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Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Indian Railways [IND] / Dolphin Aquatics [IND]: |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Economics - St Stephen's College: New Delhi, IND |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Watching movies, going on long drives. (Facebook page, 23 Jun 2018) |
| Awards and honours | In 2012 he received the Arjuna award, the highest sporting honour in India. (dailyexcelsior.com, 20 Aug 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Nihar Ameen [club], IND |
General Interest | |
| Famous relatives | His wife Pooja and sister Pallavi are swimmers and have competed at national level. (deccanchronicle.com, 13 Feb 2017; swimswam.com, 01 May 2018) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Why this sport? | "My mother took me to the pool when I was in class five. In the beginning, I never liked swimming and used to make excuses to skip practice. But as I improved and won medals, my interest in swimming developed." |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in fifth grade at school. |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Railway Worker |
General Interest | |
| Other information | OCCUPATION He joined the Indian Railways under a sports quota programme that allows him to train and compete internationally. (Facebook profile, 27 May 2018; thehindu.com, 07 Oct 2017) |
| Injuries | An ankle injury in February 2018 forced him to miss the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (newindianexpress.com, 07 Mar 2018) |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (newindianexpress.com, 07 Mar 2018) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Languages | English, Hindi |
| Family | Wife Pooja Banerjee |