Nisha Millet

Nisha Millet
Personal information
National team	India
Born	20 March 1982 (age 42); Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, backstroke
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing India
South Asian Games

Nisha Millet (born 20 March 1982) is a swimmer from

Olympics

swim team for India.

Career

Millet had a near-drowning experience at the age of 5 years, following which her father insisted she overcame her fear and learn how to swim. In 1991, Millet learned how to swim under the guidance of her father, Aubrey at Shenoynagar Club, Chennai. By 1992, Millet had won her first state-level medal in 50m freestyle, in Chennai.

Her parents moved to Bangalore to further her swimming training and career.^[1] She attended Sophia High School in Bangalore.^[1]

In 1994, while still a sub-junior, Millet won all five freestyle gold medals at the Senior National Level and beat India's top swimmers. The same year, she also won her first international medal at the Asian Age Group Championships in Hong Kong.

Millet represented India at the 1998

Sydney Olympics

in the 200m freestyle, where she won her heat, but failed to qualify for the semi-finals. She was the first Indian woman to meet the B Qualification timings for the Olympics. After undergoing back surgery in 2002, she narrowly missed out on the 2004 Olympic qualification and decided to retire from competitive swimming due to the heavy financial burden on her parents.

She credits a large part of her success to Pradeep Kumar at the Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre.

Millet held the national record/Best Indian performance in the 200m and 400m freestyle for 15 years, ending in 2015. She also holds the distinction of being the first female Indian swimmer to break the one-minute barrier in the 100m freestyle.

She is also a member of the Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC).^[2]

Awards

Prime Minister's award for best sportswoman of the national games - 1997 and 1999.
Highest Gold medals (14) in sports in the Manipur National Games - 1999
Arjuna Award given to highest sports person in India - 2000
Rajyotsava Award - 2001
Karnataka State
Ekalavya Award - 2002
Afro-Asian games, women's backstroke Silver medal - 2003

References

^ ^a ^b Brijnath, Rohit (30 November 1996). "Indian sportspersons have a hard road to glory". India Today. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
^ "The Click In The Ballot". Outlook India. 5 February 2022.