Adaveeshaiah Puttaveeraswamy Gagan Ullalmath (Kannada: ಗಗನ್ ಉಳ್ಳಾಲಮಠ, born 8 January 1992), popularly known as Gagan Ullalmath, is an Indian swimmer. He is the only swimmer to represent India in the 2012 London Olympics.[1][2] He finished 7th in heat 1 of 1500 m freestyle event with a time of 16:31:14 and was eventually knocked out at last position 31st.
Ullalmath was given a position to swim in the Olympics due to a universality quota, despite not reaching a qualifying standard.[3]
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References
- ↑ Olympics a platform to do well in Asian Games: Gagan Ullalmath. The Indian Express(22 July 2012).
- ↑ Olympics 2012 Profile Template:Webarchive
- ↑ Swimmer Gagan makes London cut thanks to Universality quota. Mid-Day(8 July 2012).