Kavita Sekhon
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- Height:
- 5'9"
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- Year:
- 2026
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- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
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- High School:
- Palisades Charter
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- Position:
- Breast/IM
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- Major:
- Undeclared
Bio
Link to CollegeSwimming.com Career Statistics
Collegiate Career Honors:
- 2023 CSCAA Individual Scholar All-American - Second Team
- 2022-23 NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team
- 2023 200 Y Breaststroke - 2:21.56
- NEWMAC Swimmer of the Week (11/21/22)
- NEWMAC Relay of the week (10/30/22)
2022-23:
- Earned wins in 100 and 200 Y Breast in collegiate debut vs Wheaton (1:06.15, 2:27.30)
- Won 100 Y Breast event over Simmons (1:08.05)
- Three first place finishes (100, 200 Y Breast, 200 Y IM) against Mount Holyoke
- Broke Wellesley program records in 50, 100, 200 Y Breast at MIT Invitational (29.80, 1:03.40, 2:21.55)
- Champion in 50, 100, 200 Y Breast at Sisters Invitational (30.46, 1:06.92, 2:24.42)
- Top spot in 100, 200 Y Breast against Coast Guard, Smith/Springfield, and Merrimack (also first in 200 Y IM against Merrimack)
- Second at NEWMAC Championship in 200 Y Breast (2:21.56), fourth in 100 Y Breast (1:05.19), 24th in 200 Y IM prelims (2:18.11)
Before Wellesley:
- Attended Palisades Charter High School, graduated in 2022
- Four-year high school varsity swimmer
- Played four years of high school water polo
- Club swimmer for 10 years
- Received Rookie of the Year Award (freshman year); MVP (senior year)
- Captain of high school swim team (senior year)
- Awarded James Mercer Athletic Scholarship (senior year)
- Holds 100 Breast school record (1:04.23)
Personal:
- Daughter of Rabinder Sekhon and Malika Mirkasymova
- Born in Los Angeles, Calif.
- Has one younger sister, Amrita
- Loves spending time outdoors and with friends
Why Wellesley:
- Chose Wellesley for the academic opportunities and wonderful community