Rohit Havaldar

Rohit Rajendra Havaldar (born in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India) is an Indian swimmer. Rohit Havaldar has achieved many swimming records and has won many medals both at the nationals and state competitions. He competed in Telstra grand prix Olympic trials in July. He created history in 2010 when he won a medal for India in swimming at the South Asian games 2010.

Rohit Havaldar

Personal information
Full name	Rohit Havaldar
National team	India
Born	(1989-08-26) 26 August 1989 (age 36) Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke, freestyle
Club	Dolphin swim club, Bangalore
College team	Jain University, Bangalore
Coach	Nihar Ameen
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  India South Asian Games 2006 Colombo 4×100 m freestyle relay 2006 Colombo 4×200 m freestyle relay 2006 Colombo 400 m freestyle 2006 Colombo 1500 m freestyle 2006 Colombo 200 m backstroke 2010 Dhaka 50 m backstroke

Rohit was awarded Maharashtra government's most prestigious "Shiv Chhatrapati Award" in 2015 by the then Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis and Sports Minister, Vinod Tawde.

He was also awarded Karnataka government's most prestigious "Ekalavya Award" in 2006 by the then Governor of Karnataka, Late. Hansraj Bharadwaj and Sports Minister Shri. Gulihatty Shekhar.

Early life

Havaldar was born in Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India to Rajendra Havaldar (father) and Anuradha Havaldar (mother). He received his education at Jain University,^[1] Bangalore. At a very young age, he has shown the signs of fulfilling his energy.