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University of California, Santa Barbara

2025-26 Women's Swimming Roster

Mai Kawahata

  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Highlands Ranch, Colo.
  • High School Mountain Vista HS

Biography

2024-25: Cal Poly (Oct. 4): Raced to a third-place finish in the 200 Yard IM (2:13.02) … UNLV/CBU (Jan. 4): Earned bronze in the 150 Yard Breaststroke (1:44.78) … Pacific (Jan. 18): Earned gold in the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:17.06)  … UC Santa Barbara Invite (Feb. 1): Took second in the 200 Yard Breaststroke (2:15.06) … Runner-up in the 200 Yard IM (2:04.89) … Third in the 400 Yard IM (4:27.20)

2023-24: MPSF Second Team in 400 Individual Medley (fifth place) … Second Team in 200 Breaststroke (fourth place)
HIGH SCHOOL : Attended Mountain Vista High School where she competed under coach Rob Nasser in the Continental League …. Earned three varsity letters for swimming …. All Team First League (2022/2023), League Champion in the 200 IM (2023), 2nd place at Leagues in 200 IM and 100 Breast  (2022) …. Won the league championship with her high school team in 2020 …. Earned academic honors all four years of high school.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Makie and Kazuhiro …. She has one younger brother named Sota …. She is planning on majoring in Pharmacology …. She roots for the Colorado Rockies …. Her favorite movies are Inception and Clueless …. Her favorite shows are Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul …. Her hobbies include Baking, listening to music, and shopping.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Breaststroke/ IM
    5'5"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Breaststroke/IM
    5'5"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Breaststroke/IM
    5'5"