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University of California, Santa Barbara

2025-26 Women's Swimming Roster

Hazel Derr

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Portland, Ore.
  • High School Jefferson HS

Biography

2024-25: Big West Women's Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 10) … Cal Poly (Oct. 4): Derr nabbed the 100 Yard Backstroke with a time of 57.02 … She followed her performance up with a win in the 200 Yard Backstroke (2:05.12) … The 200 Yard Freestyle Relay team won with Derr in fourth position (1:36.23) … Derr helped capture the 400 Yard Medley Relay while kicking-off the line-up (3:49.58) … Bakersfield Invite … In the first position Derr catapulted the 200 Yard Medley Relay team to victory (1:44.30) … Bakersfield Invite (Oct. 12):  Derr denied 26 others en route to first in the 200 Yard Backstroke by virtue of her 2:00.95 time … The 400 Yard Medley Relay Team earned first place with Derr swimming first (3:48.23) … Trailblazer Invite (Nov. 23): Earned second in the 200 Yard Backstroke (1:58.32 – fifth all-time) … Cal State Bakersfield (Dec. 18): Swam first for the winning 200 Yard Medley Relay team (1:42.91) … Swam third for first-place 400 Yard Freestyle Relay team (3:31.01) … Hawai’i (Dec. 20): Derr had a great showing winning the 100 Yard Backstroke (55.21), 200 Yard Backstroke (1:59.78), and 200 Yard Freestyle Relay while in third position (1:33.31) … UNLV/CBU (Jan. 4): Won the 150 Yard Backstroke (1:30.57) … BYU (Jan. 10): Took gold in the 100 Yard Backstroke (56.57) … Followed with a win in the 200 Yard Backstroke (2:03.00) … Pacific (Jan. 18): Swam to first in the 100 Yard Backstroke (55.98) … Earned victories in two relay teams: the 400 Yard Medley Relay (3:43.83) and 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:33.93) swimming first and third respectively … UC Davis (Jan. 19): Won the 100 Yard Backstroke (54.67) … Followed with a victory in the 200-Yarder (1:59.88) … Swam first for the winning 200 Yard Medley Relay team (1:40.71) … UC Santa Barbara Invite (Feb. 1): Won the 200 Yard Backstroke (1:59.88) … Big West Championships (Feb. 12): Took second in the 800 Yard Freestyle Relay (7:14.67) … Placed second in the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (1:30.82)

2023-24: MPSF First Team in 200 Backstroke (third place) … Second Team in 200 Individual Medley (sixth place) … Second Team in 100 backstroke (fifth place) … 400 Medley Relay (third place) … 2024 MPSF All Academic Team ... Second overall best time in 200 backstroke at UC Santa Barbara.

2022-23: 2nd place 200 Back at MPSF Championships .... 3rd place 100 Back at MPSF Championships .... MPSF 1st Team- 100 Back, 200 Back


HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Jefferson High School swimming under coach Janice Lucas… State Champion 100 Back… 4x Scholastic All-American

PERSONAL: Hazel May Derr was born to Scott and Christen Derr… Has a younger sister, Opal… Hometown is Portland, Ore. ... Double majoring in sociology and history of law and public policy ... Aspires to go to law school after UC Santa Barbara.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Backstroke
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Backstroke
  • 2024-25Junior

    Backstroke
  • 2025-26Senior

    Backstroke