Maana Patel Height, Age, Boyfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Maana Patel

• Maana Patel is an Indian skilled swimmer specialised within the backstroke swimming method. Maana is the primary Indian feminine swimmer to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics and she or he holds a number of nationwide information in her identify.

• Maana Patel began practising swimming on the age of 8.  Her mom enrolled Maana for swimming simply to make up for her poor weight loss program and with the intention of her gaining weight. Initially, it didn’t appear that fascinating to Maana however with the passage of time, she developed her curiosity in it after which she additionally began collaborating in varied membership occasions.
  

  Maana Patel’s childhood image

• Maana Patel began practising swimming professionally in Gujarat Vidyapeeth Swimming Centre on the age of 10. Thereafter, she began collaborating in a number of state degree and nationwide degree swimming competitions.

• Maana grew to become the first-ever Indian swimmer to win all three backstroke occasions with document time and in addition broke three nationwide backstroke information on the age of 12. She has additionally gained the Overall Best Swimmer awards 5 occasions within the nationwide meets.

• At the age of 13, Maana broke Olympian Shikha Tandon’s National Record within the 200m Backstroke in addition to 50m and 100m backstroke information on the Junior National Aquatic Championship held in Hyderabad; turning into India’s quickest backstroke swimmer in 50, 100, 200 m.

• In 2015, Maana Patel grew to become the quickest Indian backstroker of all age teams and carved her identify within the historical past of swimming. She can be the primary Indian swimmer to get chosen for the scholarship program by Olympic Gold Quest. Maana on her achievement on the age of simply 15 defined her feelings as
  

  It is an honour for me to be supported by Olympic Gold Quest. They are assured of my talents and imagine that I might do effectively. I need to show them proper by placing up good performances in each match I characteristic in.”

• Maana, in May 2015, travelled to Australia to attended particular coaching classes organized by the Olympic Gold Quest for a interval of two months i.e. May and June. They additionally supplied Maana with a workforce of Physiotherapists, nutritionists, and medical doctors.

• Next, Maana Patel participated within the South Asian Aquatic Championships 2016 and fenced a complete of three gold and 5 silver medals for India.
  

  Maana Patel on the South Asian Aquatic Championships 2016

• In 2017, whereas practising for an upcoming occasion, Maana’s coach suggested her to get a full-body evaluation performed after he seen her shoulder making a sound each time she adopted a particular second. Three weeks later, it was detected that she was having a tear in her left shoulder and was suggested to not practise swimming till the following three months. Later that yr, she once more obtained a shoulder damage however this time in her proper shoulder. 2017 proved to be a really exhausting yr for her and she or he additionally confronted melancholy for nearly 2 months throughout recovering from her accidents. During her TED Talks session, she spoke about how she overcame her stress and practised even tougher for breaking many extra information in future.

• After an extended damage lay-off, Maana first competed on the 72nd Senior National Aquatic Championship 2018 held in Thiruvananthapuram and ended up not solely profitable three gold medals but additionally setting a brand new nationwide document within the ladies’s 100m backstroke occasion, beating her personal document. During an interview, she mentioned,
  

  Dealing with accidents is hard for any sportsperson, and I’m glad to be again on this trend! It actually feels nice and greater than the medals, I and my coach are proud of my timings. While I created one new document, I missed out on bettering my finest timings at two different occasions (50m and 200m backstrokes) fairly narrowly. So, I’m feeling fairly optimistic proper now. Since I had performed effectively on the state championships earlier than this occasion, I used to be fairly assured about doing effectively and now that it has occurred, I can be practising even tougher to do effectively on the worldwide degree. My subsequent goal is to do India proud on the World Championships subsequent yr.”

• On 2 July 2021, Maana Patel qualification for Tokyo Olympics 2021 was accepted by the FINA, a world federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee for administering worldwide competitions in water sports activities, after the Swimming Federation of India really helpful her identify to them. Maana Patel has turn out to be the primary Indian feminine swimmer to signify India in Tokyo Olympics. In an interview, with the media, she defined her emotions as
  

  The feeling of getting a berth to the Olympics is just superb. I do not need phrases to explain it. It’s a tremendous feeling. Like many children, I too grew up watching TV and studying in regards to the Olympic Games and now you might be there as a participant, a competitor and representing your loved one nation earlier than the world stage. I really feel it’s surreal.”

• Maana Patel obtained congratulatory needs from all throughout the nation. Indian sports activities minister, Kiren Rijiju, took to Twitter for appreciating and congratulating Maana on her achievement.
  

  Indian sports activities minister’s Tweet for Maana Patel

• Maana Patel is a health fanatic. She usually posts footage of her exercise session on her social media account.
  

  Maana Patel’s exercise image

• Maana Patel is just not solely an achiever in swimming but additionally a scholar in her research. She scored greater than 90% in her tenth board exams. On managing her time between swimming and her research, she mentioned,
  

  It is definitely fairly robust. My college is sort of versatile. If I don’t attend any lessons, I make up for them in subsequent lessons or intuitions. In truth, I obtained 90 % in my tenth board exams. It is all about managing time effectively.  I spend two hours on my swimming classes within the morning and two hours within the night after my college.

• Maana Patel avid animal lover and she or he herself owns a pet canine. Maana is commonly noticed feeding stray animals on the streets, additionally motivating her followers to work for this initiative.
  

  Maana Patel feeding stray canines

• Apart from swimming, Maana additionally has an curiosity in portray. She posted a portray of her pet canine painted by her.
  

  Maana Patel painted her pet canine