Anshul Kothari

Anshul Kothari
Kothari, after winning a gold medal in 4x100 Freestyle relay at the 8th Asian age group Championships, Bangkok.
Personal information
National team India
Born (1989-12-17) 17 December 1989 (age 35)
Education
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Sport
Country India
SportSwimming
Medal record
Representing  India
Swimming
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 4 x 100 m Medley
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati 50 m Butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati 4 x 100 m Freestyle

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

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

Kothari has represented India at Commonwealth Games 2010, Asian Games 2010, Asian Games 2014 and Asian Games 2018.

19th Commonwealth Games 2010

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

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

At the 34th National Games 2011 held at Ranchi, Jharkhand he won a total of two individual medals.[9]

Asian Age Group Championships

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

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

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ "A dream in his eyes". Ahmedabad Mirror. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Having booted out flatfeet". The Hindu. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Family value". forbesindia.com. 25 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Indian men's swimming quartet makes history". The Hindu. 4 October 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Indian freestyle relay team makes history". indiatoday.in. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Indian freestyle relay team qualifies for finals for first time". dnaindia.com. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Swimming: Anshul helps Gujarat end gold drought | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". 20 November 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  9. ^ "NATIONAL GAMES Anshul bags silver". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016.
  10. ^ "India bags 3 gold at Asian Age Group Championship 2011". 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Asian Age Group Championship 2015". indiatoday.in. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Exemplary Indian swimming team win gold medal at Asian Age Group Championship". 2 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ Swimindia. "SwimIndia – Swimmers Profile". SwimIndia – Swim Meets, Events, Results, Performance Analysis, Diet Tips. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Anshul makes a welcome return to state – Ahmedabad Mirror". ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  17. ^ Swimindia. "SwimIndia – Swimmers Profile". SwimIndia – Swim Meets, Events, Results, Performance Analysis, Diet Tips. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Swimmers grab five more gold on final day at South Asian Games". news18.com. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  19. ^ "South Asian Games 2016". deccanherald.com. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  20. ^ Swimindia. "Results of the 9th Asian Age Group Championship- 2017, Uzbekistan". SwimIndia – Swim Meets, Events, Results, Performance Analysis, Diet Tips. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Indian swimmers win 47 medals at Asian aquatic championship". The Indian Express. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Indian Swimmers Make The Country Proud, Win Eight Gold Medals At The Asian Aquatic Championship". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  23. ^ "Indian freestyle relay team breaks national record". sportstarlive.com. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  24. ^ "Indian freestyle relay final results". sportskeeda.com. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  25. ^ "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.