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{{short description|Indian swimmer}}
{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Sebastian Xavier
| birth_place = [[Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|02|10}}
| strokes = Freestyle
}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
'''Sebastian Xavier''' (born 10 February 1970) is a former [[India]]n swimmer from [[Kerala]].

==Biography==
Sebastian was born to Manamayil family in [[Edathua]] in the [[Alappuzha]] district of [[Kerala]] state. He did his schooling in St. Aloysius High School, Edathua. During his time with St. Aloysius College, Edathua Sebastian brought his talent to the limelight and prepared for his emergence as a senior swimmer. He later joined Indian Railways, which allowed for his further achievements in national and international levels.

==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 <ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Xavier sets 50m national mark |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98sep09/sports.htm#3 |newspaper=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh, India |agency=PTI |date=1998-09-09 |accessdate=2014-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lal AG |first=Atul |date=2009-10-09 |title=Khade topples Sebastian’s 11-year-old record |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/article136972.ece |newspaper=The New Indian Express |location=Chennai, India |accessdate=2014-09-12}}</ref> in addition to several other national records during his career. He represented India in the [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Olympic Games]] at [[Atlanta]],<ref>[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]</ref> 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.<ref name="arjuna">{{cite web|url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |title=Arjuna Awardees|publisher=[[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]|accessdate=2009-09-05 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071225221945/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/awards/arjuna.htm |archivedate = 2007-12-25}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Sebastian is married to former Indian athlete [[Molly Chacko]] and the couple works with [[Southern Railway (India)|Southern Railways]].<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2001/10/12/stories/0712100a.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104045253/http://www.hindu.com/2001/10/12/stories/0712100a.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|title=Xavier's enduring saga of success|last=Suryanarayan|first=S. R.|date=12 October 2001|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-04-12}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Indian male swimmers]]
[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Swimmers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers of India]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Alappuzha district]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]

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