Derek Maas

NCAA Championships: Who Are The Takeover Kings & Queens?

Jonny Kulow has had seven relay takeovers at NCAAs faster than 0.10 seconds, the most of anyone so far this decade, although only one came this year

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2026 Men’s NCAA Championships: Navy Had The Most Elite-Level Takeovers This Year

2026 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS Dates: Wednesday, March 25–Saturday, March 28 Location: McAuley Aquatic Center, Atlanta,…

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Scoring the 2026 NCAA Division III Championship Psych Sheets

The NYU men and Emory women are projected to take home this year’s team titles. Both teams are seeded to score over 400 points.

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NYU Women Win First Conference Title; Emory Men Extend Record to 27 Straight (DIII)

The NYU women won their first conference title in program history, narrowly defeating Emory by 15 points in a meet that came down to the final relay.

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Bates College Men Break NCAA D3 Record in 200 Medley Relay; Somridhivej Swims 51.8 Breaststroke

The Bates College men are breaking record-after-record at this weekend’s NESCAC Championships. On Saturday, that included a new NCAA D3 mark.

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Will Modglin Blasts 20.00 50 Backstroke; Fastest In History

Will Modglin led off the Texas men’s 200 medley relay in 20.00, the fastest 50 backstroke time in history and only a hundredth away from 19 seconds.

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2025 College Club Nationals: Seven More CCS National Records Go Down In Mesa On Saturday

After two national records were broken on the opening night, seven more were shattered on day two at the CCS Nationals in Mesa.

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2025 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 1 Prelims Live Recap

The championships kick off in Greensboro with prelims of the 500 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 400 medley relay, and men’s 3-meter diving.

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Jordan Crooks Splits 17.4 Freestyle; Julian Smith Goes Fastest-Ever 50 Breast in SEC Medleys

The top three finishers from the SEC Championship meet all went under the old Meet Record, led by two all-time great splits, including Tennessee’s Jordan Crooks (above).

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How Accurate Were SwimSwam’s 2024 Wild Predictions? (Spoiler Alert: Not Very Accurate)

Not many of SwimSwam’s wild predictions for 2024 came true. However, the one that happened came at the hands of Laurie Hernandez’s gymnastics commentary.

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2024-25 NCAA Digest: The First Meets Of The Season Are In The Books

Ilya Kharun is wasting no time this season, firing off some head-turning times at ASU’s intrasquad scrimmage, one of the first meets of the new season.

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Derek Maas Adds Coaching Role at NYU to His Workload in 2nd Year of Medical School

Derek Maas, who won three NCAA D3 championships last year as a swimmer at NYU, will step on deck as an assistant coach this season – while attending medical school.

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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 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 4 Finals

The final day of competition in Greensboro features the 1650 free, 100 free, 200 back, 200 breast, women’s 3-meter, and 400 free relay.

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2024 NCAA Division III Championships: Day 4 Prelims

The final morning session in Greensboro features the 100 free, 200 back, 200 breast, 400 free relay, 1650 free, and women’s 3-meter diving.

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