Virdhawal Khade

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Virdhawal Khade
Virdhawal Khade 2.jpg
Khade in 2008
Personal information
Full nameVirdhawal Vikram Khade
Nickname"Veer" (Brave)
National teamFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 32)
Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Sport
Sport Swimming
StrokesFreestyle, butterfly, medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guangzhou 50m butterfly
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Colombo 100 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Colombo 200 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Colombo 50 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Colombo 4×100 m freestyle relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Colombo 4×200 m freestyle relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Dhaka 50 m freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Dhaka 50 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati 50 m butterfly
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 4×100 m relay medley
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guwahati 50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 50 m butterfly
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu 4×100 m relay freestyle

Virdhawal Vikram Khade (born 29 August 1991) is an Indian swimmer. He competed in the men's 50, 100, and 200 meters Freestyle swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, [1] setting an Indian national record in 100 meters Freestyle. He failed to qualify for the semifinals in his events despite winning his qualification heat. Khade won a bronze medal in the 50 meters butterfly event at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou; it was India's first Asian Games medal in swimming in 24 years. He was conferred with the Arjuna Award in 2011 by the Government of India.

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Career

Khade is the national record-holder in the 50m, [2] 100m and 200m Freestyle events and in the 50m Butterfly. Khade is Senior National Champion, 2006 in 50m, 100m, 200m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly. He won six gold medals and broke three Games Records at the South Asian Games, 2006 and won six gold medals and broke five Games Records at the 33rd National Games, Guwahati.

He is the youngest ever Indian swimmer to qualify for an Olympics. [3] [4] Although he did not qualify for the semifinals of the 100m freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he did finish first in his heat (Heat 3) and set a new personal best of 50.07 seconds, [5] placing him 42nd overall. He came 48th in the 200 m freestyle and 32nd in the 50 m.

Commonwealth Games

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Khade participated in the 50m and 100m freestyle, 50m and 100m butterfly, and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. [6] He was part of the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay which made history by reaching finals and finishing at 6th position. [7] [8] He also qualified for the finals in 50m Butterfly event. [9]

At the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Khade participated in the 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly events. He made it to semi-finals in the 50m butterfly event. [10] [11]

Asian Games

Khade won a bronze medal in the 50m Butterfly event at the 16th Asian Games, ending a 24-year wait for Indian swimming. [12] [13] Sachin Nag was the first Indian to win a swimming gold medal in 1951 Asian games held in New Delhi. [14] [15] [16]

At the 2018 Asian Games, Khade participated in 50m Butterfly, 50m Freestyle, and 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay. Khade finished 4th in the 50m Freestyle event, missing bronze medal by 0.01 seconds. [17] Khade also reached the finals in the 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay where the Indian team broke national record in morning heats and finished 8th in finals. [18] [19]

South Asian Games

Khade won a gold medal in the 50m Butterfly and silver in the 50m Freestyle event at the 2016 South Asian Games. [20] [21]

He won a silver medal in the 50m Freestyle at the 2019 South Asian Games. [22]

Asian Age-group Championships

Khade won gold medals in 50m Freestyle event and 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay at Asian Age-group Championships 2015. [23] [24]

In 2019, Khade won a gold medal at the 10th Asian Age Group Championship. [25]

Khade was adjudged best athlete at the 34th National Games, held at Ranchi in the year 2011. [26]

Virdhawal is coached by Nihar Ameen [27] and trains in Bangalore. He is supported by GoSports Foundation, a sports non profit organisation that aims to promote sporting excellence in India. [28]

Statistics

A few of his best timings are:

Awards

In 2011, Khade was awarded with the Arjuna Award in the swimming category. [30] [31]

Personal life

He is married to fellow swimmer Rujuta Khade. [32]

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