Kushagra Rawat

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Kushagra Rawat
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg India
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 400m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Kathmandu1500m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Kathmandu200m 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]

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