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2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving

Aakanksha Vora

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mumbai, India
  • High School The Cathedral and John Connon School
  • Event Freestyle
  • Concentration Economics

Biography

Junior - 2018-19
Finished fourth on the team in the 1,650 free with a time of 17:51.04, accomplished at the Hall of Fame Invitational ... Had the team''s eighth-best 1,000 free time (10:46.20) at the Hall of Fame Invitational ... Swam the 100 free in a double-dual meet at Cornell and vs. Dartmouth, finishing in 58.29 ... Part of various 200 free, 400 free and 200 medley relay teams throughout the season.

Sophomore - 2017-18
Notched the team''s fifth-fastest 1,000 free time (10:24.34) and 1,650 free performance (17:10.21) at the HYP meet ... Had a season-best time in the 200 free at HYP, finishing in 1:54.27 ... Posted her fastest time of the year in the 500 free (5:03.76) against Yale and Princeton ... Competed on various 200 free, 400 free and 200 medley relay teams.

Freshman - 2016-17
Swam in the 200, 500 and 1,000 free at HYP.

Before Harvard
Best female athlete at the 2015 National Games, winning five gold medals and one silver … Won four gold medals, two silvers, and one bronze at Junior Nationals in 2014 … Collected five gold medals, two silvers, and one bronze at Junior Nationals in 2013 … Was a member of the 2013 Indian National team at the World School Swimming Championships in Israel … Currently holds eight national records … Honors student in high school … Won the psychology prize senior year … Head Girl senior year … Ran the Mumbai Marathon five times (2012-16) to raise funds for an NGO named Magic Bus. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Junior

    Freestyle
  • 2019-20Senior

    Freestyle