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2025-26 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

Aanya Wala

  • Position Freestyle/Individual Medley
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Major Applied Psychology (Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development)
  • Hometown Mumbai, IN
  • High School Bombay Scottish School

Biography

Career Results (SwimCloud)
2024-25
  • All-American in the 200 freestyle (7th place, 1:50.07) and the 500 freestyle (5th place, 4:52.74) at the NCAA Division III Championships (3/20-23)
  • Second Team All-American in the 1650 freestyle (9th place, 16:56.62) at the NCAA’s
  • Swam a 1:50.59 in the 200 freestyle and finished fifth at the UAA Championships (2/12-15)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
  • UAA Winter All-Academic
2023-24
  • NCAA 800 Freestyle National Champion
  • Honorable Mention All-American in the 500 freestyle (13th place) and 200 freestyle (14th place)
  • Recorded season-bests of 1:50.90 in the 200 freestyle and 4:56.96 in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Division III Championships (3/20-23)
  • Swam season-bests of 24.81 in the 50 freestyle and 53.11 in the 100 freestyle at the UAA Championships (2/14-17)
  • Also recorded season-bests of 10:22.16 in the 1000 freestyle and 17:11.25 in the 1650 freestyle at the Phoenix Fall Classic (11/17-19)
  • CSCAA Scholar All-American
Personal
  • Minoring in both Childhood and Adolescence Mental Health Studies, and Sport Management
  • Four-year swimmer and basketball team member in high school
  • Enjoys scuba diving, music, fitness, and playing sports
  • Plans to pursue a graduate degree in psychology
Wala on NYU
  • Chose NYU because of “the swim program and quality education.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Freestyle/Individual Medley
    5'7"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Freestyle/Individual Medley
    5'7"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Freestyle/Individual Medley
    5'7"