Sebastian Xavier
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 February 1970 Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Medal record | |
Sebastian Xavier (born 10 February 1970) is a former Indian swimmer from Kerala.
Career
[edit]He was the fastest swimmer of India for more than a decade. He held the national record of 22.89 seconds in 50 meters freestyle swimming for 11 years from 1998 to 2009 [1][2] in addition to several other national records during his career. He represented India in the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta,[3] in two Asian Games and in several South Asian Games (SAF) games. Sebastian won 36 gold medals at the SAF Games, SAF Championships and Asia Pacific meets and 66 gold medals in the national meets. He received the Arjuna Award in 2001.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Sebastian is married to former Indian athlete Molly Chacko and the couple works with Southern Railways.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Xavier sets 50m national mark". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. PTI. 9 September 1998. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Lal AG, Atul (9 October 2009). "Khade topples Sebastian's 11-year-old record". The New Indian Express. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
- ^ Sebastian Xavier Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ "Arjuna Awardees". Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ Suryanarayan, S. R. (12 October 2001). "Xavier's enduring saga of success". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
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Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Indian male swimmers
- Indian male freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for India
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 1991 South Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1995 South Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1999 South Asian Games
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Malayali people
- Swimmers from Kerala
- People from Alappuzha district
- 20th-century Indian people
- 21st-century Indian people