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Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

2021-22 Women's Swimming and Diving

Leila El Masri

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Houston, TX
  • High School Awty International School
  • Events Freestyle
  • Major Biochemistry

Biography



At CMS
Completed her senior season as a member of the CMS swimming and diving team, where she swam in the distance freestyle ... Ranks third in CMS history in the 500 free (4:59.78) ... Also places sixth in the 200 free (1:52.80) and ninth in the 1000 (10:33.15) ... Part of a school-record in the 800 free relay (7:31.11), as well as the teams that rank second, fourth and ninth. 

2021-22 (Senior): Honorable mention All-America (800 free relay) ... SCIAC Champion (800 free relay) ... All-SCIAC (500 free) ... CSCAA Scholar All-America Team ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Helped the 800 free relay place 11th at the NCAA Championships to earn honorable mention All-America honors in 7:31.24 ... Finished second in the 500 at the SCIAC Championships, a half-second behind teammate Ella Blake, to earn all-league honors while becoming only the third swimmer in program history to break five minutes (4:59.78) ... Part of a SCIAC champion team in the 800 free relay that set a new SCIAC record in 7:31.11 ... Qualified for the 200 free finals and came in fourth with a 1:52.80, a personal best which moved her into sixth all-time at CMS ... Also came in fourth in the 1650 with a 17:33.69 ... Helped the CMS B team win its heat of the 400 free relay in 3:28.68.

2019-20 (Sophomore): All-SCIAC (500 free) ... Came in third place in the 500 free at the SCIAC Championships, helping the Athenas to a 1-2-3 finish ... Also qualified for the finals in the 1650 (finishing sixth) and the 200 free (finishing ninth), providing 45 points towards the CMS team championship ... Also helped the CMS B relay team win its heat in the 800 free relay for 20 more points. 

2018-19 (First-Year): Honorable Mention All-America in 800 free relay ... SCIAC Champion in the 800 free relay ... All-SCIAC (500 free) ... Helped the CMS 800 free relay team set school and SCIAC records at the NCAA Championships with a 7:35.15, placing 14th to earn honorable mention All-America honors ... Came in second place at the SCIAC Championships in the 500 free (behind teammate Mia Syme) with a 5:04.36, part of an all-Athena podium as teammate Janet Tran was third ... Came in fourth in the 1650 at SCIACs with a 17:49.94 and fifth in the 200 free in 1:54.38.

Prior to CMS
Attended Awty International School, where she was a member of the swim team ... Also competed for Rice Aquatics ... Finished in second place in the state championships as a senior in 2018 ... A two-time TAPPS Scholar-Athlete Award winner ... President of Arabic Club in high school, as well as a member of the school's Environmental Club.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where she majors in biochemistry ... Serves on campus as president of the Middle Eastern Culture Club ... Lists Michelle Obama as the public figure she most admires. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Freestyle
    5'10"
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    Freestyle
    5'10"
  • 2020-21Junior

    Freestyle
    5'10"
  • 2021-22Senior

    Freestyle