Sandeep Sejwal

Sandeep Sejwal

File:Sandeep Sejwal (cropped).jpg
Personal information
National team	India
Born	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 Delhi, India
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Spouse	Pooja Banerjee ​ (m. 2017)​
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke, backstroke, freestyle
Medal record Men's swimming Representing India Asian Games Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 50 m breaststroke South Asian Games Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo 100 m breaststroke Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo 4×100 m freestyle relay Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka 100 m breaststroke Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka 200 m breaststroke Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 50 m breaststroke Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 100 m breaststroke Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 200 m breaststroke Silver medal – second place 2006 Colombo 50 m breaststroke Silver medal – second place 2006 Colombo 200 m breaststroke Bronze medal – third place 2006 Colombo 100 m backstroke

Sandeep Sejwal (born 23 January 1989) is an Indian swimmer who has participated in Olympics 2008. 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. He won the bronze medal in 2014 Asian Games in 50 m breaststroke.

Career

Sandeep 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.

Sandeep won bronze medal in 50m breaststroke event at the 2014 Asian Games.

He won two gold medals in the 100m, and 200m breaststroke at the 2010 South Asian Games.

He won three gold medals in the 50m,100m, and 200m breaststroke at the 2016 South Asian Games.

He won gold medal with a new national record in 50m breaststroke at the 14th Singapore National Swimming Championships, 2018.

He finished 7th in the finals of 50m breaststroke at the 2018 Asian Games.

He is coached by Nihar Ameen in Bangalore. He is supported by the GoSports Foundation, a sports non profit organisation that aims to promote sporting excellence in India.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel
2019	Nach Baliye 9	Contestant	Star Plus

Awards

Sandeep was awarded the Arjuna award by government of India by then president Pranab Mukherjee.

Personal life

Sejwal married TV actress Pooja Banerjee on 28 February 2017. The couple had their first child, a baby girl named Sana on 12 March 2022.

Sandeep is an undergraduate student at St. Stephen's College, Delhi.

External links

• Sandeep's homepage