Derek Maas

Derek Maas Was The Best Swimmer in NCAA Division III Swimming This Season

Derek Maas was the best swimmer in D3 this season – even if D3 coaches didn’t vote him as such at the NCAA Championships.

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2024 Division III NCAA Championships: Day 1 Finals Live Recap

The first night of finals will kick-off with the men’s and women’s 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free and 200 medley relay, plus the men’s 3-meter diving event.

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2024 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

Day 1 in Greensboro will feature the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 200 medley relay, and men’s 3-meter diving.

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Derek Maas Opts For Breaststroke Events At Division III NCAAs (Pre-Cut Entries List)

After swimming the backstroke events at conferences, former Alabama swimmer and current NYU medical student Derek Maas will compete in breaststroke at NCAAs.

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DIII Round-Up: Post-Conference Championships Check-In

All the Division 3 conferences have officially wrapped up as of this weekend, so let’s check in on some storylines ahead of the unofficial NCAA psych sheets.

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Emory Sweeps UAA Titles For 25th Consecutive Meet, Derek Maas Breaks 200 Back UAA Record

The Emory men won the 2023 NCAA title and will look to repeat next month after winning the UAA title this weekend.

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NYU’s Kaley McIntyre Swims 1:46.87 200 Free On Night 3, Maas Swims 46.78 100 Back

McIntyre won the Division III title in the 200 free last March and swam a new UAA record tonight. Maas also set a new UAA record.

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NYU Med Student Derek Maas Breaks Andrew Wilson’s UAA Record With 1:44.72 200 IM

Derek Maas helped boost NYU’s relays as well as their 200 free relay won the title. Maas anchored in a 19.42.

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SwimSwam Writer Wild Predictions For 2024 And Alter Ego Takes

The writers here at SwimSwam have each given their “wild predictions” and “alter ego” takes for 2024.

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2023-24 NCAA Recap, Week 11: Top Times In Each Division After Midseason Invites

With midseason invites wrapped up for 2023, we’re taking a look at the top times in each NCAA division through the first half of the season.

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UW-Stevens Point Wins 2023 Wheaton Invite; Anthony Fitzgerald Swims #2 200 Breast (D3)

Fitzgerald made his first NCAA appearance last season, placing 5th in the 200 breast after a breakout conference championship.

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Jake Meyer Clocks D3-Leading 100 Breast on Day 2 of Denison Invite

Meyer became the third-fastest performer in D3 history with a 52.55 100 breaststroke and the first D3 swimmer to break 53 seconds this season.

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Rumors Of These Teams’ Demises Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

Several teams that struggled last year are seeing newfound success and big time drops during the early stages of the 2023-24 NCAA season.

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NCAA Division III Round-Up: Derek Maas Breaks Out In Backstroke

Maas, a transfer from Alabama and the 2022 SEC 100/200 breaststroke champion, swam a D3-leading time in the 100 back at the Phoenix Fall Classic.

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DIII Round-up: 18 Top-Times in One Weekend

Many of the top Division III teams were in action this past week, posting a number of top 25 times ahead of most mid-season invites.

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