Alumni
All
those
various
strokes
they
practiced,
now
make
it
very
easy
for
them
to
face
any
of
the
Big
races
that
life
offers.This
section
brings
news
about
all
those
swimmer
folks,
who
are
out
facing
the
real
world
ATTENTION
swimming
alumni!
We'd
love
to
know
what
you've
been
up
to.
Send
us
info
about
yourself
or
any
other
swimming
guys
you
have
been
in
touch
with.
Alumni
Form
We
are
waiting
to
hear
from
some
of
the
guys
in
this
page
Vivek
Shah
A
pass
out
from
Chemical
Engineering Department,he
was
the
goal
keeper
for
3
consecutive
years
for
the
IIT
Bombay
water
polo
team.
He
was
part
of
the
silver
medal
winning
team
at
Guwahati
2007.
He
is
currently
at
Harsh
Shah
A
pass outfrom
Civil
Engineering
Department,
Harsh
was
a
water
polo
player
for
the IIT
Bombay
team.
He
used
to
play
in
the
defensive
position.
Has
been
part
of
the
aquatics
team
since
his
second
year.
Was
a
part
of
the
bronze
winning
team
in
2005.
Was
a
member
of
the
water
polo
team
in
the
years
2005,2007
and
2008.
Sarwesh
Paradkar
His performances have been phenomenal to the point of being a real inspiration and pride to the sports community in IIT Bombay. Currently ranked as 8th in India in 50m Backstroke in the 62nd Senior National Swimming Championship (FINA affiliated event) wherein he competed with professional swimmers who have represented India at the Beijing Olympics. He has been ranked 5th in India in the university category when he represented IIT Bombay at the All India Inter University Nationals.
Being one of the fastest Backstroke swimmers in Maharashtra, he has dominated the event in Mumbai since past two years. He has won several medals at the state and district level in various other swimming styles. He represented IIT Bombay at the Mumbai Inter Collegiate Swimming Championship organized by Fr. Agnel Engineering College where he won all the 7 individual gold medals thereby winning the Best Swimmer Award. He has won several medals and Best Swimmer title at the IIT Open State Level Swimming Gala.
Known as the Golden Boy of IIT Bombay, he holds the record for winning the maximum number of gold medals in Inter IIT Swimming and also the maximum gold medals in a single meet. He has won 50 gold medals in Inter IIT Swimming and has been awarded the Best Swimmer and Fastest Swimmer Title for 5 consecutive years. He won all the 12 individual gold medals in Inter IIT Swimming 2004. He holds 5 individual records in Inter IIT Swimming.
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Abhishek
Fauji,
as
Abhishek
is
popularly
known,
was
a
part
of
the
aquatics
team
since
his
first year.He
is a
pass
out
student
from
Aerospace
Department.
In
his
first
year
he
marked
his enrty
into
the
team
with
his
participation
in
the
1500m
freestyle
event
in
Inter IIT.
He
was
also
a
part
of
the
water
polo
team
that
won
bronze
in
Inter
IIT
in
2005
and
silver
in
2006.
In
his
second
year,
he
got
an
Institute
Special
Mention
for
Swimming
and
Waterpolo
and
also
received
the
Hostel
Colour
for
sports
that
year.
He
received
the
Best
Office
Bearer
award
from
the
institute
for
his
work
as
Aquatics
Secretary
in
2007
-
2008
during
which
he
initiated
team
triathlon
and
conducted
Swimmathon
after
a
gap
of 4
years.
He
also
participated
in
two
swimmathons
completing
the
12
hour
challenge
both
times
with
21.2
km
in
2008
and
20.1
km
in
2009.
In
his
final
year,
he
secured
4th
position
in
50m
butterfly
and
played
as a
main
defender
in
the
Water
polo
team.
Kartikeya
Shah
A
pass
out
from
Chemical
Engineering
Department, Kartikeya
was
a
swimmer
and
water
polo
player
for
the
IIT
Bombay
team
right
from
his
first
year.
He
was
in
the
water
polo
team
that
won
bronze
in
Inter
IIT
2005
and
silver
in
2006.
In
2007,
he
was
the
highest
goal
scorer
for
IIT
Bombay
in
water
polo.
As
swimming
captain
of
the
Inter
IIT
aquatics
team
in
2008,
he
was
part
of
the
relay
team
that
won
gold
in
the
4 x
100m
medley
event
and
set
a
new
record.
Akhil
Ravi
