Claudia Lau
	Class: Freshman Hometown: Hong Kong, China High School: Diocesan Girls' School Event: Backstroke

Last Updated: May 1, 2012

At Michigan... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2012).

Freshman (2011-12)...U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ...Championship Meets ... Finished 16th in the 100-yard backstroke, 17th in the 200-yard backstroke, and 52nd in the 200-yard IM at Big Ten Championships (Feb. 15-18) ... Regular Season ... won the 100-yard backstroke against Michigan State (Jan. 27) ... second in the 100-yard backstroke, fourth in the 200-yard backstroke and fifth in the 50-yard freestyle at Ohio State (Jan. 21) ... won the 100-yard backstroke, fourth in the 200-yard backstroke and finished sixth in the 50-yard freestyle against Northwestern/Notre Dame (Jan. 14) ... fourth in the 100-yard backstroke and fifth in the 200-yard backstroke against Indiana (Jan. 7) ... fifth in the 100- and 200-yard backstrokes, and 11th in the 50-yard freestyle at the Hawkeye Invitational (Dec. 2-4) ... won the 200-meter backstroke and finished sixth in the 200-yard backstroke against Florida/Stanford (Nov. 4-5) ... helped set program record in long-course 200-meter medley relay against Florida/Stanford (Nov. 4) ... sixth in the 100-yard backstroke, and ninth in the 50-yard freestyle against IU/Texas (Oct. 28) ... second in the 100-yard backstroke, third in the 50-yard freestyle, and sixth in the 200-yard backstroke against Toledo (Oct. 22) ... made collegiate debut at Minnesota (Oct. 7-8), finishing third in the 100-yard backstroke, sixth in the 50-yard freestyle, and seventh in the 200-yard backstroke.

Prep... Diocesan Girls' School (Kowloon, Hong Kong) (2011) ... two-time Diocesan Girls' School Swimmer of the Year ... won 12 titles between A & B Grade at the Inter-School Swimming Championships during her four years.

Club/International... Dali Swimming Club (2002-11) ... Hong Kong National Swimming Team (2008-11) ... received Outstanding Female Swimmer Award from Hong Kong Age Group Swimming Championships (2011) ... named Most Improved Swimmer by Hong Kong Swimming Coaches Association (2010) ... 200-meter Backstroke finalist at 2008 FINA Swimming World Cup ... won two gold medals at 2009 Asian Indoor Games (4x100m Freestyle, 4x100m Medley Relays) ... finished fifth in 200-meter Backstroke at 2009 FINA World Championships (Rome) ... swam four events at the 2010 Asian Games (Guangzhou, China) ... B-finalist in the 50-, 100-, and 200-meter Backstrokes at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships (Irvine, Calif.) ... swam four events at the 54th Malaysian Open Swimming Championships, winning the 100-meter Backstroke and 4x100-meter Medley Relay ... won four silver medals at the First Asian Youth Games (2009) ... swam three events at the East Asian Games (2009) ... swam at the 2011 FINA World Championships (Shanghai).

Personal ... Claudia Lau was born November 11, 1992 ... enrolled in College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... open major.