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'''Anita Sood''' is a former national woman swimming champion of [[India]]. She became the fastest [[Asian people|Asian]] swimmer to cross the [[English Channel]] with a time of 8 hours and 15 minutes on August 17, 1987,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dover.uk.com/channel-swimming/swims/all/india|title=Successful English Channel swims by swimmers from India {{!}} Dover.UK.com|website=www.dover.uk.com|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> becoming the 333rd person to swim the channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dover.uk.com/channel-swimming/swimmers/anita-sood|title=Anita Sood, English Channel swimmer|website=www.dover.uk.com|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref> She was awarded [[Arjuna Award]] for her achievements.<br />
She is coached by Sandeep Digvikar.<ref name=su>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/sport/story/19790630-anita-sood-smita-desai-sandeep-divgikar-don-talbot-swimming-822167-2014-03-04|title=Surging ahead|last=Sivan|first=Mohan|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-11-23|date=June 30, 1979}}</ref><br />
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== Achievements ==<br />
Swimming since 1975, Anita first climbed to fame at the Trivandrum national age group meet in 1977, where she won nine medals - four golds, four silvers and a bronze - while participating in the under-13 category. A year later she bagged six titles in the Maharashtra state meet in Bombay and firmly established herself as a new phenomenon by bettering two records and beating long-reigning senior national champion Smita Desai to win the 100-metres freestyle.<ref name=su/><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Anita is from Maharashtra.<ref name =su/><br />
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She is married to Abhijit Mankar, resides in Los Angeles CA, and has 2 children.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.indianmirror.com/makers/mak3.html]<br />
* [http://www.ispsquash.com/History_1Monarch-Mundra1stProMasters_Jan93.htm]<br />
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