Claire Michelle Hom was born on November 4, 1996 in Phoenix, Arizona to Gary and Paula Hom. Claire has an older sister, Carly, a swimmer. Carly started swimming at the age of three and has been invoved with club swimming at Rio Salado since she was 10 years old.

When Claire turned three, she took a few dance classes, but she had way too much of energy during that time. She was doing cartwheels in the dance class! Her parents decided to put Claire into gymnastics at YMCA and stayed there until 2004.

Claire began competing for Desert Lights Gymnastics in 2004. Claire finished 24th in the all-around and fifth on floor exercise at the Level 5 State Championships. At the end of year in 2004, Claire was voted most improved gymnast as a level five by the USAG Arizona. In 2005, as a level six, Claire finished in top six in eight out of nine competitions. She finished her 2005 season at the Level 6 State Championships, where she tied for fourth in the all-around and won a bronze medal on floor exercise.

As a level seven in 2006, Claire won a bronze medal on floor exercise at Flips Invitational. She then took another bronze medal on balance beam at the Winter Sun Invitational and Flagstaff Winter Classic. At the Level 7 State Championships, Claire finished ninth in the all-around and seventh on balance beam.

In 2007, Claire began her level eight season at the 2007 Crystal Cup, where she finished 18th in the all-around. She then placed ninth in the all-around and sixth on floor exercise at the Winter Sun Invitational. At the Fiesta Bowl Invitational, Claire finished fourth in the all-around, first on vault and third on balance beam. At the Level 8 State Championships, she finished sixth in the all-around and tied for second on balance beam. She also qualified to Level 8 Regionals in Santa Clara, California. There, she took home a bronze medal on balance beam!

Claire competed as a level nine and pre-elite hopes gymnast in 2008. She began her season at four different open invitationals, where she took home at least eight medals in total! At the Level 9 State Championships in Chandler, Arizona, she placed 11th in the all-around and tied for second on floor exercise. She successfully qualified to Level 9 Regionals, where she finished 14th in the all-around and third on balance beam. Claire was named as an alternate for the Level 9 Western Nationals. A few weeks after the Level 9 Regionals, Claire's gym, Desert Lights hosted an elite qualifier competition in end of April. She and some of her teammates successfully qualified to pre-elite hopes. In May, Claire and her teammates traveled to Houston, Texas for the US Challenge. There, Claire placed fourth on balance beam.

In 2009, Claire began her season at the Winter Sun Classic, where she finished fifth in the all-around and fourth on floor exercise. She then placed eighth in the all-around at the San Diego Classic and Fiesta Bowl. At the Level 10 State Championships, Claire took bronze medals on vault, uneven bars, floor exercise and in the all-around. She also won a silver medal on floor exercise. she then finished ninth in the all-around and won a gold medal on floor exercise at the Level 10 Regional Championships. Claire was the first alternate to the Junior Olympic Nationals. In June, Claire qualified to junior pre-elite and competed at the US Challenge in Des Moines, Iowa.

Claire started her 2010 season at the Fiesta Bowl, where she finished third on balance beam. At the Long Beach Open, she finished first on floor exercise and ninth in the all-around. At the Malibu Coast Challenge, she placed sixth overall and second on balance beam. Claire then placed third in the all-around and first on uneven bars at the State Championships. At the Level 10 Regionals, she placed sixth on uneven bars.

In 2011, Claire finished fourth in the all-around at National Judges Cup and Lady Luck Invitational. At the Fiesta Bowl Invitational, she won the all-around title as well as first on uneven bars and balance beam. Claire then placed fifth overall at WOGA Classic and Emerald Team Challenge. At the Arizona State Championships, she finished third in the all-around, second on uneven bars and floor exercise and third on vault. She concluded her 2011 season at the Level 10 Regionals, where she finished 10th in the all-around and sixth on balance beam.

She is currently a level 10 gymnast at Desert Lights Gymnastics under Lisa Spini, Neela Nelson, Chris George, Bruce McGee, Bob Peterson and Janelle McDonald. Claire's dream is to go to UCLA and eventually become an international judge one day.