PATEL Maana Patel

Asian Championships

Year	Location	50Free	50Back	100Back	200Back	4x100Medley W
2016	Tokyo, JPN	H (27.53)	H (30.22)	H (1:05.33)	8th (2:25.15)	7th (4:30.69)

World Championships Short Course

Year	Location	50Free	100Free	50Back	100Back	200Back
2016	Windsor, ON, CAN	H (27.04)	H (1:00.31)	H (29.19)	H (1:04.33)	H (2:26.11)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Painting, reading. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

Athlete

GLS University, Ahmedabad, IND

English, Gujarati, Hindi

Gujarat [IND] / Dolphin Aquatics [IND]

Pradeep Kumar [national], IND; Sandeep Sejwal [personal]; Nihar Ameen [personal]

In 2019 she sustained an ankle injury while exercising at the gym, which kept her out for a couple of months. (indiatoday.in, 02 Jul 2021)

In 2017 she tore the labrum in her left shoulder. She was initially sidelined for three months but it took 18 months to fully recover from the injury. (ted.com, 12 Jul 2019; Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

She began swimming at age eight at Gujarat Sports Club in Ahmedabad, India. (thehindu.com, 26 Nov 2013; Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

She had a low appetite as a child and her mother took her to swimming in an attempt to increase her appetite. (thehindu.com, 26 Nov 2013; Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and to win a medal at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021; newindianexpress.com, 17 Feb 2013; indianexpress.com, 05 Jul 2021)

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (indianexpress.com, 05 Jul 2021)

Her mother. (Athlete, 19 Jul 2021)

"Sun will still rise every morning, there will be a new day to achieve and a new ray of hope." (ted.com, 12 Jul 2019)

She received the Sardar Patel award from the Gujarat state government in India. (Facebook page, 10 Sep 2014)