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William & Mary Athletics

2025-26 Swimming Roster

Clara Bodnar

  • Position Fly/IM
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Boston, Mass.
  • High School Hingham

Biography

Career Bests Link

Honors & Awards
4x CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Fall '23, Spring '24, Fall '24, Spring '25)

Sophomore (2024-25)
Saw action in six meets... Posted a time of 56.92 in the 100 fly to place third at the W&M Quad Meet (10/12/24)... Won the 200 fly with her time of 2:05.72 to help the Tribe defeat Johns Hopkins (10/26/24)... Posted career-best times of 2:01.77 in 200 fly and 55.36 in the 100 fly at the WVU Invitational, finishing seventh in both (11/20/24)... Competed at the CAA Championships in the 100 fly (55.81) and 200 fly (2:05.66).

Freshman (2023-24)
Competed in eight meets... Finished second in the 200 fly (2:08.86) and 100 fly (58.14) in her collegiate debut vs. Johns Hopkins (10/7/23)... Finished in third in the 200 fly vs. UNCW with a time of 2:07.87... Had a pair of third-place finishes in the 200 fly (2:06.72) and 100 fly (57.81) in a dual meet vs. Towson (10/21/23)... Runner-up in the 100 fly at Davidson, clocking in at 57.91 (1/20/24)... Competed in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM at the CAA Championships.

High School
Swam at Hingham High School… In 2023 named the Patriot League All-Star after finishing first in the 100 fly and 200 IM… Was the Patriot League MVP… Won the 200 IM and was third in the state in the 100 fly… Is the Hingham High School record holder in the 50 free, 100 free, and member of the record breaking 200 free relay team… In 2022, broke the team 200 IM record…. Was named Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic, Boston Herald All-Scholastic, and Boston Globe All-Scholastic in 2022 and 2023… Was a member of the National Honor Society and on the Honor Roll in 2022.
 
Personal
Born on May 9, 2005, to parents Christopher Bodnar and Suzanne Stefany… Grandfather swam at MIT.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Fly/IM
    5'8"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Fly/IM
    5'8"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Fly/IM
    5'8"