University of California, Santa Barbara

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Royal High School where he competed under Coach Ignacio Saldain in the Coastal Canyon League … Earned four Varsity Letters … 2024 Scholastic All American … Selected to the Coastal Canyon League First Team from 2022 to 2025 … Selected to the Ventura County First Team from 2022 to 2025 … 2025 All American in the 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke … 3x School Record Holder … 2022 League Record Holder … 6th and 7th place in 200 medley relay at CIF Division 2 (2024) … Finalist in 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke at CIF Division 3 (2022) … 10th place in 100 butterfly at CIF Division 2 (2023) … 6th place in 100 Backstroke at CIF Division 3 (2023) … 5th place in 100 butterfly at CIF Division 2 (2024) … 2nd place in 100 backstroke at CIF Division 3 (2024) … 1st place in 100 butterfly at CIF Division 2 (2025) … 2nd place in 100 backstroke at CIF Division 2 (2025) … Competed in Track/Cross Country, Taekwondo, and Golf in addition to Swimming … Was his class’s valedictorian and earned above a 4.0 GPA.  

PERSONAL: Son of Kiran Veeravatnam and Vasantha Pendyala … Has one sibling named Ankith … Plans to study Electrical Engineering and aspires to become an Electronic Engineer at a large tech corporation … The most memorable moments in his swimming career include winning the CIF D2 championship in the 100 Butterfly as a senior and taking first in the 100 Butterfly at Far Westerns at age 14, a milestone that affirmed his potential for greatness in the sport.