Claire Johnson
Claire Johnson
  • Height:
    5'4"
  • Year:
    2025
  • Hometown:
    Lexington, Mass.
  • High School:
    Lexington
  • Position:
    P/S
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Bio

2021-22 (First Year)

  • Rowed in the Varsity 4+ for a 10th place finish at the Head of the Housatonic 
  • Rowed in the Varsity 4+ for an 18th place finish at the Head of the Charles
  • Rowed in the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the 2022 NEWMAC Rowing Championships for a 1st place finish 
  • Assisted the Blue with a 4th place finish in the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the New England Rowing Championships 
  • Rowed in the 3rd Varsity 8+ at the National Invitational Rowing Championships for a 3rd place finish

Before Wellesley:

  • Attended Lexington High School and graduated in 2021.
  • Three sport athlete in downhill ski racing, volleyball, and rowing.

Personal:

  • Daughter of Kathryn and Aaron Johnson.
  • Her mother, rowed for 4 years at Connecticut College
  • Has two siblings, Luke and Sophie.
  • Has a black lab, Ling.
  • Born in Boston MA.
  • Grew up in Lexington MA, Shanghai, China, and Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Her great-great-grandmother, Nurella Esther Phipps Nelson was Wellesley class of 1903
  • Chose to attend Wellesley because of the International Relations major, supportive and competitive rowing program, alum network, and history of strong, intelligent women.