Dave Makhervaks
Dave Makhervaks
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Bellevue, WA
  • High School:
    Newport
  • Events:
    Back, Fly
  • Major:
    Computer Science
  • College:
    Harvey Mudd

Bio

At CMS
Entering his senior season as a member of the CMS Swimming and Diving team, where he competes in the backstroke and the butterfly ... Ranks second in CMS history in the 100 back with a 49.97 ... Also in the top 10 (ninth) in the 200 back with a 1:52.04. 

2018-19 (Junior)
All-SCIAC (100 back ... 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team … Earned All-SCIAC honors in the 100 back with a second place finish in 50.79 seconds ... Helped the 200 medley relay team and 400 medley relay team to second-place finishes in 1:31.85 and 3:20.78, respectively, while finishing first in the backstroke leg in the 400 with a 51.01 ... Qualified for the finals in the 200 back with a 1:53.94, finishing ninth ... Placed 12th in the 200 IM for the Stags with a time of 1:54.11, earning seven points toward the team total.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
All-SCIAC (200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) ... Qualified for the finals and finished fourth at the 2018 SCIAC Championships in the 100 back with a time of 50.92 ... Also finished 11th in the 200 back with a 1:53.78 ... Swam a 52.75 in the 100 fly, to come in 23rd place ... Swam the backstroke leg of both medley relays which came in second at SCIACs, the 200 (1:32.32) and the 400 (3:22.38).

2016-17 (First-Year)
SCIAC Champion (400 medley relay) ... All-SCIAC (100 back, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay) ... Part of a 400-yard medley relay team that won first place at the SCIAC Championships with a 3:20.75, swimming a 50.61 in the backstroke leg to pace the field ... Earned his way on the podium in the 100 back at the SCIAC Championships with a third-place finish in 50.44 ... Helped the Stags to a second-place finish in the 200 medley relay, winning the backstroke leg with a 23.37, and a third-place finish in the 200 free relay ... Qualified for the finals and came in sixth in the 200 back with a 1:52.39 ... Also came in 12th in the 100 fly in 51.74. 

Personal
Attends Harvey Mudd, where he majors in computer science ... Spent the summer (2018) working at Microsoft ... Lists "Design and Computer Engineering" as the most interesting course he has taken in college so far ("because I learned a ton and finishing the labs was very satisfying.").

News Mentions

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Three Stags Earn All-SCIAC Honors on Final Day of League Championships, CMS Finishes Second

COMMERCE, Calif. - Junior Henry Limm finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke and senior Aaron Lutzker came in third, while senior John...

February 25, 2019

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Marco Conati Earns SCIAC Title for Second Straight Day for CMS Men's Swimming and Diving

COMMERCE, Calif. - Sophomore Marco Conati won the SCIAC Championship in the 100-yard butterfly, the second straight day he earned a first-place...

February 23, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Opens SCIAC Championships with Two Runner-Up Finishes

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team finished second in both relay events on Thursday in an abridged...

February 22, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Takes Two SCIAC Wins in Final Meet at Axelrood Pool

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team hosted its final home meet of the 2018-19 season on Saturday at...

February 2, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Earns Second Straight SCIAC Sweep, Rolls Past Redlands

REDLANDS, Calif. - The CMS men's swimming and diving team swept every event for the second week in a row as it captured a dominant 191-52 win at...

January 19, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Earns Clean Sweep in Road Win over Whittier

WHITTIER, Calif. - The CMS men's swimming and diving team won every event as it cruised to a 251-36 road win over Whittier on Saturday afternoon...

January 12, 2019

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Aaron Lutzker Sets Axelrood Record, But CMS Swimming and Diving Falls to Pomona-Pitzer

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Aaron Lutzker captured the 200-yard breaststroke in an Axelrood Pool-record 2:03.19, and junior Dave Makhervaks (100...

December 1, 2018

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Freestyle Relay Sets Pool Record on First Day of Pomona-Pitzer Meet for CMS Men's Swimming and Diving

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS men's swimming and diving 200 yard freestyle relay team of Daniel Hayon, Dave Makhervaks, Marco Conati and Andreas...

November 30, 2018

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Rolls to Two SCIAC Wins over Occidental, Caltech

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS men's swimming and diving team hosted a tri-meet with Occidental and Caltech on Saturday afternoon at Axelrood Pool,...

November 17, 2018

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Men's Swimming and Diving Cruises Past Chapman for Win in SCIAC Opener

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The CMS Men's Swimming and Diving team first place in all but one event as it opened up SCIAC play with a 235-56 win over...

November 11, 2018

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Opens With Defeat at UC San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team began its winter season with a tough road trip to UC San Diego, a...

October 28, 2018