Klare Pilger Season 2026-27

High School -- Four-time first-team All-Conference selection... two-time team MVP... two-time team captain... Wisconsin Valley Conference Swimmer of the Year as a junior... Team Rookie of the Year as a freshman... finished runner-up in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 200 IM at the 2025 Wisconsin State Championships after placing third in both events in 2024... 16-time Wisconsin Valley Conference champion, winning conference titles in the 200 medley relay (2022-25), 100 freestyle (2022), 100 backstroke (2022-23), 200 IM (2023-25), 500 freestyle (2024-25) and 400 freestyle relay (2022-25)... helped Stevens Point Area Senior High to four consecutive Wisconsin Valley Conference team championships... school record holder in the 100 backstroke, 200 IM and 500 freestyle... placed second in the 200 backstroke and 200 IM, fourth in the 100 backstroke and eighth in the 100 freestyle at the 2026 YMCA Short Course National Championships... won the 200 backstroke at the 2026 Wisconsin Short Course Senior Championships... four-time Academic Honors recipient... USA Swimming Academic All-American... valedictorian... National Honor Society member.

Personal -- Born Oct. 6, 2007... parents are Keith and Kristi Pilger… history and political science (pre-law) major.