Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Swam personal-best times at the PCSC Championships in the 50 freestyle (25.20), 100 freestyle (55.74), 200 freestyle (2:02.78) and 100 butterfly (1:05.64) as a senior ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Swam a personal best time at the PCSC Championship in the 50 free (26.25), 100 free (56:60) and 100 fly (1:08.31) as a junior ... PCSC All-Academic first team ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.

CLUB: Competed for Thanyapura Sports Club in Thailand... Was part of the FINA Scholarship Team: Targeting Rio 2016 ... The team collectively broke over 150 national records in the course of one year ... Currently training to qualify for the 2020 Olympics in Tokoyo for Nepal.
 
NATIONAL TEAMS: Part of the Nepal National Swimming Team (2013-Present) ... Has represented Nepal at 14 international meets and four FINA World Championships, including the 2019 FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lincoln School, located in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2015 ... Four-year member of the varsity squad ... Four-time individual South Asian International School Association record holder and two-time relay records holder ... School record holder ... Earned Most Valuable Swimmer, Lincoln School Snow Leopard Award and Female Athlete of the Year in 2015.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology ... Aspires to be a sports psychologist ... Spent her freshman year at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. ... Born in Copenhagen, Denmark ... Daughter of Janne Gadegaard and Sanjay Shah ... Has one younger brother Alexander ... Chose Pepperdine “because when I was corresponding with the international office, they were the most welcoming and understanding people and I knew this community was one I wanted to be a part of.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Sarah Sjorstrom (pro athletes), Energy Standard (pro team), Looking for Alaska (book), Limitless (movie), Brooklyn 99 (tv show), One Direction (musical artist), Momo’s (food) and soccer (sport besides swim).