2024-25 Swimming & Diving Roster
Suvana Baskar
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Psychology
- Hometown:
- Bangalore, India
- High School:
- Vidyashilp Academy
 Illinois Record - 50 Backstroke, 100 Backstroke, 200 Medley Relay & 400 Medley Relay |
2024-25
- Part of the 200 medley relay team that won gold with a time of 1:43.84
- Won the 100 backstroke (56.01) at the Big Ten Championships
- Placed fifth in top-10 program marks on the 200 medley relay with a team time of (1:40.25)
- Academic All-Big Ten
2023-24
- Broke the school record in the 100 backstroke (53.66) at the Boilermaker Invite
- Swam the program's second-fastest 50 backstroke (25.02) at the Boilermaker Invite
- Part of the school record 200 medley relay (1:38.63) at the Big Ten Championships
- Won the 100 backstroke against Nebraska (54.58)
- Academic All-Big Ten
2022-23
- Clocked the program's third fastest 50 backstroke (25.35) and sixth fastest 100 backstroke (55.07) at the CSCAA National Invitational Championships
- Recorded a personal-best in the 200 backstroke (2:03.59) at the Louisville Invitational
- Swam a personal-best 50 freestyle (24.57) at the Hawkeye Invitational
- Academic All-Big Ten
2021-22
- Made her Illini debut at Indiana State in the 100 backstroke with an exhibition time of 1:00.60 and placed 9th
- Clocked a lifetime best time of 56.90 in the 100 freestyle at Vanderbilt
- Swam a lifetime best 24.76 in the 50 freestyle at the House of Champions Invite
- Clocked two lifetime bests, in the 100 backstroke (56.74) and th 100 Butterfly (58.58) at the House of Champions Invite
- Swam a lifetime best time of 2:07.18 in the 200 backstroke at the House of Champions Invite
High School
- Attended Vidyashilp Academy
- Malaysian Open Gold Medalist
- Set 10+ National Records, 35+ State Records
Personal
- Born June 4th, 2003
- Attended Vidyashilp Academy
- Parents are Baskar Vg and Chetana Bhet
- Chose Illinois because "The team was very warm and welcoming and the academic system is one of the best in the world."
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