FULL NAME: Sonia Patel
GENDER: Female
BORN: 12th October 2003 (Source: Kalinga Aquatic Club)
PARENTS: Father (D Patel), Mother (Jema Patel)
HOME ADDRESS: Sambalpur, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Studied at Sambalpur University
PROFESSION: Student
EVENTS PURSUED: 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m butterfly
HOME CLUB/ACADEMY: Odisha-JSW Swimming High Performance Centre, Bhubaneswar
TRAINING PLACE: Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Sandeep Sejwal and Douglas Eager
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: Sambalpur District, Sambalpur University, Bhubaneswar-Khordha District Aquatic Association and Odisha State

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:

STATE:
*     Won 4 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze medals in Women Open group of the 64th Odisha State Swimming Championship, held at Aquatic Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 19-21 July 2024.
*     Won a total of 8 medals (2 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze) in the 63rd Odisha State Swimming Championship, held at Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool Complex in Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar from 4-7 June 2023.
*     Won a total 9 medals (5 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze) in the 57th State Swimming Championship, held at OCA Swimming Complex, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on June 5 and 6, 2016.

NATIONAL:
*     Won 1 Gold and 1 Bronze medal in the 77th Senior National Aquatic Championships, held at the International Swimming Complex in Mangalore, Karnataka from 10-13 September 2024.
*     Won the women 100m freestyle Bronze medal in the 2nd Odisha National Swimming Ranking Championship (Final) 2023 at Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre, Bhubaneswar on 11 June 2024.
*     Won the womens 100m freestyle Bronze medal for Sambalpur University at the All India Inter-University Aquatics Championship 2023-24, held at SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai from 2-4 February 2024.
*     Won the Bronze medal in women 4x100m medley relay event of the 37th National Games in Panjim, Goa on 30 October 2023.

MISCELLANEOUS:
*     Won 1 Bronze medal in women open group of the Kalinga Super Swimming Series 2023 (First Leg), held at Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar on 6 May 2023.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 30 June 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 14 September 2024