Illinois Wesleyan senior swimmer Marcus Duval holds the school individual records in both the 200 individual medley and the 400 IM. He was the team's "Most Valuable Player" in 2012-13 and swam in 200 fly (29th), 400 individual medley (18th) and 200 IM (school record, 33rd place) at the 2013 NCAA Division III national meet. He placed first in 400 IM (conference record) and first in 200 IM at 2013 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin meet.
He was all-CCIW in 2012 in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 butterfly, finished 19th in the 400 IM and 26th in the 200 breaststroke at the NCAA Division III championships.
Duval was named the 2011 CCIW conference meet "Swimmer of the Meet" as he was all-conference in the 200 and 400 IM and 200 butterfly.
A biology major at Illinois Wesleyan, he is the son of Dennis J. Duval and Brigitte Duval. In August 2013 he set a record for the swimming portion of the Ironman Louisville (Ky.) competition with a time of 44 minutes, 7 seconds in the 2.4 swimming distance. He finished 37th in his 18-24 age group and 885th overall in a field of more than 2,300 entrants.
Why you chose Illinois Wesleyan: Small school, out of state, and I would be a valued member of the swim team
IWU class you’re most qualified to teach: Beginner swimming or scuba diving
The hardest challenge about being a Division III student-athlete is: Putting as much effort into a sport as Division 1 athletes but not receiving the same recognition
Worst grade in a class you ever got – what and when? General Chemistry I got a C, I have got a few Cs but thats the class I remember being horrible and I was surprised I even passed.
I’m deathly afraid of ... : Salads. they are pretty disgusting
Worst habit: Wearing mismatched socks
Most expensive traffic ticket: ~$400, I got something equivalent to reckless driving on my jetski in high school.
Language I’d like to learn: German
The longest I could survive without my cell phone: I think I could do without it, but it is nice to have.
One word your mother or father would use to describe you: “Good-hearted” but also “absent-minded”.
Favorite sports figures: Ryan Lochte, Peyton Manning
My greatest moment in sports was: It's a tie: Finishing an Ironman and breaking 4 minutes in the 400IM
The best player I ever faced was: Kyle Drake, For my first two years here we raced the 400IM and 200IM against each other, it was always close we actually tied both breaking the old conference record the second year.
Worst dresser on my team: Ross Tollefson, He has shirts that are older than he is.
Thing that’s been in my fridge the longest: Better check on that
Person I’m dying to have dinner with: Obama
Favorite food: Pizza
Vegetable I won’t eat: Carrots
Pepsi or Coke? I don’t like either, but Coke
Favorite TV show: "Scrubs"
Favorite musical group: Andrew Younger ... he is a one man musical group
Favorite movie: "I Am Legend"
If a movie were made of my life, I would like the following person to play me: Will Smith
If my life were on TV as a reality show, I’d call it: "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time"
The person in history I would most like to meet is: Nelson Mandela
My dream job would be: "Top Gear" TV show host
Place I’d most like to live: Salt cay in the Turks and Caicos.
Two things that are tops on my “bucket list”: Visit all continents and scuba diving on the barrier reef.
My possession that would fetch the most on eBay: My bike
Who is the luckiest person in the world? Kevin Carlson, He won the lottery last year... on Christmas
What I miss most about being in the third grade: Nap time
