Sandeep Sejwal

Sandeep Sejwal (born 23 January 1989 in Delhi), 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 did not reach the finals in both events.[1] He won the bronze medal in 2014 Asian games in 50 m breaststroke. He was awarded the Arjuna award by government of India by then president Pranab Mukherjee.

Sandeep Sejwal
Personal information
Full nameSandeep Sejwal
National team India
Born (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke

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 the GoSports Foundation, a sports non profit organisation that aims to promote sporting excellence in India.[6]

Television
YearTitleRoleChannel
2019 Nach Baliye 9 Contestant Star Plus

Personal life

He is married to TV actress Pooja Banerjee.[7][8]

References
  1. "Virdhawal Khade and Sandeep Sejwal on a high". The Hindu. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Vivek Phadnis. "Sandeep stuns Muralidharan to strike gold Archived 19 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine", Deccan Herald, 23 September 2007. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
  3. "Gold for Hamza, Sinimole", The Hindu, 1 November 2007. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
  4. "It rained records", Sportstar Weekly, 6 October 2007. Retrieved on 2008-07-08.
  5. "Khade & Sejwal qualify for Beijing Games". Hinduonnet.com. 17 May 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  6. "Metro Plus Bangalore / Sport : Solid roots". The Hindu. 10 February 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  7. "Pooja Banerjee Truly Believes In 'Pyaar Dosti Hai'; Says, 'I Know My Husband Since Standard 4'- EXCLUSIVE".
  8. "Pooja Banerjee: Being married to a swimmer means an extremely disciplined and healthy lifestyle". www.hindustantimes.com. 30 August 2018.
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