| Dan DeMarco |
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One of the top distance freestyle swimmers on the team and in the ACC ... also swims the 400 I.M. ... ranks third all-time at UVa in the 1000 and 1650 freestyle ... one of four swimmers in the history of the Virginia swimming program to eclipse the 15 minute mark in the 1650 free ... won the 2002 5K Open Water National Championship in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in August in his first open water race ... member of the 2002 U.S. 5K Open Water National Team ... swam the 400 and 1500 frees at the 2002 U.S. Summer Nationals ... 2004 Olympic Trials qualifier.
2001-2002- Finished 14th in the 1650 freestyle at NCAAs to earn honorable mention All-America honors for the second consecutive year ... also competed in the 500 free at NCAAs ... earned All-ACC honors by placing third in the 1650 free at the ACC Championships ... a consolation finalist in the 500 free (10th) and 400 I.M. (14th) at ACCs.
2000-2001- Earned honorable mention All-America accolades with a 10th-place finish in the 1650 freestyle at the 2001 NCAA Championships ... ACC finalist in the 1650 free (fourth) and 500 free (eighth) ... a consolation finalist in the 400 I.M. (13th) ... recipient of the team's Hardest Worker Award ... finished fourth in the 1500 free and sixth in the 800 free at the 2001 Summer Nationals and also swam the 400 free.
1999-2000- Finished 18th in the 1500-meter freestyle at the NCAA Championships ... placed third in the 1650 free at the ACC Championships ... ACC consolation finalist in the 400 I.M. (13th) ... also competed in the 500 free at the ACCs ... placed 21st in the 1500 free at the Olympic Trials ... attended Nassau Community College in 1998-99.
Prep & Personal- Swam for Long Island Aquatic Club all four years of high school ... Senior Nationals scorer in 1000 and 1500 free ... younger brother, Scott, is a second-year on the UVa swimming team ... son of Elaine and Joseph DeMarco ... born June 6, 1980 in Great Neck, N.Y. ... majoring in psychology.
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