Shikha Tandon (Olympian Swimmer )
Shikha Tandon (Indian Olympian Swimmer) biography, wiki, age, date of birth, height, records, husband, family, education, net worth, religion, caste & more
| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shikha Tandon (शिखा टंडन) |
| Full Name | Shikha Tandon Iyer |
| Profession | Indian Olympian Swimmer Science Program Lead at USADA |
| Date of Birth | January 20, 1985 |
| Age (In 2021) | 36 Years |
| Birth Place | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Residence | San Francisco, California, USA |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Ethnicity | South Asian |
| Caste | Khatri |
| Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
| Zodiac | Aquarius |
| Height | in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 5in |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband/Spouse | Shankar Iyer 1 |
| Marriage Date | October 24, 2014 |
| Children | |
| Daughter(s) | Akhila Iyer |
| Parents | |
| Father | Rahul Tandon |
| Mother | Bindu Tandon |
| Sibling(s) | |
| Brother(s) | Shobhit Tandon 2 |
| Education Details | |
| School | Sophia High School, Bengaluru (2001) 3 |
| College | Case Western Reserve University, Ohio (2009-12) Bangalore University (2007-12) Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Jain University, Bengaluru (2003-06) 4 |
| Educational Qualification | Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biology (2009-12) Master of Science (M.Sc.), Biotechnology (2007-12) Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Biotechnology, Genetics, Biochemistry (2003-06) 4 |
| Award(s)/Title(s) | |
| - Arjuna Award, 2005 | |
| twitter.com/tandon_shikha (285 followers) | |
| facebook.com/ShikhaTandonOlympian (5.3k followers) facebook.com/shikha.tandon.58 | |
| instagram.com/tandon.shikha (1.4k followers) | |
| linkedin.com/in/shikha-tandon-oly/ | |
| Other Details | |
| Role models | Jenny Thompson Inge de Bruijn |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Running, Hiking, Playing Kickball |
| Shikha Tandon has won 146 national medals, and 36 medals in international competitions, including five gold medals. | |
| Shikha is currently a member of USADA's science team. | |
| In 2004 Athens Olympics, she competed in both 50m & 100m freestyle. she is the first Indian swimmer to qualify for two separate events in an Olympic swimming competition. | |
| After competing at the Athens Olympics in 2004, she tried to qualify again for Beijing in 2008. Unfortunately, she missed the qualifying time by 0.05 of a second in the 50m freestyle. | |
| In 2005, she held seven national swimming records. She was the first Indian woman to hold so many national records simultaneously. | |
| She was honored with an Arjuna Award in 2005. | |
| In 2009, she completed her dual master's degree in Biology and Biotechnology from Case Western Reserve University, Ohio. After that she joined United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as Science Program Lead & she is the first indian to be employed at the USADA. | |
| She was introduced to swimming because her younger brother Shobhit Tandon had Asthma and was advised to take up swimming. | |
References
- https://www.facebook.com/shankar.iyer[↩]
- https://www.instagram.com/shobecity/[↩]
- https://www.facebook.com/shikha.tandon.58/about_work_and_education[↩]
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikha-tandon-oly/[↩][↩]
