Derek Zhang

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Derek Zhang

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Height:
6-3
Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
New Orleans, Louisiana
High School:
Lusher Charter / Pittsburgh

202-24 SEASON:

At the Pac-12 Championships, Zhang finished 25th in the 100y butterfly (48.26), 27th in the 200y backstroke (1:48.23), and 21st in the 100y backstroke (47.75 / 47.92)

AT PITT: Zhang was an ACC Finalist in the 100 back (22nd) ... Placed 3rd in the 100 back and 6th in the 100 fly against Georgia Tech and Boston College ... Was 2nd in the 100 back and 3rd in the 100 fly against West Virginia ... Placed 3rd in the 100 back and 7th in the 200 back against Michigan/Wisconsin ... Placed 8th in the 100 fly against Notre Dame/Penn State ... Named to the All-ACC Academic team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Zhang is a LHSAA State record holder and Louisiana Age Group State record holder ... Was a Scholastic All American and NISCA All American.

CLUB: Nu Wave Swim Club

PERSONAL: Born July 16, 2004 to parents Tony and Yan ... Has one brother: Bryan ... enjoys cooking, boxing and watching TV in his free time.

ZHANG'S PERSONAL RECORDS:

EVENT	TIME
100y back	46.92
100y fly	48.03
200y back	1:46.67
50y free	20.42

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Roster

Ryan Abdollahi

Diego Balbi

Cole Ballard

Andrew Brown

Junhao Chan

Krzysztof Chmielewski

Michal Chmielewski

Ronald Dalmacio

Ben Dillard

Diggory Dillingham

Nasim Elkassem

Anthony Fitzgerald

Laurent Gosselin-Paradis

Salvador Goya

Robert Gref

Luke Maurer

William Miller

Jack Moloney

Keller Morgan

Chris O'Grady

Pierce O'Grady

Griffin O'Leary

Sanberk Oktar

Thomas Olsen

Mateo Parker

Evan Pickles

Ian Pickles

Artem Selin

Oliver Sogaard-Andersen

Danny Syrkin

Shangfei Wang

Moritz Wesemann

Nathan Wu

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