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2024-25 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Derek Fantano

  • Position Back
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 189
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Morris, CT
  • Highschool Holy Cross

Biography

2024-25
- Silver medalist in the 200-back at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 1:46.45
- Finished fourth in the 500-free at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 4:28.21
- Finished sixth in the 100-back at the MAAC Championships with a time of 49.49
- Swam a personal-best 49.32 in the prelims of the 100-back at the MAAC Championships
- Swam a season-best 21.70 in the 50-free at the dual meet vs. Lafayette
- Swam a converted season-best time of 2:00.14 in the 200-IM at the dual meet vs. Mount St Mary’s
- Swam a season-best 9:50.27 in the 1,000-free in the dual meet vs. Villanova

2023-24
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-back.
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-back.
- Finished sixth in the 1,650-free at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 15:56.45.
- Finished eighth in the 500-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 4:35.36.
- Finished eighth in the 200-back at the MAAC Championships with time of 1:54.26.
- Swam a personal-best 1:47.99 in the 200-back in the prelims at the MAAC Championships
- Swam a personal-best 4:35.01 in the prelims in the 500-free at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam an extracted personal-best 9:40.51 in the 1,000-free at the MAAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 50.61 in the 100-back at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a season-best 1:44.08 in the 200-free at the NJIT/Stony Brook Tri-meet.
- Swam a season-best 2:02.13 in the 200-IM at the dual meet vs. Fairfield.
- Swam a season-best 4:22.69 in the 400-IM at the dual meet vs. Lafayette.
- Swam a season-best 2:01.17 in the 200-fly at the dual meet vs. Lehigh.

2022-23
- ECAC qualifier in the 100-back.
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-back.
- Finished ninth in the 200-back at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 1:50.97.
- Finished 10th in the 100-back at the MAAC Championships with a season-best time of 51.34.
- Finished 25th in the 500-free at the MAAC Championships with a time of 4:47.17.
- Swam a season-best 1:47.83 in the 200-free at the dual meet vs. Penn.
- Swam a season-best 4:44.00 in the prelims in the 500-free at the Bucknell Invitational.
- Swam a season-best 9:54.52 in the 1,000-free at dual meet vs. Lehigh.
- Swam a season-best 2:202.21 in the 200-IM at the dual meet vs. Seton Hall.

2021-22
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 500-free.
- ECAC qualifier in the 200-fly.
- Finished sixth in the 200-back at the MAAC Championships with a time of 1:49.67
- Finished ninth in the 200-IM at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 1:53.11.
- Finished 11th in the 100-back at the MAAC Championships with a personal-best time of 50.58.
- Swam a personal-best 1:43.64 in the 200-free at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a personal-best 4:36.81 in the prelims in the 500-free at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a personal-best 1:54.02 in the 200-fly at the ECAC Championships.
- Swam a personal-best 1:49.39 in the 200-back at the Bucknell Invitational.

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    0 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Back/Free/IM
    0 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    Back
    6'0" 189 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    Back
    6'0" 189 lbs