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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian swimmer (born 1993)}}<br />
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{{Infobox swimmer<br />
| name = Poorva Shetye<br />
| image =<br />
| fullname = Poorva Kiran Shetye<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
| strokes = Breaststroke<br />
| birth_date =12 March 1993<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], India<br />
| death_date =<br />
| death_place =<br />
| height =5 ft 0 in<br />
| weight =58 kg (128 lb) <br />
}}<br />
'''Poorva Kiran Shetye''' (born 12 March 1993), is an [[Indian people|Indian]] International [[Swimming (sport)|Swimmer]], who is specialized in 50 m, 100 m and 200 m [[breaststroke]].<ref name=SF1>{{cite web |url=http://swimmingfederation.in/indianheros-poorva-shetye.php |title=Swimming Federation Of India |publisher=swimmingfederation.in |date= |accessdate=2016-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416021541/http://swimmingfederation.in/indianheros-poorva-shetye.php |archive-date=16 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Poorva still holds the National Record at the National Games for 50 m Breast Stroke.<ref name=SF1 /><br />
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Poorva was awarded Maharashtra government's most prestigious "Shiv Chhatrapati Award" in 2008 by the then Chief Minister, [[Prithviraj Chavan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-35-athletes-awarded-shiv-chhatrapati-awards-for-2008-09-1536584|title=35 athletes awarded Shiv Chhatrapati Awards for 2008-09 {{!}} Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=2011-04-27|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-21}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Poorva who was born to mother Kavita Kiran Shetye and father Kiran M Shetye in [[Mumbai]] moved to [[Bangalore]] to pursue her swimming aspiration. At a young age, she was diagnosed with chronic [[Bronchitis]]. Under advice from her family [[Homeopathy|Homeopathic]] doctor, Dr. Seema Oak, she took swimming to improve her lung capacity. Thus at the age of six, both Poorva and her elder sister, Prachi were put into swimming.<br />
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Another reason is Poorva’s father who was very inclined into sports. He himself played many sports like Table Tennis, Chess and Carrom. In the beginning, Poorva did not like swimming much but her sister loved it, she even started swimming in state level championships and became a national level diver. Her sister is the biggest inspiration to Poorva, she wanted to become like her and even she motivated her a lot to take up swimming seriously.<br />
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Poorva recently graduated with a distinction from RMIT University in Masters of Analytics located in Melbourne, Australia. She has also graduated with a distinction from CMS Business School with a Master in Business Administration Degree in the year 2016. She worked for two years as Operations Head at JGI Grassroots, a venture set up by Jain University in Bangalore. She has also received 100% scholarship during her MBA for her excellent performance in swimming.<br />
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==Swimming career==<br />
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Poorva Shetye won one gold and silver medal in her first International participation in South Asian Swimming Championship - 2006, Islamabad.<ref name=SF1 /> She has also participated in 29th World University Championships, Gwangju, South Korea, 15th FINA World Championship, Barcelona, Spain, XIX Commonwealth Game, Delhi, 2010. She has also participated in many national tournaments and won 40 Gold, 32 Silver and 16 Bronze Medals.<br />
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'''Sports Profile'''<br />
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* Started swimming in 1999<br />
* Training under Pradeep Kumar<br />
* Presented Maharashtra’s sports award - Shiv Chhatrapati Krida Puraskar 2008-2009 by the 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra, [[Prithviraj Chavan|Mr. Prithviraj Chavan]] for achieving 3 gold, 1 silver in National Games, Ranchi 2012<br />
* Felicitated by 11th President of India, [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]<br />
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==Achievements==<br />
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* 17 State Records<br />
* 20 National Records<br />
* [[2004 South Asian Games|9th South Asian Games, Islamabad, Pakistan]] - 2004 (record holder)<br />
* [[III commonwealth youth games|III Commonwealth Youth Games 2008, Pune, India]]<br />
* [[3rd Asian Indoor Games|3rd Asian Indoor Games, Hanoi, Vietnam]]<br />
* [[2010 South Asian Games|XI South Asian Games, Dhaka, Bangladesh - 2010]]<br />
* [[XIX Commonwealth Games|XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi]]<br />
* [http://www.fina.org/athletes/poorva-kiran-shetye 15th FINA World Championships, Barcelona, Spain]<br />
* [http://www.fisu.net/en/Summer-Universiades-3490.html 29th World University Championships, Gwangju, South Korea]<br />
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'''Participation till date:'''<br />
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* 30 National Meets<br />
* 7 International Meets<br />
* 3 National Games<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian female swimmers]]<br />
[[Category:Female breaststroke swimmers]]<br />
[[Category:Swimmers from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:1993 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]<br />
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Competitors at the 2015 Summer Universiade]]</div>Kelashi123