Claire Smythe Season 2018-19

In the News

• 4/13/20: Together While Apart - David Kiefer (GoStanford.com)

Career Accolades 

• Two-time IRA team champion
• IRA national champion with Varsity Eight (2018-19)

As a Senior (2020-21)

• Stroked the varsity eight against Saint Mary’s and San Diego, and stroked the varsity four against San Diego
• Stroke at the Big Row in the lightweight team’s win over Cal’s openweight 4V8
• Helped Stanford to a sweep of UC San Diego as the stroke with the varsity eight

As a Junior (2019-20)

• Fourth in the Lightweight Fours at the Head of the Charles
• Fourth in the Eights in the openweight Head of the American

As a Sophomore (2018-19) •IRA Champions

• Member of the national champion Varsity Eight, which posted a 6:32.825 in the Grand Final at IRA Championships
• Member of the Varsity Eight, which won its Grand Final at WIRA Championships

As a Freshman (2017-18) • IRA Champions

• Member of the national champion Varsity Eight, which won Grand Final by open water at IRA Championships
• Captured the Lightweight Eight title at the Head of the Charles

Prior to Stanford 

• 2017 graduate of The Branson School
• Member of Marin Rowing Association from 2013-17
• Served as the Marin Rowing Association Team Captain from 2016-17
• Earned bronze in the Junior Youth Nationals Lightweight Women's Youth Varsity 8+ in 2017
• Finished sixth in the Junior Youth Nationals Lightweight Women's Youth 8+ in 2016
• Finished fifth in the Junior Youth Nationals Lightweight Women's Youth 4+ in 2015

Personal

• Parents are Douglas Smythe and Katie Morris, both visual effects artists at Lucasfilm
• Father won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects for the 1992 film "Death Becomes Her"
• Joined four teammates in rowing an erg marathon to raise money for food banks during the COVID-19 pandemic