Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2024-25: Competed in 13 meets as a senior … Took second in the 50 free in a dual meet against Westmont (24.99) … Earned MPSF All-Academic honors.

PEPPERDINE 2023-24: Competed in 11 meets her junior year … Took first in the 100 free against LMU and San Diego State (1/19) and in the 50 free against LMU (11/3) … Earned MPSF All-Academic honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2022-23: Took second place in the 200 fly in the Rodionoff Invitational (10/7) … Competed in ten meets as a sophomore … PCSC All-Academic first team … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2021-22: All-PCSC honorable mention in the 200 fly (16th place) … Competed in all 11 meets as a freshman … Scored 21 individual points at the PCSC Championships … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Westlake High School, located in Calabasas, Calif., in 2021 … Was a team captain, league champion, CIF participant and finalist for D1 as a senior … State participant as a sophomore … League champion and CIF finals participant as a freshman and sophomore … Team qualified for CIF and won a league championship all four years … Earned the Civic Engagement Seal, Academic Honors, and was a member of the Spanish Honors Society.
 
CLUB: Member of CCAT Swimming … Participated in Junior Olympics, Sectionals, Futures, SMOC and LAI … Club competed in the Olympic Trials qualifiers at nationals.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology ... Born in Tarzana, Calif. … Daughter of Tamara Demidenko and Anthony Mashkovich … Sister to Mark … Chose to attend Pepperdine because of the swim program, the excellent academics for the intended major, and the location.
 
FAVORITES: Hobbies include hiking, baking, drawing and paddle boarding … Loves reading and reads three novels per week … Favorites include Katie Ledecky (pro athlete), the U.S. National Team (pro sports team), American Psycho (book), The Devil Wears Prada (movie), Gossip Girl (TV show), Tyler, The Creator (musical artist), pad thai (food) and volleyball (sport besides swimming) ... Favorite things about swim/dive are how close swimmers become, how hard work is rewarded after an intense season of training, and how swimming is an outlet to release all negative energy.