Sangeeta Puri

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Sangeeta Puri (born 4 December 1979) is a former swimmer who competed in the Commonwealth and Olympic Games.

Career[edit]

Puri represented Trinidad and Tobago in the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games and won a gold medal in the 100m backstroke and a silver medal in the 200m backstroke.

She competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the 50m freestyle, 100m backstroke and 100m butterfly.[1]

Puri represented India at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in the 50m freestyle and finished 48th out of 55 swimmers with a time of 28.02.[2]

She attended Palisades Charter High School and set records in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke at the City Section swimming finals.[3] Puri then swam for Princeton.[4]

References[edit]

  1. "Sangeeta Puri". thecgf.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. "Sangeeta Puri". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. Lazarus, Michael. "Palisades' Puri Stars; Granada Hills Wins". www.latimes.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. Milner, Jen. "NCAA Div. I: Princeton Women Beat Cornell and Penn". www.swimmingworldmagazine.com. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

External links[edit]

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