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{{Infobox swimmer<br />
| name = Elvis Ali Hazarika<br />
| fullname = Elvis Ali Hazarika<br />
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| national_team = {{IND}}<br />
| strokes = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]], butterfly, individual medley<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|21|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Assam]], India<br />
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| show-medals = yes<br />
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]]}}<br />
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}<br />
{{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[1999 South Asian Games|1999 Kathmandu]]|[[Swimming at the 1999 South Asian Federation Games|50 m freestyle]]}}<br />
{{MedalSilver|[[1999 South Asian Games|1999 Kathmandu]]|[[Swimming at the 1999 South Asian Federation Games|100 m freestyle]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[1999 South Asian Games|1999 Kathmandu]]|[[Swimming at the 1999 South Asian Federation Games|100 m butterfly]]}}<br />
{{MedalBronze|[[1999 South Asian Games|1999 Kathmandu]]|[[Swimming at the 1999 South Asian Federation Games|200 m individual medley]]}}<br />
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'''Elvis Ali Hazarika''' (born 21 December 1981) is an Indian swimmer from [[Assam]].<ref name=assam>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/elvis-ali-hazarika-to-attempt-crossing-north-irish-and-english-channels/articleshow/84295334.cms |title=Elvis Ali Hazarika |newspaper=Times of India |accessdate=6 July 2022}}</ref> <br />
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Hazarika started swimming at the age of one and a half and swam across [[Dighalipukhuri]] in [[Guwahati]] at the age of four.<ref name="NEN">{{cite web |url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/assams-elvis-ali-hazarika-becomes-first-from-state-to-swim-29-km-of-english-channel.html |title=Assam’s Elvis Ali Hazarika becomes first from state to swim 29 km of English Channel |publisher=North East Now News |date=5 June 2018 |accessdate=16 April 2020}}</ref> He participated in the [[Asia Pacific Championship]] at the age of nine and represented India in the [[SAF Games]].<ref name="SWI">{{cite web |url=https://swimindia.in/former-international-swimmer-elvis-ali-hazarika-sets-himself-to-cross-the-english-channel |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009050537/http://swimindia.in/former-international-swimmer-elvis-ali-hazarika-sets-himself-to-cross-the-english-channel |archivedate=2018-10-09 |title=Former International Swimmer Elvis Ali Hazarika Sets Himself to Cross the English Channel |publisher=Swim India |accessdate=16 April 2020}}</ref> <br />
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In June 2018, Hazarika crossed 29 km of the [[English Channel]] in an attempt to swim across it. He is the only Assamese person to swim this distance on the channel so far.<ref name="IEX">{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2019/aug/16/swimmer-elvis-ali-hazarika-becomes-first-from-northeast-to-cross-catalina-channel-2019761.html |title=Swimmer Elvis Ali Hazarika becomes first from Northeast to cross Catalina Channel |newspaper=Indian Express |date=16 August 2019 |accessdate=16 April 2020}}</ref><br />
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In 2019, he announced that he was attempting to cross the [[Catalina Channel]] in the United States, connecting [[Santa Catalina Island (California)|Santa Catalina Island]] and [[Southern California]]. The event was dedicated to two Assamese youths, Abhijit and Nilotpal, who were killed by miscreants in [[Karbi Anglong district]].<ref name="IEX" /> On 15 August of that year, he became the first person in [[Northeast India]] to swim across the channel,<ref name="IEX1">{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/ace-assam-swimmer-tames-catalina/cid/1698237 |title=Swimmer Elvis Ali Hazarika |publisher=telegraph India |date=6 July 2022 |accessdate=6 July 2022}}</ref> taking 10 hours 59 minutes along with team-mate Rimo Saha of [[West Bengal]].<ref name="IEX" /><br />
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[[Category:1981 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male swimmers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male freestyle swimmers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male butterfly swimmers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male medley swimmers]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games silver medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games bronze medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in swimming]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 1999 South Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Swimmers from Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Assam Saurabh]]<br />
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