Arushee Wahi is an Indian swimmer based in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
. She is a three-time winner of The Sheikh Hamdan Award for distinguished performance (2007, 2010 and 2013) as well as winner of the Sharjah Award. Wahi has won the Chacha Nehru scholarship for sports on a number of occasions. In 2012 she was the
Uttar Pradesh
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state champion and CBSE national champion in India.
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Early life and education
Wahi began swimming at the age of three. She attended the Delhi Private School in Sharjah from 2000 to 2011,
Swimming career
Wahi won three gold medals at the CBSE National Swimming Championship in Vadodara
Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ...
, India in 2008, when she was in Grade Six.
With a collection of over 200 medals and 20 trophies, she broke many records in swimming in the Indian Nationals.
Wahi participates in charity events and pro-environment campaigns. She ranked 9th in 50m butterfly in The FINA World championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events ar ...
Dubai 2012. In 2013 she continued to set new records and earn gold medals in the U19 category at the CBSE Gulf Cluster meet and the 44th Aquatic Championship.
In 2013 Wahi resided in Dubai with her parents and her brother.
In 2014 she was named best swimmer at the Uttar Pradesh State Championships in Lucknow."City lass Arushee named best swimmer"
''Hindustan Times'', 17 Jun 2014
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Sportspeople from Dubai
Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Indian female swimmers