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2015-16 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster

Max Phillips

  • Position Freestyle/Backstroke
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 175
  • Class Junior
  • Major Film & Television (Tisch School of the Arts)
  • Hometown Louisville, CO
  • High School Fairview

Biography

2015-16: Earned All-America honors as a member of the Violets’ seventh-place 400-yard medley relay (3:18.74) and sixth-place 800-yard freestyle relay (6:40:70) at the NCAA Championships (3/16-19)…won the 200-yard freestyle event (1:39.04) at the UAA Championships (2/17-20)…ECAC Metro Swimmer of the Week (2/3)…UAA Winter Sport All-Academic…IAAC Fall Honor Roll.
 
2014-15: Earned NCAA All-America Honorable Mention for the 200-yard freestyle (15th place, 1:40.86 – NYU-record 1:39.24 in the preliminaries) and 400-yard freestyle relay (13th place, 3:02.29)…finished second in the 200-yard free (1:41.92), fifth in the 100-yard free (46.69), second in the 500-yard free (4:37.69), and helped contribute to the winning 800-yard free relay (NYU-record 6:44.87) and 400-yard free relay (NYU-record 3:01.61) at the ECAC Championships (12/5-7)…notched third-place finishes in the 200-yard free (1:40.20) and 400-yard free relay (3:02.12) at the UAA Championships (2/11-14)…CSCAA Scholar All-American…Intercollegiate Athletic Advisory Committee Spring Honor Roll.
 
2013-14: Won the 200 free (1:43.81), placed second in the 100 free (48.09) and helped NYU secure wins in the 400 medley relay (3:33.03) and the 800 free relay (7:08.77) at the Rochester Invitational (10/25-26)…participated on then-record-breaking 400 medley relay (3:24.11), won the 200 free (1:40.25), placed fifth in the 500 free (4:34.43), participated on the fourth-place 800 free relay (6:56.20), and finished fourth in the 200 free (1:42.23) at the UAA Championships (2/14-15)…placed third in the 200 free (1:41.83), and finished fifth in the 100 free (46.94) and 500 free (4:44.02) at the ECAC Championships (12/6-8)…won the 200 free (1:43.52) and 500 free (4:46.93) vs. Springfield (1/18), and the 200 back (2:00.01) vs. Vassar (1/25).
 
High School: Four-year team member…All-America Swimming Award recipient in three events as a senior…established three school records…helped lead his teams to Boulder County Invitational Championships in each of his four years…All-American Academic Award recipient.
 
Personal: Enjoys electric bass, standing bass, electric guitar, snowboarding, writing, and art…participated in Relay for Life…plans to pursue a career in the film industry.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Free/Back
    6'2" 155 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    6'2" 175 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    Freestyle/Backstroke
    6'2" 175 lbs