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2019-20 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster

David Sinclair
Chris Pedota
Chris Pedota
David Sinclair
Chris Pedota
Chris Pedota

Mal Vishwanath

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-6
  • High School Delhi Public School
  • Hometown Bangalore, India

Biography

2017 Landmark Rookie of the Year
2017 First Team All-Landmark (200 Free, 500 Free, 1650 Free, 800 Free Relay)
2017 Second Team All-Landmark (400 Medley Relay)

2016-17:
Became first swimmer in program history to be selected Landmark Rookie of the Year…Captured Drew’s first-ever conference title with a school-record 5:06.10 clocking in the 500 freestyle at the Landmark Championships…Also won gold medals in the 200 freestyle (with a conference-record time of 1:54.09) and the 1650 freestyle (with an NCAA B-standard of 17:27.62) at the Landmark Championships…Broke a 19-year-old school record in the 1000 freestyle by notching a time of 10:37.73 in her first collegiate race against Montclair State on Oct. 21…Earned a pair of Landmark Athlete of the Week selections (Oct. 24, Feb. 6)…Named ECAC Metro Rookie of the Week & CollegeSwimming.com Player of the Week on Feb. 7 after taking part in four first-place finishes in a dual meet win over Ramapo.

International: Represented India in four different events (100, 200, 400, 800 freestyle) at the 2016 World Short Course Championships in Windsor, Canada…Holds nine Indian national records.

High School:  Attended Delhi Public School...Swam for Coaches Bushan Kumar and Pradeep Kumar...Awarded the Best Swimmer Award at State Championships multiple times...2 Bronze Medals at Asian Age Group Swimming Championships (International)....Fastest Indian swimmer ever in 1500m Freestyle...Multiple-time National Record holder.

Personal: A psychology major with a minor in neuroscience... Recipient of the Drew Supplemental Grant, the Presidential Scholarship, the International Student Grant, and the Experiential Learning Fellowship... A writing fellow and subject tutor for statistics... Daughter of Roopa and Raja Rao Vishwanath...Has one sibling, Shivank.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Distance Free
    5'4"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Distance Free
    5'4"
  • 2018-19Junior

    Distance Free
    5'4"
  • 2019-20Senior

    Distance Free
    5'6"