Gaurika Singh Biography | Age, Height, Education, Facts, Records and other

Kathmandu. Gaurika Singh (Born 26 November 2002) is a Nepalese swimmer. She has held many national records since beginning her swimming career at the young age of eight.

She has set the record of winning 4 gold medals in a season of the South asian games held in Nepal (2019). She is an enormous, mind-boggling talent of Nepal. Swimming sensation Gaurika stole the limelight as Nepali swimmers finished the 13th South Asian Games campaign on a high after winning four each gold, silver and bronze medals.

Singh became the first ever Nepali swimmer to bag gold medal in individual section on her way to winning nine medals — four gold, two silver and three bronze — in as many events in her dominating display in the regional sporting extravaganza. Out of the 12 events registered in the meet, Singh pulled out of three events.

Singh opened the floodgates in swimming with number of records and became the most successful player in the history of SA Games that overshadowed the performance of other swimmers.

Gaurika Singh After Receiving a Silver Medal at the 2016 South Asian Games
Personal information
Full name	Gaurika Singh
National team	Nepal
Born	26 November 2002 (age 17)
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Backstroke , Breaststroke, Butterfly, Medley
Club	Copthall Swimming Club
Coach	Rhys Gormley Christine Green
Medal record[hide] Representing    Nepal South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu 100 m freestyle 2019 Kathmandu 200 m freestyle 2019 Kathmandu 400 m freestyle 2019 Kathmandu 200 m backstroke 2019 Kathmandu 50 m backstroke 2019 Kathmandu 100 m backstroke 2016 Guwahati 200 m medley 2019 Kathmandu 4×100 m freestyle 2019 Kathmandu 4×200 m freestyle 2019 Kathmandu 4×100 m medley 2016 Guwahati 100 m backstroke 2016 Guwahati 200 m backstroke 2016 Guwahati 400 m freestyle

She also won one silver and three bronze medals for swimming at the 2016 South Asian Games. She also participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the youngest Olympian, representing Nepal in the Women’s 100m backstroke.

Though she lives in London, she has the feeling of love for her birthplace Nepal.

Gaurika Singh originally hails from Bhimdutta municipality, Kanchanpur but now lives and trains in London, United Kingdom at the Camden Swiss Cottage Swimming Club under coaches Rhys Gormley and Christine Green, who have produced world-class swimmers. Singh is also currently the good-will ambassador of the Shanti Education Initiative Nepal (SEIN).

Singh’s father, Dr. Paras Singh, often accompanies and supports her around the world.
Singh studied at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls.

At 13 years and 255 days, Singh was the youngest athlete to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She won heat 1 of the 100m Backstroke in a time of 1:08:45 but did not qualify for the semifinals. Singh finished in 31st.

Achievements