FULL NAME: Lakshmi Chandra Mahakur
GENDER: Male
DATE OF BIRTH: 22nd May, 1971
PARENTS: Father (N Mahakur), Mother ()
HOME ADDRESS: Sambalpur, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Studied at Town High School, Sambalpur and Sambalpur University
PROFESSION: Works as swimming coach at East Coast Railway
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Odisha Masters Swimming Club, Sambalpur
TRAINING PLACE: Dr JK Sahu Swimming Pool, Sambalpur
ROLE IN SWIMMING: Swimmer-turned-Coach and Administrator
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Not known
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Sambalpur District Men and Odisha Masters Men

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won one Silver medal in the 57th State Swimming Championship, held at OCA Swimming Complex, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on June 5 and 6, 2016.

NATIONAL:
*     Won 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medal at the 22nd National Masters Swimming Championship, held at Champions Aquatic Academy in Bahadurgarh, Haryana from 11-13 Sept 2026.
*     Won 1 Silver medal in 55+ age-group of the 21st National Master Swimming Championship, held at Aquatic Complex, GMC Balayogi Stadium, Hyderabad, Telangana from 21-23 November 2025.
*     Represented Odisha in National Swimming Championships.
*     Won medals for Odisha in Masters National Swimming Championships.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Elected as Joint-Secretary of Swimming Federation of India on 21 May 2023.
*     Functioning as Joint-Secretary of The Odisha State Swimming Association.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 7 July 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 15 September 2026