2007-2008: Meserve competed in the first semester for the Saints, as she was scheduled to go abroad in the Spring. She continued to be one of the most versatile swimmers on the squad, as she competed in distance races, individual medleys, and breaststroke races throughout the first half of the season. She was a member of the 14th place 400 Medley Relay team as well as the 15th place 200 Medley Relay team, while individually, the Dover, NH native placed 11th in the 200 Fly and 12th overall in the 400 IM. Her efforts in the classroom earned her Liberty League All-Academic honors.
2006-2007: Devan had another strong season for the Saints as a sophomore and scored in both the
200 fly and the 400 IM at the NYSWCAA Championships with 14th place finishes. She won four individual events during the dual meet portion of the season and had a first in the 400 IM and a second in the 500 freestyle against Skidmore.
2005-2006: Devan Meserve proved to be one of the best young IM'ers in the conference this season. Her versatility helped the Saints tremendously throughout the dual meet season. From the distance freestyle events to the strokes, Meserve posted solid times across the board. At the conference championships, she placed 13th in the 400IM with a career best of 4:59.05. Meserve also swam the lead-off leg of the "A" 800 freestyle relay which placed 12th overall. Devan just missed qualifying for the top 8 in the 200 Butterfly, finishing 9th overall with a career best of 2:19.31.
2007-2008 Season Best Times
500 Free |
1000 Free |
1650 Free |
100 Breast |
200 Breast |
200 IM |
400 IM |
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11:54.46
11/17 v. LeMoyne
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2:28.93
11/3 v. Nazareth |
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Career Best Times
100 Free |
500 Free |
1000 Free |
100 Fly |
200 Fly |
400 IM |
1:03.80
2007 |
5:39.78
2006 |
11:44.60
2007
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1:05.14
2006 |
2:19.31
2006 |
4:59.05
2006
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200 IM |
200 Free |
1650 Free |
100 Breast |
200 Breast |
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2:23.52
2006
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2:10.66
2006 |
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At St. Thomas Aquinas
Meserve was named to the National Honor Society and her high school team won the state championship all four years of her career. She was a state Finalist in the 500 free, 200 free, 100 fly and 2 relays. In the off season, Meserve swims for Seacoast Swim Assoc.; the same team as legendary Olympian Jenny Thompson. Meserve was Captain of her high school team her senior year. She won rookie of the year her freshman season, the "coaches award" her sophomore and junior year, and the dedication award her final year.
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