Junior - 2013-14

• Set personal best 100 back (57.77), 200 back (2:03.47) and 200 IM (2:08.40) at the Big Ten Championships
• Recorded personal best 50 free (26.41) at the Miami University Invitational
• Posted personal best 100 fly (1:00.46) at the Michigan State, Liberty Dual Meet
• Finished fifth in the 200 back (2:11.96) and sixth in the 100 back (1:01.06) against Illinois state
• Placed fourth in the 200 back (2:09.00) and sixth in the 100 back (1:00.81) at the Southern Illinois, Olivet Nazarene Dual Meet
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree.

Sophomore - 2012-13

• Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for earning a 3.7 GPA or greater in the 2012-13 school year
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Won the 200 back at Minnesota
• Posted personal bests in the 100 free (56.37), 100 back (59.15) and the 200 back (2:04.54) at Minnesota.

Freshman - 2011-12

• Set Personal best times in the 100 free (56.61), 100 fly (1:00.91), 100 back (1:00.24), 200 IM (2:11.14) and 200 back (2:07.30) at the Minnesota Challenge.

High School

• Holds the Lincoln-Way East school record in the 400 free relay
• Earned Southwest Suburban All-Conference honors (2007-2010)
• Received the Coach's Award for swimming (2011)
• IHSA state qualifier in the 400 free relay, 200 IM, 100 Backstroke, and 200 Medley Relay 3 years
• Named as an All-Sectional swimmer (2007-2010)
• Qualifier at the Speedo Sectional Championship Meet
• Earned varsity letters in swimming all four years and water polo two years (2008, 2009).

Personal

• Born on February 14, 1993
• Parents are John and Laurie McDermott
• Has three siblings, Darragh, Sloane and Fiona
• Sister, Darragh currently dives for the Fighting Illini
• Member of National Honor Society
• Mu Alpha Theta member
• Senior class president
• Member of Pi Sigma Pi.