Claire Tuggle has introduced she’s going to switch to USC from Virginia.

Tuggle made the announcement on social media on Friday.

“I want start this with a big thank you to the coaches and team at UVA and everything they have given me over the past year. With that being said I am so excited to announce I will be continuing my athletic and academic career at the University of Southern California. I am so excited for this next chapter and too see what it brings. Fight On,” Claire Tuggle posted on Instagram.

Tuggle was an NCAA qualifier final yr however was left off the championship roster due to the staff roster restrict rule.

Originally from California, she’s going to return to her house state.

Claire Tuggle’s 2022-23 Freshman Highlights
• Finished fourth within the 500 free and seventh within the 1650 free at ACC Championships
• Finished fourth within the 200 free on the Cavalier Invite
• Won the five hundred free and positioned third within the 200 free in opposition to NC State and North Carolina
• Finished third within the 200 free in opposition to Virginia Tech
• Placed fourth within the 1000 free in opposition to Texas
• Won the five hundred free in opposition to Florida

Claire Tuggle made the A-Finals within the 200 & 400 freestyle on the 2019 US Nationals as she completed sixth within the 200 free and fourth within the 400 freestyle. She additionally reached the C-Final within the 200 IM the place she positioned twenty third total. At the 2019 Juniors every week later, she received the 800 freestyle.

At the worldwide degree, she completed sixth within the 200 freestyle (1:59.83) and seventh within the 400 freestyle (4:12.39) on the 2019 World Juniors in Budapest in addition to anchoring the gold medal successful 4×200 free relay with a 1:58.39.

Tuggle famously acquired inside a tenth of a second of Sippy Woodhead’s legendary 200 freestyle 13-14 national age group record that has stood since the 1978 World Championships on the 2018 Junior Pan Pacs the place she swam a 1:58.58, lacking the report of 1:58.51.