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Kushagra Rawat

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Kushagra Rawat
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Representing  India
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 400m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kathmandu 1500m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu 200m freestyle

Kushagra Rawat (born 16 February 2000) is an Indian swimmer.[1] He competed in the men's 400 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships and he did not qualify to compete in the final.[2][3]

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in the summer in Birmingham, England, Rawat placed fourteenth in the 400 metre freestyle with a time of 3:57.45.[4] In the 200 metre freestyle the following day, he placed eighth in heat three, and 25th overall, with a time of 1:54.56.[5][6] Three days later, he ranked eighth in the preliminaries of the 1500 metre freestyle with a time of 15:47.77 and qualified for the final.[7][8] He placed eighth in the final, finishing in a time of 15:42.67.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Swimming: Kushagra Rawat one step closer to qualifying for Olympics and World Championships". Scroll India. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ "18th FINA World Championships 2019: Men's 400m Freestyle start list" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Swimming Results Book" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 400m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Longines. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 200m Freestyle Heats Results Summary". Longines. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Kushagra Rawat finishes last in men's 200m freestyle event in CWG 2022". Asian News International. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Swimming at CWG 2022: Advait Page, Kushagra Rawat qualify for final, Srihari Nataraj sets national record". India Today. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Indian swimmers Advait Page, Kushagra Rawat qualify for men's 1500m freestyle final at Commonwealth games 2022". Times Now. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Men's 1500m Freestyle Final Results". Longines. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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