Nihar Ameen is the pre-eminent Indian swimming coach, winner of Dronacharya Award[1] 2015, and is associated with the Dolphin Academy in Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bangalore. Among his trainees are the first Indian athletes to qualify for the Olympics, Shikha Tandon[2] at Athens, 2004 and Virdhawal Khade and Sandeep Sejwal for Beijing, 2008.[3] He has also coached Meghana Narayan
In 1989-1992, Ameen was assistant national team coach in the USA with Team Director and Olympic Coach, Jack Nelson.[4]
Nihar Ameen is also a member of the panel of experts for GoSports Foundation, a sports Non-governmental organisation.[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.deccanherald.com/content/495273/nihar-among-dronacharyas.html
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ http://swimgala.com/profiles/clubs/kcreddy.asp
- ↑ http://gosportsfoundation.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=72
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