Sandeep Sejwal
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| Full name | Sandeep Sejwal | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 23, 1989 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sandeep (born January 23, 1989 in Devanagari), is an Indian swimmer. He contested in the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2010 Asian Juniors in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals in both events.[1]He won the Bronze medal in 2014 Asian games in 50m breast stroke.
Career
Sandeep Sejwal is the Senior National Champion and Indian National Record-holder in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Breaststroke events. He won silver medals at the Asian Indoor Games, 2007 in the 50 m and 100 m Breaststroke events.[2][3][4]
Sandeep is an undergraduate student at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.[4]
He is coached by Nihar Ameen[5] in Bangalore.He is supported by GoSports Foundation, a sports non profit organisation that aims to promote sporting excellence in India.[6]
Sandeep qualified in the swimming events for 2012 London Olympics after clocking 1:02.92s in the 100m breaststroke event at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai.[7]
References
- ^ "Virdhawal Khade and Sandeep Sejwal on a high", The Hindu, May 7, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
- ^ Vivek Phadnis. "Sandeep stuns Muralidharan to strike gold", Deccan Herald, September 23, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
- ^ "Gold for Hamza, Sinimole", The Hindu, November 1, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
- ^ a b "It rained records", Sportstar Weekly, October 6, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
- ^ "Khade & Sejwal qualify for Beijing Games". Hinduonnet.com. 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ "Metro Plus Bangalore / Sport : Solid roots". The Hindu. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ http://www.hindustantimes.com/Sandeep-Sejwal-qualifies-for-2012-London-Olympics/Article1-725071.aspx