13 Facts About Sharath Gayakwad

Sharath M Gayakwad is an Indian Paralympic swimmer from Bangalore.

Sharath Gayakwad is the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Paralympics and competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.

Sharath Gayakwad attended the Little Flower Public School in Bangalore, where his parents were initially apprehensive of sending him to mandatory swimming classes because of his disability.

Christopher explains that Sharath Gayakwad was the first paralympic swimmer he had coached, and that Sharath Gayakwad had to work a lot on maintaining equilibrium, because of his deformity.

Sharath Gayakwad attended Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College for high school studies, where he was given a fee concession and given encouragement for training.

Sharath Gayakwad has represented India at various national and international swimming events.

Sharath Gayakwad won four Gold, two Silver and two Bronze at the IWAS World Games, 2008.

Sharath Gayakwad won a Bronze medal clocking 1:20.90 in the 100m breaststroke at the 2010 Asian Para Games, Guangzhou, China.

Sharath Gayakwad was ranked No 13 in the world in his category in 100m Breaststroke event in this year.

Sharath Gayakwad is the first Indian swimmer to achieve the qualifying time for London Paralympics, 2012.

Sharath Gayakwad has won 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals at the 2011 International Deutsche Meisterschaften Swimming Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Sharath Gayakwad won silver in 200m Individual Medley, bronze in Men's 100m Butterfly, bronze in Men's 100m Breaststroke, bronze in Men's 100 Backstroke and a bronze in 50m Freestyle.

Sharath Gayakwad's 6th medal was a bronze in the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay.