Bio

As a freshman: Recorded top times in the 200-yard freestyle (1:50.55), 500-yard freestyle (4:56.87), 1000-yard freestyle (10:11.48) at the Dartmouth Invitational (1/28/11)... Registered a personal top time in the 200-yard IM (2:14.52) and th 200-yard backstroke (2:15.63) in a tri meet with SFNY and NJIT (1/15/11)... Produced a personal-best time in the 200-yard breastroke (2:34.25) against Boston College (10/15/10)... Recorded a time of 53.59 in the 100-yard freestyle against Maine (10/29/10)... Registered a season-best time in the 400-yard IM (4:37.96) at the Harold Anderson Invitational.

Before Bryant: Graduated from Westbrook High School in 2010... Lettered in swimming for the Blue Blazes... State champion in 500 freestyle, 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay events... Names all-conference as a junior and senior... New England champion in 500 freestyle as a junior and senior... New England champion in 200 freestyle relay as a junior... Two-time all-state selection... Team MVP as a junior... Team rookie award as a freshman... Dennis Connolly Award winner.

Personal: Son of Lori and Joel Hawkes, Derek Hawkes was born on July 29, 1992... Plans to major in business and history.