan. 20, the league office...

January 21, 2019

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CMS Women's Swimming and Diving Moves Into Top 10 in Latest TYR National Rankings

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team moved up two spots to No. 10 in the latest TYR Division III...

December 12, 2018

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Augusta Lewis, Jacque Desmond Sweep SCIAC Swimmer and Diver of the Week Awards

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Freshman Augusta Lewis was named the SCIAC Women's Swimmer of the Week, and senior Jacque Desmond captured the SCIAC Women's...

December 3, 2018

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First-Year Swimmers Shine to Lead Athenas to Win over Pomona-Pitzer

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team won 12 of the 15 individual events over the two-day meet,...

December 1, 2018

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CMS Women's Swimming and Diving Places 13th in Preseason Division III Coaches Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's swimming and diving team placed 13th in the NCAA Division III preseason coaches poll, it...

October 17, 2018