Anshul Kothari
 Kothari, after winning a gold medal in 4x100 Freestyle relay at the 8th Asian age group Championships, Bangkok. | |
| Personal information | |
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| National team |  India |
| Born | 17 December 1989 |
| Education |
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| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Swimming |
Medal record | |
Anshul Ketan Kothari (born 17 December 1989) is an Indian competitive swimmer who has represented India in Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Kothari was diagnosed with a severe flat feet condition at age of 4.[3] Kothari has done his graduation from Sardar Vallabbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat and an MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. [4]
Swimming career
[edit]Kothari has represented India at Commonwealth Games 2010, Asian Games 2010, Asian Games 2014 and Asian Games 2018.
19th Commonwealth Games 2010
[edit]Kothari represented India at the Commonwealth Games held at New Delhi. He swam in 50,100 m freestyle and also 4 × 100 m freestyle events. He swam the third leg in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay which made history by qualifying for the finals for the first time in the history. The Indian 4 × 100 m freestyle relay quartet stood 6th in the finals.[5][6][7]
National Championships 2011
[edit]Kothari in the year 2011 ended a two decade gold drought for his state Gujarat by finishing at 1st position in the 50 m freestyle event.[8]
34th National Games 2011
[edit]At the 34th National Games 2011 held at Ranchi, Jharkhand he won a total of two individual medals.[9]
Asian Age Group Championships
[edit]Kothari was part of the gold medal winning teams in 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay at Asian Age group Championships in both 2011 and 2015 editions.[10][11][12]
17th Asian Games 2014
[edit]He swam in 50 m freestyle, 50 m butterfly and also the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events. He finished at 14th position in 50 m Butterfly and 20th position in 50 m Freestyle. In the 4x100 freestyle relay, Kothari swam the lead off leg and the team finished at 6th position in the finals.[13]
70th Senior National Aquatics Championships 2016
[edit]Kothari, along with the Gujarat swimming team won the gold medal and set a national record in 4 x 50m Mixed Medley Relay event with the timing of 01:53.42.[14]
Kothari also won a gold medal in 50m Butterfly with the timing of 00:24.93, silver medal in 100m Freestyle with the timing of 00:51.94, silver medal in 50m Freestyle with the timing of 00:23.31, and bronze medal in 4x50m mixed freestyle relay event.[15][16][17]
12th South Asian Games 2016
[edit]Kothari won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m medley relay, silver medal in 50 m butterfly, and silver medal in 4 × 100 m freestyle relay.[18] [19]
9th Asian Age Group Championship, Uzbekistan 2017
[edit]Kothari won a silver medal in 50m butterfly event with the timing of 00:24.84, and a bronze medal in 50m freestyle event with the timing of 00:23.28.[20]
He also won a silver medal in 4x100 Mixed FS Relay event (along with his teammates Sahil Chopra, Damini Gowda, and Shivani Kataria), and a bronze medal in 4X200m Relay FS event (along with his teammates Avinash Mani, Sahil Chopra, Sajan Prakash).[21][22]
18th Asian Games 2018
[edit]Kothari participated in the 4x100 m freestyle relay, Kothari swam the second leg and the team finished at 8th position in the finals creating a new Indian record in the morning heats.[23][24][25]
References
[edit]- ^ "A dream in his eyes". Ahmedabad Mirror. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ "Man from Gujarat creates a name for himself as the swimmer who will never drown out in history". bookofachievers.com. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Having booted out flatfeet". The Hindu. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Family value". forbesindia.com. 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Indian men's swimming quartet makes history". The Hindu. 4 October 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "Indian freestyle relay team makes history". indiatoday.in. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Indian freestyle relay team qualifies for finals for first time". dnaindia.com. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Swimming: Anshul helps Gujarat end gold drought | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 20 November 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "NATIONAL GAMES Anshul bags silver". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
- ^ "India bags 3 gold at Asian Age Group Championship 2011". 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Asian Age Group Championship 2015". indiatoday.in. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Exemplary Indian swimming team win gold medal at Asian Age Group Championship". 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ "India's Anshul Kothari prepares to compete in the heats for the men's 50 m butterfly swimming event during the 17th Asian Games at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Centre in Incheon on September 25... Pictures | Getty Images". Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ^ Swimindia. "Records and Relay Results at the 70th Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championships – 2016, Ranchi". SwimIndia – Swim Meets, Events, Results, Performance Analysis, Diet Tips. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ Swimindia. "SwimIndia – Swimmers Profile". SwimIndia – Swim Meets, Events, Results, Performance Analysis, Diet Tips. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Anshul makes a welcome return to state – Ahmedabad Mirror". ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Swimindia. "SwimIndia – Swimmers Profile". SwimIndia – Swim Meets, Events, Results, Performance Analysis, Diet Tips. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Swimmers grab five more gold on final day at South Asian Games". news18.com. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "South Asian Games 2016". deccanherald.com. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Swimindia. "Results of the 9th Asian Age Group Championship- 2017, Uzbekistan". SwimIndia – Swim Meets, Events, Results, Performance Analysis, Diet Tips. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Indian swimmers win 47 medals at Asian aquatic championship". The Indian Express. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Indian Swimmers Make The Country Proud, Win Eight Gold Medals At The Asian Aquatic Championship". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Indian freestyle relay team breaks national record". sportstarlive.com. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Indian freestyle relay final results". sportskeeda.com. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Indian 4x100 men's freestyle relay in finals". newindianexpress.com. 22 August 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- 1989 births
- Indian male swimmers
- Living people
- Swimmers from Maharashtra
- Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for India
- 20th-century Indian people
- 21st-century Indian people