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Indian swimmer (born 2000)
Maana Patel
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National team | India |
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Born | (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 24) |
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Country | India |
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Sport | Swimming |
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Event | Backstroke |
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Coached by | Nihar Ameen |
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Olympic finals | represented India at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games |
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Personal bests | - 50 m backstroke: 29.30 (2015, NR)
- 100 m backstroke: 1:03.77 (2021, NR)
- 200 m backstroke: 2:19.30 (2015, NR)
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Maana Patel (born 18 March 2000)[1] is an Indian backstroke swimmer from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Maana Patel started swimming when she was seven.[2]
Manna Patel, the first Indian female swimmer who qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, will compete in the women's 100m backstroke event.[3] The 21-year-old swimmer suffered an ankle injury in 2019 and only made a comeback in early 2021.[3]
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 a gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke at the 60th National School Games (2015) breaking the national record in backstroke.[4]
She was selected for the Olympic Gold Quest in 2015.[2][5] 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]
Maana won 3 gold medals at the 72nd Senior National Aquatic Championships-2018.[6]
Maana won six medals (1 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze) at the 10th Asian Age-group Championships-2019 which was held in Bangalore.[7][8]
As of October 2021 , she has won 32 international, 99 national medals with 31 national records.[9]
She studied commerce at the Udgam School for Children, Ahmedabad.[2] She was coached by Kamlesh Nanavati at the Gujarat Vidyapeeth Swimming Centre.[10]