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

Bio

At CMS
Completed his senior season as a member of the CMS Swimming and Diving team, where he competed in the backstroke and the butterfly ... Graduated ranked third in CMS history in the 100 back with a 49.97 ... Also finished tenth in the 200 back with a 1:52.04, and part of six medley relay teams that rank in the top 10.

2019-20 (Senior)
All-SCIAC (100 back) ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Earned a third-place finish in the 100 back in 50.83 to earn All-SCIAC honors at the conference championships ... Qualified for the finals in the 200 back as well as came in eighth with a 1:52.69 ... Came in 12th in the 200 IM in 1:54.51 to add 38 points to the CMS total in his three individual events in a meet that the Stags won by only 14 ... Helped the 200 medley and 400 medley relay B teams win their heats to add 40 more points to the team total ... Captured the 100 back in a big SCIAC dual with Pomona-Pitzer ... Also won the 100 back in a tri-meet with Occidental and Whittier, and a dual with Caltech.  

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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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Earns SCIAC Championship By Just 14 Points in Exciting Sunday Finish

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team took a narrow lead into the final day of the SCIAC Championships and...

February 24, 2020

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Big Third Day Surges Men's Swimming and Diving into First Place at SCIAC Championships

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving came back from a big deficit to rally into a 21-point lead (762-741 over...

February 22, 2020

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CMS Men's Relay Team Opens SCIAC Swimming Championships with League Record

COMMERCE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's 200-yard medley team set a new SCIAC meet and conference record with a first place finish in...

February 20, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Looks to Cap Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with League Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team enters the SCIAC Championships as the league favorites, and they...

February 19, 2020

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Stags Complete Perfect SCIAC Regular Season with Wins over Occidental, Whittier

WHITTIER, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team finished off a perfect 8-0 regular season in the SCIAC with wins over...

February 1, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Coasts Past La Verne to Remain Perfect in SCIAC

LA VERNE, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won every event as it captured a 249.5-30.5 win over La Verne on...

January 11, 2020

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Defeats Pomona-Pitzer 193-160 in Two-Day Dual

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Junior Marco Conati won both the 100 freestyle (45.99) and the 100 butterfly (48.46), setting a new Haldeman Pool record in...

December 7, 2019

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Hollimon's Record-Breaking Day Leads Stags to Dual Sweep of Chapman and Cal Lutheran

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Kendall Hollimon set Axelrood Pool records in both diving events, earning three perfect scores in his final dive on the...

November 17, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Defeats Caltech in SCIAC Opener

PASADENA, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team won every event but one as it took a 235-61 win over Caltech in its...

November 10, 2019

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Kendall Hollimon wins Three-Meter Dive in Season-Opening Dual Meet at UC San Diego

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team opened its 2019-20 season with a road meet against UC San Diego, a...

October 26, 2019

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CMS Men's Swimming and Diving Ranked No. 19 in Preseason CSCAA Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps men's swimming and diving team earned a spot in the preseason top 20 in Division III from the...

October 17, 2019