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2018-2019 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

Drew Macchia

  • Class Senior
  • Event(s) Sprint Free / Fly
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Chatham, N.J.
  • High School Chatham

Biography

 
Career: The WP record holder in the 400 medley relay (3:36.83, 2/17/17) and the 800 free relay (7:15.59, 2/17/18).
 
2017-18: Helped WP win the 200 free relay B Final (1:27.41), touch first in the 400 free relay B Final (3:13.67), take the win in the 200 medley relay B Final (1:40.04), claim fourth in the 400 medley relay B Final (3:54.38) and place eighth in the 800 free relay (7:15.59) while setting a new school record at the Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/16-18/18) … Combined to win the 200 free relay (1:35.62) against No. 15 The College of New Jersey (2/3/18) … Touched the wall first in the 50 free (23.23) at Ramapo (1/30/18) … Was a double winner, taking the 50 free (23.16) and 100 free (50.95) while also swimming in the first-place 200 free relay (1:39.50) as part of a 77-38 defeat of Division II Queens (1/23/18) … Bested all other swimmers in the 100 free (51.41) and was part of the victorious 200 free relay (1:41.44) during a 105-87 win at Bard (1/20/18) … Edged the competition in the 200 free (1:56.01) and swam in the winning 400 free relay (3:24.20) during a 101-76 triumph against SUNY Cobleskill (1/16/18) … Notched wins in the 50 free (23.23) and 100 free (51.52) while also contributing to the victorious 200 free relay (1:35.91) to aid WP in a 108-98 win against Lehman (1/13/18) … Out-paced the competition in the 50 free (23.11) and 200 free relay (1:32.12) to help WP defeat Brooklyn, 118-87 (12/9/17) … Touched the wall first in the 200 free (1:55.56) and swam a leg of the winning 200 free relay (1:31.50) during a 100-70 defeat of Old Westbury (12/2/17) … Was part of the winning 200 free relay (1:41.05) in a 68-43 victory at Purchase (11/14/17) … Touched the wall first in the 50 free (23.56) and helped win the 200 free relay (1:38.68) as part of a 117-81 triumph against Staten Island (11/7/17) …  Claimed the 100 free (50.61) and anchored the winning 200 free relay (1:32.41) to secure a 120-116 victory at Maritime (10/31/17) … Was a double winner, touching first in the 50 free (23.28) and 100 free (51.57) while also swimming a leg of the first-place 200 free relay (1:36.29) to help defeat Baruch, 123-89 (10/24/17) … Took home the 50 free (23.67) and combined to win the 200 free relay (1:35.50) in a season-opening 108-98 triumph at Wilkes (10/7/17).
 
2016-17: Helped WP win the 400 medley relay B Final (3:36.83) in school-record time, touch first in the 200 free relay B Final (1:28.20) and 200 medley relay B Final (1:40.29), place ninth in the 800 free relay (7:23.41) and finish second in the 400 free relay B Final (3:17.53) at the Metropolitan Conference Championships (2/17-19/17) … Out-touched all other swimmers, giving WP the victory in the 50 free (50.92) against Ramapo (1/31/17) … Took home the 50 free (23.06) and was part of the winning 200 medley relay (1:43.67) during a 108-51 triumph against Bard (1/21/17) … Prevailed in the 50 free (24.08) and helped win the 200 free relay (1:38.70) at Lehman (1/14/17) … Claimed the 100 free (50.39) and combined for a victory in the 200 free relay (1:38.09) during a 132-93 win at Division II Queens (1/12/17) … Won the 50 (23.30) and 100 (52.29) frees and also contributed to WP's 400 medley relay (3:49.08) victory in a 115-74 win against Brooklyn (12/10/16) … Touched first in the 50 free (23.08) and also anchored WP's victory in the 200 medley relay (1:48.21) during a 102-34 triumph against Purchase (11/15/16) … Won the 100 free (50:48) and was part of the victorious 200 free relay (1:35.19) at Staten Island (11/8/16) … Added two individual wins for WP, the 100 free (50.62) and 50 free (22.64), and contributing to WP's victory in the 200 free relay (1:32.92) against Maritime (11/1/16) ... Turned in two victories, securing the 50 (24.11) and 100 (53.62) frees in a 117-93 win at SUNY Cobleskill (10/29/16) ... Was a double winner, claiming both the 100-meter free (59.37) and 50-meter free (26.25), and was part of the winning 200-meter free relay (1:47.14) during a 107.5-92.5 victory at Baruch (10/25/16) ... Helped win the 200 free relay (1:37.74) in a 103-91 victory against FDU-Florham (10/22/16) … Won the 50 free (23.83) and combined to win the 400 freestyle relay (3:47.87) during a 92-79 triumph at Old Westbury (10/19/16) … Helped WP win the 200 free relay (1:35.93) and claimed first in the 50 free (23.28) in a 115-85 season-opening victory against Wilkes (10/8/16).
 
2015-16: Touched fifth in the 50 free C Final (21.77) and seventh in the 100 free C Final (48.14) at the Metropolitan Championships (2/19-21/16) … Helped WP finish eighth in the 800 free relay (7:25.40), second in the 400 medley relay B Final (3:40.06), third in the 200 free relay B Final (1:28.82), fourth in the 200 medley relay B Final (1:41.35) and 12th in the 400 free relay (3:19.34) at Mets … Contributed to WP’s win of the 200 free relay (1:37.57) during an 89-62 victory at Bard (2/13/16) … Helped the Pioneers out-touch Montclair State in the 200 freestyle relay by one tenth of a second, 1:35.18 (1/30/16) … Also finished first in the 50 free (23.08) against the Red Hawks … Won the 50 free (23.17) at Ramapo (1/26/16) … Finished first in two events, the 50 (23.18) and 100 (52.62) frees, to help defeat visiting SUNY Cobleskill, 101-61 (1/19/16) … Triumphed in the 50 (22.54) and 100 (50.19) frees during a 138-103 win against Lehman (1/16/16) … Came up big for the Pioneers, winning the 50 (22.37) and 100 (50.01) frees in a 126-102 victory against Division II Queens (1/12/16) … A part of the 200 free relay team that touched second (1:32.91) at Division II Adelphi (12/12/15) … Won the 50 free with a time of 22.95 during a 150-77 win against Mount Saint Mary (12/5/15) … Claimed a victory in the 50 free (23.42) in a 125-95 win against Staten Island (11/10/15) … Finished third in the 50 free (23.17) against Rowan (11/3/15) … Triumphed in the 50 free with a time of 23.02 during a 133-97 victory against Baruch (10/27/15) … Finished second in the 50 free (23.12) in a 110-80 season-opening win at FDU-Florham (10/23/15).
 
Prior to William Paterson: A graduate of Chatham H.S. … Swam for the Madison Area YMCA club team for eight years.
 
Academics: Majoring in art.
 
Macchia’s Personal Bests
Event Time Season
50 Free 21.14 2015-16
100 Free 47.74 2015-16
200 Free 1:48.67 2017-18
50 Fly 24.46 2017-18
100 Fly 58.74 2016-17

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-2016Freshman

    Sprint Free / Fly
  • 2016-2017Sophomore

    Sprint Free / Fly
    5'10"
  • 2017-2018Junior

    Sprint Free / Fly
    5'10"
  • 2018-2019Senior

    Sprint Free / Fly
    5'10"