Sandeep Sejwal Biography: Age, Height, Facts, Achievements, Controversy & Net Worth

Sandeep Sejwal Biography: A national champion in the 50m, 100m & 200m breaststroke events, Sandeep Sejwal is one of the finest swimmers India has ever produced. Sandeep Sejwal holds a bronze medal in 2014 Asian Games in 50m breaststroke. Sandeep was also awarded the Arjuna Award by Governments of India for his contributions to the swimming by the then prime minister Dr. Pranab Mukherjee. 

PERSONAL LIFE

Sandeep Sejwal was born on 23rd January 1989 in Delhi. He completed his graduation from the St. Stephens College in Delhi. He tied the knots with television actress Pooja Banerjee in 2017.  

PROFESSIONAL LIFE

Swimmer Sandeep Sejwal is the former Senior National Champion & Indian National Record holder in the 50 n, 100 m, and 200 m respectively in the Breaststroke events.

He earned two silver medals at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games in the 50 m Breaststroke & 100 m Breaststroke.

He was trained under the guidance of Nihar Ameen in Bangalore.

He was supported by the GoSports Foundations which is a sports NGO that primarily works to popularize sports in India.

In 2008, Sandeep Sejwal was qualified for the Beijing Olympics in the 100 m Breaststroke discipline with a clock time of 1:02.92s at the 14th FINA World Championships held in Shanghai.

In 2014, Sejwal clinched a bronze medal in the 50m breaststroke discipline at the Asian Games and became the ninth Indian swimmer ever to achieve the feat.

AWARDS

  • Arjuna Award for Swimming

ACHIEVEMENTS

ASIAN INDOOR GAMES

  • Silver: 50 m Breaststroke
  • Silver: 100 m Breaststroke

ASIAN GAMES

  • Bronze: 50m breaststroke

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Sandeep Sejwal

Nickname: Sandeep Sejwal

Sport: Swimming

Events: Breaststroke

Country: India

Father’s name: NOT AVAILABLE

Mother’s name: NOT AVAILABLE

Sister name: Pallavi Sejwal

Coach name: Nihar Ameen

Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight: 73 kg (160 lb)

Eye Colour: Black

Hair Colour: Black

Date of birth: 23rd January 1989

Age: 30 years

Birth Place:  Delhi, India

Zodiac sign: Aquarius

Nationality: India

Hometown: New Delhi

Religion: Hindu

CONTROVERSY

Apart from his awards & performances, the Indian swimmer has never been a part of any controversy in his career. 

NET WORTH  

The primary income and net worth of Sandeep Sejwal come from his sporting career.

SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES    

FACEBOOKhttps://www.facebook.com/GSFSandeepSejwal/

INSTAGRAMhttps://www.instagram.com/sandeepsejwal/

TWITTERhttps://twitter.com/sandeepsej

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