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Maggie Desmond

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Colchester
Hometown:
Colchester, Vt.

Sophomore (2021-22): Cracked the top 5 with a fifth place finish in the 200 yard Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:32.9 at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/16-2/19) while also competing in the 200 yard Medley Relay, the 50 yard Freestyle, and the 100 Breaststroke… Won the 50 yard Freestyle and the 200 Medley Relay against BU (10/30) while also coming in second in the 100 yard Freestyle and the 400 yard Freestyle… Had a pair of podium finishes against Mount Holyoke College (12/4) with a win in the 100 yard Individual Medley and a third place finish in the 200 yard Medley Relay.

Freshman (2020-21): Picked up a bronze medal with the 200 Free Relay team at the Atlantic 10 Championships (4/14-4/17) with a relay time of 1:33.32 … Won the consolation final and finished ninth overall in the 50 Free at the league meet with a time of 23.46 to rank fourth-fastest all-time at UMass … Won the consolation final of the 100 Free at A-10s with a time of 51.43 to rank eighth-fastest all-time … Runner-up in the 50 Free at Boston University (3/20) with a swim of 24.50 … Added a top-five finish in the 100 Free at BU.

Before UMass: Team captain of Burlington YMCA Dynamo … Became the first swimmer in the program’s history to attend YMCA Nationals, qualifying three consecutive years … Holds the Vermont state records in both the 50 Free and 100 IM … Qualified for the Speedo Eastern Zone Sectionals two years in a row … Holds top times of 23.95 in the 50 Free, 52.39 in the 100 Free and 1:06.48 in the 100 Breast … Colchester Class of 2020 Spirit Award winner … Also ran track for four years.