Sebastian Xavier Explained

Sebastian Xavier
Birth Place:	Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Birth Date:	10 February 1970
Strokes:	Freestyle
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Sebastian Xavier (born 10 February 1970) is a former Indian swimmer from Kerala.

Career

He was the fastest swimmer of India for more than a decade. He held the national record of 22.89 seconds in 50 meters freestyle swimming for 11 years from 1998 to 2009 ^{[1] [2]} in addition to several other national records during his career. He represented India in the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta,^[3] in two Asian Games and in several South Asian Games (SAF) games. Sebastian won 36 gold medals at the SAF Games, SAF Championships and Asia Pacific meets and 66 gold medals in the national meets. He received the Arjuna Award in 2001.^[4]

Personal life

Sebastian is married to former Indian athlete Molly Chacko and the couple works with Southern Railways.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: . Xavier sets 50m national mark . The Tribune . Chandigarh, India . PTI . 1998-09-09 . 2014-09-12.
2. News: Lal AG . Atul . 2009-10-09 . Khade topples Sebastian's 11-year-old record . https://web.archive.org/web/20140912131251/http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/article136972.ece . dead . 12 September 2014 . The New Indian Express . Chennai, India . 2014-09-12.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065245/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/xa/sebastian-xavier-1.html Sebastian Xavier Biography and Statistics - Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
4. Web site: Arjuna Awardees. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. 2009-09-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm . 2007-12-25.
5. News: Xavier's enduring saga of success. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104045253/http://www.hindu.com/2001/10/12/stories/0712100a.htm. dead. 4 November 2012. Suryanarayan. S. R.. 12 October 2001. The Hindu. 2009-04-12.