Ghizal Akbar

Home Club: Walnut Creek Aquanuts

Personal: Enjoys painting in her free time...Almost drowned on her first day of artistic swimming when she was six... Loves music... Wants to live in Paris when she is older… Broke her toe one week before 2022 World Championships and competed with a taped broken toe... Left handed

Career Highlights:

• 2024 Junior National Team

• 2024 U.S National Championship 

• 3rd (Free Duet), 3rd (Tech Duet), 4th (Free Solo), 1st (Free team, Tech Team, Acrobatic) 

• 2024 West Zone Championship: 1st (Free Duet), 3rd (Tech Duet), 1st (Tech Team, Free team), 4th (Free Solo) 

• 2023 Youth National Team

• 2023 Senior Aquanut of the Year

• 2023 Youth World Artistic Swimming Championships: 3rd (Duet), 3rd (Team), 4th (Combination)

• 2023 Junior Olympic Championship: 1st (Youth Duet), 4th (Youth Figures), 3rd (Youth Solo)

• 2022 Youth National Team

• 2022 FINA Youth World Championships: 3rd (Team), 3rd (Combo)

• 2022 Region B Championship: 2nd (Figures, Solo, Duet, Team), 1st (Combo)

• 2022 U.S. 13-15 Championship and 12U Invitational: 2nd (Team), 1st (Combo)

• 2021 Region B Championship 1st(11/12 Solo 11/12 Figures, 13-15 Team, Combo)

• 2021 12/U West Zone invitational 1st (Solo) 

• 2021 13-15 West Zone Championship 1st (Team)

• 2021 U.S. 13-15 Championship and 12U Invitational: 1st (Team, Combo)

• 2021 Junior Olympic Championship: 1st (11-12 Figures, Solo)

• 2019 Junior Olympic Championship: 1st (Team)

• 2018 Cancun International 3rd(Team) 

• 2017 Figure invitational (1st Figures, Team)