Upcoming Event: Swimming & Diving versus Boston College on September 26, 2025 at 4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
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4 p.m. Diving / 5 p.m. Swimming
Swimming & Diving
vs Boston College
2020-21 Swimming & Diving Roster
Wassmer, Zach
Zach Wassmer
- Position:
- Distance Free/IM
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Mills E. Godwin
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
Bio
Honors:
2020-21: Represented Duke in three events at the 2021 ACC Championship ... Recorded career-best times in the 200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle event preliminaries at the conference meet ... His 15:30.44 mark in the 1,650 freestyle was the ninth-fastest in program history ... Reached two finals at the mid-season Janice Hape Dowd Invitational ... Placed 19th in the 500 freestyle and touched 26th in the 200 free finals with both times being then career bests.
Prior to Duke: Received All-America consideration in the 200 medley relay … Finished fourth in the 500 freestyle and sixth in the 200 individual medley at the 5A Virginia State Championships … Finalist in the 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley at the NCSA Spring Championships as a junior … Placed fifth in the 200 individual medley and seventh in the 500 freestyle at the 5A Virginia State Championships as a junior … Qualified for the Winter Junior nationals and NCSA Junior Championships as a sophomore … Finalist at the 2016 VSI LC Senior Championships in the 400 individual medley as a rookie … Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America honors … National Merit Finalist … AP Scholar with Distinction.
Personal: Born Zachary Ian Wassmer on January 24, 2002 … Son of Michael and Andrea Wassmer … Has one brother (Owen) and one sister (Allie) … Father (Michael Wassmer) played college football at Lafayette College from 1988-92 … Following his career at Lafayette, he attended graduate school at Duke and received his master’s in mathematics in 1993.
Wassmer Career Bests:
200 Free: 1:42.03 ... 2021 ACC Championship
500 Free: 4:29.03 ... 2021 ACC Championship
1,000 Free: 9:21.75 ... 9th all-time at Duke ... 2021 ACC Championship
1,650 Free: 15:30.44 ... 9th all-time at Duke ... 2021 ACC ChampionshipÂ
200 IM: 1:57.97 ... vs. Boston College & UNC Wilmington (10/30/2021)
400 IM: 4:03.18 ... 2021 NC State GAC Invitational
Last updated on 6/7/2022
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22)
2020-21: Represented Duke in three events at the 2021 ACC Championship ... Recorded career-best times in the 200, 500 and 1,650 freestyle event preliminaries at the conference meet ... His 15:30.44 mark in the 1,650 freestyle was the ninth-fastest in program history ... Reached two finals at the mid-season Janice Hape Dowd Invitational ... Placed 19th in the 500 freestyle and touched 26th in the 200 free finals with both times being then career bests.
Prior to Duke: Received All-America consideration in the 200 medley relay … Finished fourth in the 500 freestyle and sixth in the 200 individual medley at the 5A Virginia State Championships … Finalist in the 500 freestyle and 400 individual medley at the NCSA Spring Championships as a junior … Placed fifth in the 200 individual medley and seventh in the 500 freestyle at the 5A Virginia State Championships as a junior … Qualified for the Winter Junior nationals and NCSA Junior Championships as a sophomore … Finalist at the 2016 VSI LC Senior Championships in the 400 individual medley as a rookie … Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America honors … National Merit Finalist … AP Scholar with Distinction.
Personal: Born Zachary Ian Wassmer on January 24, 2002 … Son of Michael and Andrea Wassmer … Has one brother (Owen) and one sister (Allie) … Father (Michael Wassmer) played college football at Lafayette College from 1988-92 … Following his career at Lafayette, he attended graduate school at Duke and received his master’s in mathematics in 1993.
Wassmer Career Bests:
200 Free: 1:42.03 ... 2021 ACC Championship
500 Free: 4:29.03 ... 2021 ACC Championship
1,000 Free: 9:21.75 ... 9th all-time at Duke ... 2021 ACC Championship
1,650 Free: 15:30.44 ... 9th all-time at Duke ... 2021 ACC ChampionshipÂ
200 IM: 1:57.97 ... vs. Boston College & UNC Wilmington (10/30/2021)
400 IM: 4:03.18 ... 2021 NC State GAC Invitational
Last updated on 6/7/2022
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