Saumya Patel swam at the Regional, State, and National level swimming championships growing up in India. She competed in Collegiate Club Swimming with the Purdue University Swimming Club in 50 and 100m Butterfly and the 4x100 Medley and Freestyle Relay. She comes to Sarah Lawrence College Swimming with vast experience in Butterfly and short course swimming.Â
Patel graduated from Purdue University in 2022 with a B.S. in Genetics and Molecular Biology and a certification in Medical Humanities. She is currently a graduate student in the Joan H. Marks Human Genetics program.