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2024-25 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Derek Young

  • Position Freestyle/Butterfly
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 170
  • Class Junior
  • Major Neural Science (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown Lynnwood, WA
  • High School Lakeside School

Biography

Career Results (SwimCloud)
2024-25
  • Helped the 200 freestyle relay to National Runner-Up (1:19.03), breaking an NYU record at the NCAA Division III Championships (3/19-22)
  • Won the 50 freestyle (personal-best 20.74) and 100 butterfly (49.30) at the NYU Invitational (2/21-22)
  • UAA All-Academic
2023-24
  • Placed eighth in the 100 butterfly (season-best 48.80), and also swam season-bests of 20.78 in the 50 freestyle, 46.38 in the 100 freestyle, and 22.41 in the 50 butterfly at the UAA Championships (2/14-17)
  • Finished second in the 100 freestyle (47.28) vs. Stevens (1/12-13)
  • UAA Winter All-Academic
2022-23
  • Swam season bests in the 50 freestyle (21.29), 100 freestyle (46.89) and 100 butterfly (49.59) at the Bruno Invitational (12/2-4)
Personal
  • Four-year team member in high school
  • Enjoys playing video games and basketball, and watching movies  
  • Aspires to publish a book and to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Trials
Young on NYU
  • Chose NYU to “challenge myself academically and athletically.”    

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    6'0" 160 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    Freestyle/Butterfly
    6'0" 170 lbs