Nihar Ameen Explained

Nihar Ameen is the pre-eminent Indian swimming coach, winner of Dronacharya Award[1] 2015, and leads the Dolphin Aquatics across multiple centres in India one of them being the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bangalore. Among his trainees are the first Indian athletes to qualify for the Olympics, Hakimuddin Habibulla at Sydney, 2000, Shikha Tandon[2] at Athens, 2004 and Virdhawal Khade and Sandeep Sejwal for Beijing, 2008.[3] He has also coached Meghana Narayan.

In 1989-1992, Ameen was assistant national team coach in the United States with Team Director and Olympic Coach, Jack Nelson.[4]

Nihar Ameen is also a member of the panel of experts for GoSports Foundation, a sports Non-governmental organisation.[5] He is an alumnus of the Bishop Cotton Boys' School.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nihar among Dronacharyas. 15 August 2015.
  2. Web site: The Hindu : Nihar Ameen: Coach knows best . www.hindu.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040705145213/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/04/22/stories/2004042200970400.htm . 5 July 2004 . dead.
  3. Web site: Khade & Sejwal qualify for Beijing Games . July 24, 2011 . usurped . https://web.archive.org/web/20080731051331/http://www.hinduonnet.com/tss/tss3120/stories/20080517505403800.htm . July 31, 2008 .
  4. Web site: K C Reddy.
  5. Web site: GoSports Foundation . 18 July 2011 . 27 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327195822/http://gosportsfoundation.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=72 . dead .

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