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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

2025-26 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Annika Sharma

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Alamo, CA
  • High School Carondelet
  • Events Fly, Free
  • Major Economics and Government
  • College Claremont McKenna

Biography



SwimCloud Results

At CMS

Completed her junior season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving program, where she competes in the backstroke and sprint freestyle ... Ranks sixth in CMS history in the 50 free (23.75), sixth in the 100 back (56.77), sixth in the 200 back (2:04.62), and seventh in the 100 free (52.01) ... Part of a CMS record in the 200 medley relay (1:42.21), as well as the No. 3 team in the 200 free relay and the No. 4 team in the 400 free relay.  

2024-25 (Junior)
SCIAC Champion (200 medley relay) ... All-SCIAC (100 back, 200 free relay, 400 medley relay) ... SCIAC Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 6) ... CSCAA Scholar All-America Second Team ...
Earned All-SCIAC honors in the 100 back with a 57.42, good for third place ... Also was a finalist in the 100 free, finishing eighth ... Swam the backstroke leg in 25.98 to help the 200 medley relay team win a SCIAC title in a CMS record time of 1:42.21 ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships with the CMS medley relay, but had to withdraw due to injury ... Won the 50 free and the 200 back in a dual with Occidental, as well as contributing to two relay wins, earning SCIAC Swimmer of the Week honors ... Was second in the 50 free and 200 back in a dual with Redlands, and second in the 50 free and 100 back in a tri-meet with Whittier and Chapman. 

2023-24 (Sophomore)
Second-Team All-America (100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) ... SCIAC Champion (200 back) ... All-SCIAC (100 back, 200 free relay, 400 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay) ... Part of four relay teams that earned second-team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships, including 14th in the 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay and 15th in the 200 medley relay ... Earned All-SCIAC honors in the same four relays, including a CMS record in the 200 medley relay (1:42.91) ... Captured an individual title in the 200-yard backstroke at SCIACs with a 2:04.62, moving into sixth in CMS history ... Earned All-SCIAC honors individually in the 100 back with a 57.04 to place second ... Qualified for the finals of the 50 free and came in eighth place, while moving into sixth in CMS history (23.75) ... Won seven races during the regular season ... Won the 100 free and the 100 back in a dual with Redlands ... Took first in the 100 fly in a tri-meet with Cal Lutheran and La Verne ... Swept both backstroke events in a dual with Occidental ... Won the 100 back in a dual with Pomona-Pitzer ... Also won the 100 back against Caltech.

2022-23 (First-Year)
All-SCIAC (200 free relay, 200 medley relay) ... Qualified for the finals at SCIACs in all three of her individual events, making the 50 free final after a swim-off ... Finished fourth in the 200 fly in 2:07.78, fifth in the 100 fly in 57.37, and sixth in the 50 free in 24.03 ... Swam the first leg of a 200-yard freestyle relay team that finished second to earn All-SCIAC honors, and anchored a 200-yard medley relay team that also finished second ... Won the 50 free in a dual meet with Whittier ... Was second in the 100 free in a tri-meet with Chapman and Caltech ... Won the 100 fly at the CMS Invitational. 

Prior to CMS
Graduate of Carondelet High school and swimmer of Walnut Creek Aquabears ... Earned All-America honors ... Earned second-place at sectional meet, and helped relay team place eighth in the state ... Volunteered at Contra Cost Country Food Bank. 

Personal 
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she has a double major in economics and government ... Older brother swam at Northwestern University ... Lists J.K. Rowling as her favorite author ... Kobe Bryant is the public figure she most admires. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Fly, Free
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Fly, Free
  • 2024-25Junior

    Fly, Free
  • 2025-26Senior

    Fly, Free