Maana Patel

Maana Patel (born 18 March 2000) is an Indian backstroke swimmer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

Maana Patel
Maana Patel at the 12th South Asian Games 2016 in Guwahati
Personal information
National team India
Born (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000[1]
Alma materUdgam School, Ahmedabad
Sport
Country India
SportBackstroke Swimming
Coached byPeter Carswell
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  India
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay
2016 Guwahati4 x 100 m Medley Relay
2016 Guwahati50 m backstroke
2016 Guwahati100 m backstroke
2016 Guwahati200 m backstroke
2016 Guwahati50 m Freestyle

Career

Maana Patel started swimming when she was seven.[2]

When she was 13, she clocked 2:23.41s in the 200m backstroke at 40th Junior National Aquatics Championship in Hyderabad breaking the national record of 2:26.41s held by Shikha Tandon at the Asian Age Group Championship in Tokyo in August 2009.[2] Maana has won gold medals in 50 backstroke and 200 metre backstroke also at the National Games. Maana has also won gold medal in 100 metre backstroke at the 60th National School Games (2015) breaking the national record in backstroke. Maana Patel, Rashi Patel, Gitanjali Pandey and Dilpreet Kaur together had won the silver in 4X100 metre free-style relay at the 60th National School Games.[3]

She was selected for the Olympic Gold Quest in 2015.[2][4] She had won the silvers in 50 metre, 100 metre and 200 metre backstroke; bronze in 50 metre free style; gold in 4×100 metre freestyle relay; 4×100 metre medley relay at the 12th South Asian Games (2016).[1]

As of August 2016, she has won 11 international, 61 national and 75 state level medals.[5]

Personal life

She studied commerce at the Udgam School for Children, Ahmedabad.[2] She was coached by Kamlesh Nanavati at the Gujarat Vidyapeeth Swimming Centre.[6][7] She currently trains at the Glenmark Aquatic Foundation in Mumbai under coach Peter Carswell.

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References
  1. "MAANA PATEL – Swimming Federation of India". swimming.org.in. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  2. "Maana Patel, the 15-year-old girl who is making waves". dna. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. "Swimmer Manna Patel clinches gold setting new record at 60th National School Games". The Indian Express. 2015-02-17. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  4. "Teenage Indian swimmer Maana Patel aims for Rio Olympics berth". mid-day. 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  5. "A new generation of Gujarati athletes - Maana Patel". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  6. "Maana Patel, 15-year-old national swimming champion targets 2016 Rio Olympics". Zee News. 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  7. SiliconIndia. "Maana Patel, The Girl With A Swing!". siliconindia. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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