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
2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Pfaff, Maddy
Maddy Pfaff
- Position:
- Diving
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bethesda-Chevy Chase
- Hometown:
- Bethesda, Md.
Bio
Honors:
- CSCAA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention (2019, 2020)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22)
- NCSA All-American (2022)
Career: Represented Duke at two NCAA Zone B Diving Championships, in 2022 and 2022 ... Twice named a CSCA Scholar All-America Honorable Mention ... Tabbed a National Strength and Conditioning Association (NCSA) All-American in 2022.
2021-22: Concluded her season at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championship, competing in the one- and three-meter events ... Placed third in the three-meter diving event against NC State (1/15) ... Reached the one- and three-meter finals at the NC State GAC Invitational, placing fifth and sixth, respectively ... Finished third in the one-meter- event against Georgia Tech (11/6) ... Recorded a pair of second-place finishes in one- and three-meter diving in the tri-meet against Boston College and UNC Wilmington (10/29-30).Â
2020-21:Â
Dove a career-high 278.70 on the one-meter board in Duke's regular season opener versus Virginia Tech (11/7) ... Placed fourth in the one-meter competition.Â
2019-20: Dove two career-high scores in Duke’s regular season finale versus North Carolina (2/1) … Scored a 277.80 in the one-meter and 279.45 in the three-meter competitions … Competed in the one-meter event at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships … Reached the consolation final on the three-meter boards at the NC State GAC Diving Invitational, placing seventh in the event (239.70).
2018-19: Took third on the one-meter board against UNCW (1/12) ... Reached event finals in three-meter diving at the Tennessee Invitational … Earned a top-five finish on the platform at the Big Al Invitational.
Prior to Duke: Maryland state champion as a senior, setting a state meet 11-dive record in the process … Two-time division and regional champion … METROs champion and All-Met first team and all-county selection her final year ... Set school four and 11-dive records all four seasons ... METROS and states runner-up as a junior ... All-Met honorable mention selection as a junior ... Competed for Montgomery Dive Club ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Honor Roll student ... AP Scholar as a junior and senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase.
Personal:Â Daughter of Victoria and Rick Pfaff ... Has two brothers (Riley and Gregory) ... Mother swam at Denison University (1980-84) ... Uncle, Scott MacEwen, was a member of the track and field program at Duke (1979-83) ... Father ('83), uncle ('83) and second cousin, Douglas Pfaff ('90), all graduated from Duke.Â
Pfaff Career Bests:
One-Meter: 284.70 ... vs. Boston College & UNC Wilmington (10/30/2021)
Three-Meter: 294.15 ... vs. Boston College & UNC Wilmington (10/30/2021)
Platform: 206.80 ... 2018 Tennessee Invitational
Last updated on 5/31/2022
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