Arushee Wahi is an Indian swimmer based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She is a three-time winner of The Sheikh Hamdan Award for distinguished performance (2007, 2010 and 2013)[1] as well as winner of the Sharjah Award.[2] Wahi has won the Chacha Nehru scholarship for sports on a number of occasions. In 2012 she was the Uttar Pradesh state champion and CBSE national champion in India.[3][4]
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Early life and education
editWahi began swimming at the age of three. She attended the Delhi Private School in Sharjah from 2000 to 2011,[5][3][6] and won a medal for excellence in mathematics.[7] In 2012 she attended the Indian High School in Dubai.[8] Currently, she resides in Bengaluru and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.
Swimming career
editWahi won three gold medals at the CBSE National Swimming Championship in Vadodara, India in 2008, when she was in Grade Six.[9] With a collection of over 200 medals and 20 trophies, she broke many records in swimming in the Indian Nationals.[10][11][12]
Wahi participates in charity events and pro-environment campaigns. She ranked 9th in 50m butterfly in the FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships in Dubai 2013. In 2013 she continued to set new records and earn gold medals in the U19 category at the CBSE Gulf Cluster meet and the 4th Aquatic Championship.[13]
In 2013 Wahi resided in Dubai with her parents and her brother.[citation needed]
In 2014 she was named best swimmer at the Uttar Pradesh State Championships in Lucknow.[14]
References
edit- ^ Two students of Sharjah school bag Shaikh Hamdan award[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Catch 'em young: Little big champs". Gulf News.
- ^ a b Arushee creates waves in India | GulfNews.com
- ^ "CBSE National Swimming Championship Meet" Archived 27 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Report 2012.
- ^ "UAE’s ‘Little Mermaid’ impresses in India". Arab News Service. 18 Dec 2013
- ^ "Wellington International school grabs top swimming honours" Archived 28 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Dubai City Info, 28 Nov 2008
- ^ "LITTLE big champs". by Anamika Vajpeyi, 2011, Al Nisr Media via Free Online Library
- ^ Indian High School’s Arushee snaps another CBSE record - Khaleej Times[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Arushee creates waves in India". Gulf News, 3 August 2016.
- ^ UAE's 'Little Mermaid' returns with rich haul. - Free Online Library
- ^ "City lass Arushee breaks another meet record ". Hindustan Times (Lucknow) 11 Jun 2013 HT Sports Correspondent
- ^ "Sharjah DPS students create waves in India". Gulf News, 8 Nov 2009
- ^ "Indian High School’s Arushee snaps another CBSE record". Khaleej Times, Moni Mathews, 20 December 2013.
- ^ "City lass Arushee named best swimmer". Hindustan Times, 17 Jun 2014