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'''Sangeeta Puri''' (born 4 December 1979) is a former swimmer who competed in the [[Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth]] and [[Olympic Games]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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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.<br />
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She competed in the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]] in the 50m [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]], 100m backstroke and 100m [[Butterfly style|butterfly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sangeeta Puri |url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/53558 |website=thecgf.com |accessdate=8 October 2019}}</ref><br />
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Puri represented [[India]] at the [[1996 Summer Olympic Games]] in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle|50m freestyle]] and finished 48th out of 55 swimmers with a time of 28.02.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sangeeta Puri |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/sangeeta-puri-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113103/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/sangeeta-puri-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |website=sports-reference.com |accessdate=8 October 2019}}</ref><br />
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She attended [[Palisades Charter High School]] and set records in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke at the City Section swimming finals.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lazarus |first1=Michael |title=Palisades’ Puri Stars; Granada Hills Wins |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-05-22-sp-61439-story.html |website=www.latimes.com |accessdate=8 October 2019}}</ref> Puri then swam for [[Princeton University|Princeton]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Milner |first1=Jen |title=NCAA Div. I: Princeton Women Beat Cornell and Penn |url=https://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/ncaa-div-i-princeton-women-beat-cornell-and-penn/ |website=www.swimmingworldmagazine.com |accessdate=8 October 2019}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Footer CAC Champions 100m Backstroke Women}}<br />
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[[Category:1979 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian female swimmers]]<br />
[[Category:Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games]]<br />
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Trinidad and Tobago]]<br />
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Trinidad and Tobago]]<br />
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games]]<br />
[[Category:Olympic swimmers of India]]<br />
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]<br />
[[Category:Princeton University people]]<br />
[[Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in swimming]]<br />
[[Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Trinidad and Tobago]]<br />
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