Sajan Prakash

Sajan Prakash (golden fish)

Personal information
Full name	Sajan Prakash
Nationality	India
Born	(1993-09-14) September 14, 1993 Iduki, Kerala, India
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	154.324 lb (70.000 kg)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Butterfly

Sajan Prakash

Medal record
Competitor for  India
Swimming
National Games
Gold	2014 India	100m Butterfly

Sajan Prakash (Malayalam: സാജൻ പ്രകാശ്‌) (born in Idukki, Kerala, India) is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m Freestyle swimming, butterfly and relay events at the 2015 National Olympics in Kerala. He created history on 8th February 2015 by winning 6 gold and 3 Silver medals in Indian National Games, held at Trivandrum, Kerala.^[1][2] He was called as Indian Michael Phelps.

Career

National record holder holder in 200 Meter butterfly and 1500 Meter freestyle events.

35th India National Games, Kerala 2015^[3]

• 100 Meter Butterfly - Gold
• 200 Meter Butterfly - Gold
• 200 Meter Free Style - Silver
• 400 Meter Free Style - Gold
• 800 Meter Free Style - Gold
• 1500 Meter Free Style - Gold
• 4x100 Meter Relay Free Style - Gold
• 4x100 Meter Relay Medley - Silver

68th India National Aquatic Championship, Kolkata 2014^[4]

• 1500 Meter Free Style - Gold

Commonwealth Games, 2014 Glasgow, Scotland

• 100 Meter Butterfly - Fails to qualify for Semi Final

Personal Life

Sajan Prakash who hails from Vazhathoppu, Idukki District of Kerala State is working with Indian Railways, Bangalore. His mother Shantymol is an ex Indian athlete and has represented country in several international events. He has completed his graduation in computer science and pursuing MCA from Annamalai University as open course.^[5]

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