Derek Maas as been hired as an assistant coach of the New York University men’s and women’s swimming teams. He will be assisting with on-deck coaching and recruitment.
Maas spent the first four years of his college career at Alabama, where he was a 12-time All-American and set several school records, including the 200 IM (1:42.59) at the 2023 NCAA Division I Championships.
For his bonus 5th season of eligibility in 2023-2024, he swam for NYU while beginning medical school at the Grossman School of Medicine. With the swim team, he won three NCAA Division III Championships, four UAA Championships, and was named UAA Male Swimmer of the Year.
His NCAA titles in 2024 came in the 100 breaststroke (51.83), 200 breaststroke (1:54.26), and 200 IM (1:42.97). He also swam on NYU’s sprint free relays and the backstroke leg of NYU’s medley relays to earn the maximum seven All-America honors and help the team to a best-ever 4th-place team finish at NCAAs.
Maas then competed at the US Olympic Trials in the summer, finishing as high as 37th in the 100 breaststroke.
Now Maas will join the coaching staff on the pool deck as he enters his second year of medical school. The program’s head coach Trevor Miele says that he will coach on a part-time basis, which will shift depending on his medical school schedule. His 2nd year at Grossman will include doing hospital rounds, meaning that his schedule will shift every few weeks.
The Violets kick off their season on October 19th with a dual meet against nearby Fordham University, a Division I program that saw progress last season under interim head coach Tom Wilkens (who now has the role on a full-time basis).
One of the greatest NCAA student-athletes of all time.
The Maas family is just top-tier. There’s no other way to put it. Every single one of them is impressive. His brother, Kevin, is currently running for president too.
And by “president” you mean “Park Township Board of Trustees”.
Ah, close enough.
Coach Miele supports his athletes and also stresses that they can succeed in the pool and in the community – even in tough fields like medicine and engineering. It’s no wonder he would be flexible with a coaching hire who is a med student.
Ain’t nuthin but a winner
He’s gonna leave med school more qualified than Alabama’s last head coaching hire.
Even if he does nothing but recruiting, what a boon to NYU with his cred
I’d rather see him coaching D3 kids than beating them!
And to do that while in med school is extraordinary.
Guy must be a class act!
NYU is lucky to have him.
Let’s go Derek!