Columbia University Athletics

2023-24 (Senior)
In the season opener against Penn, was part of the winning 200-medley relay team that clocked in with a time of 1:43.52 to earn first, won the 200-back with a time of 1:59.91, and then went on to win the 400-IM with a time of 4:22.67. Against Yale, Aziza won the 200-back once again, clocking in with a time of 2:01.28. Against Harvard, Aziza Ganihanova also earned a win for the third straight meet, winning the 200-free with a time of 1:51.55. In the ECAC Winter Championships, was part of the team that earned a victory in the 200-free relay, clocked in with a time of 1:32.15 to win gold. In the ECAC Winter Championships, won the 500-free with a time of 4:49.77; part of the team earning a program-record breaking win in the 400-medley relay that touched the wall with a time of 3:41.96; first in the 400-IM with a time of 4:20.02; win in the 200-back with a time of 1:57.26. Against Brown, won the 500-free with a time of 4:53.36; second place in the 200-fly with a time of 2:00.59. Against Cornell, won first place in the 400-IM with a time of 4:21.40; won the 200-breast as well with a time of 1:59.40. Against Princeton, she placed second in the 100-fly with a time of 54.81. Against Dartmouth, won the 200-fly with an impressive time of 2:00.18.  In the Ivy League Championships, she was part of the team that earned 6th place in the 800-free relay with a time of 7:17.95; In the 500-free she won a seventh place finish with time of 4:48.81; She won the B-finals of the 200-free, clocking in with a time of 1:48.68; she earned fourth place in the 200-back, finishing with a time of 1:55.94- this time set a new Columbia program record in the event, as well.  

COLUMBIA PROGRAM RECORD HOLDER 200 BACK (1:56.20)
COLUMBIA PROGRAM RECORD HOLDER 800 FREE RELAY (7:10.44)

2022-23 (Junior)
Program record in the 200-back with an impressive time of 1:56.20 in the Ivy League Championships to finish fourth place the event. Also finished sixth-place in the 400-IM (4:16.25) and 500-free (4:47.74) and seventh-place in the 50-free (22.70). Part of the 800-free relay team that set a new program record of 7:10.44 to finish in third…Won the 500-free and set a new record at the ECAC Winter Championships with at time of 4:47.73. Set a new program record in the 200-back with a first-place finish in an impressive time of 1:57.35, breaking the ECAC record…Won the 1,000-free at Harvard on Nov. 18 with a time of 10:15.12…Won the 200 backstroke at Penn on Nov. 4 with a time of 2:02.48.

2021-22 (Sophomore)
Took third at the 2022 Ivy League Championships with a PR (9:53.92) in the 1000 Free...Placed sixth in the 500 Free at Ivy Championships (PR, 4:48.88)...Placed 8th in the 200 Back at Ivy Championships (1:59.27)...Set ECAC Winter Championship meet record in 500 Free (5:50.71)...Placed first in the 100 Back (55.32) and 200 Back (1:58.23) at ECAC Winter Championships...Won the 50 Back (26.85) in dual meet against Dartmouth...First in 200 Back vs. Cornell (2:01.01)...Placed first in 1000 Free against Yale (10:05.65)...Placed first in 200 Back against Penn (2:00.31) in first collegiate meet.

2020-21 (First-Year)
Season canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex County MVP ... Three-time Skyland Conference MVP ... Helped the North Hunterdon Lions to back-to-back H/W/S County titles in 2018 and 2019 ... 2017 Sectional Champs ... 2017 and 2019 North MVP Award ... Also swam club for Somerset Valley YMCA ... School Smart Award recipient ... Graduated with high honors.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Zulfia Babadjanova and Feruz Ganihanova ... Has one sister, Kamila ... Enrolled in Columbia College ... Plans to study financial economics ... Speaks Russian fluently.