Mina Shah Class: Freshman Hometown: South Salem, NY High School: John Jay Height: 5-7 Event: Team Experience: HS Club: New Canaan Aquianas

High School/Club: A 2012 graduate of John Jay High School in Cross River, N.Y. ... swam for the New Canaan Aquianas ... captained her team from 2010-12 ... team finished first overall at the East Zone championships in 2011-12 ... team placed seventh in 2011 and fifth in 2012 at the Junior National Championships ... finished third in 2009 at the National Age Group Championships ... 2012 East Zone Athlete of the Year ... 2012 recipient of the East Zone Kim Miller Scholarship ... 2012 New Canaan YMCA Aquianas Contributor Award ... 2011 Aquiana of the Year ... 2010 Ann Degnan Award winner ... competed for the U.S. Junior National team in 2011, competing in the Pan American Junior/Age Group Championships in Montreal, Canada.

Cardinal Catalogue: Daughter of Sanjit and Mary Shah ... has one younger sibling, Vikram ... plans to double major in bioengineering and comparative literature ... hobbies include writing short stories and poetry, reading classic literature, baking and scientific research ... full name is Mina Grace Shah.