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UC San Diego

2024-25 Swimming Roster

Devin Esser

  • Position Middle Distance IM
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
  • High School Great Hearts Academies - Veritas Prep
  • Major Marine Biology

Biography

AS A SENIOR IN 2024-25
Named to Big West Winter All-Academic List ... Named to Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Competed in 8 meets including the Big West Conference Championships ... Finished 4th in the 500 free (4:24.31), 11th in the 200 free (1:37.66), and 6th in the 1650 free (15:46.25).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2023-24
Team Captain … Competed in 11 meets for the Tritons including the MPSF Conference Championships and CSCAA National Invitational … Posted three top 10 finishes at the MPSF Conference Championships: 7th in 200 free, 6th in 1650 free, and 4th in 500 free … At the CSCAA NIC, he finished 5th in the 1650 free with a lifetime best swim at 15:30.43.
 
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022-23
Swam in 8 meets for the Tritons including the MPSF Conference Championships and the CSCAA National Invitational … Posted two top 20 finishes and finished 7th in the 500 free at the MPSF Conference Championships … Broke the program record 800 free relay swimming anchor with teammates Ivan Kurakin, Andrija Petkovic, and Luigi Franco.
 
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22
Made his collegiate debut at the Trojan Invite on Oct. 15 … He competed in 10 meets for the gold and blue, including the MPSF Conference Championships … Posted two top 10 finishes at MPSF Conference Championships.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Veritas Prep … Scholastic All-American – Junior and Senior years: 200 fly, 400 freestyle, 200 freestyle 2019 LC Sectionals … Mt. Hood two-time Championship … Finalist – 400 Free, 400 IM 2013-19 Multiple AZ State Age Group & Senior Championships and Meet High Point Awards 2020/21 … USA Today High School Sports Award – Arizona Male Swimmer of the Year nominee … Veritas Prep Swim Team MVP 2017-2020 … Division III AZ High School Swimming State Champion – 200 Free, 500 Free in 2019 & 2020 … Division III AZ High School Swimming State Champion – 200 IM, 500 Free in 2018 … AZCentral Sports Academic All-Star of the Week in 2019 … 6-time Alcatraz and Golden Gate Swimmer … 10x State Champion … Played varsity basketball 2017-19 … Competed with Swim Neptune for 12 years.

PERSONAL
Born April 10 in Scottsdale … His older sister is a synchronized swimmer at Stanford University … Marine Biology major with a minor in Film Studies at Marshall College … After graduating from UC San Diego, he plans on doing field work and research the marine wildlife in the San Diego area … His favorite Triton memory is getting to be the team’s captain for the year … Enjoys watching sports, collecting sneakers, and basketball … Roots for Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Arizona Cardinals … His favorite athlete is Devin Booker … Most people don’t know he has a pet tortoise named Bolt who is about 100 lbs.
 
Personal Bests
200 FREE: 1:37.35
500 FREE: 4:26.73
1000 FREE: 9:23.75
1650 FREE: 15:30.43

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Middle Distance IM
    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Middle Distance IM
    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2023-24Junior

    Middle Distance IM
    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 2024-25Senior

    Middle Distance IM
    6'2" 185 lbs

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