Nihar Ameen

Nihar Ameen is the pre-eminent Indian swimming coach, winner of Dronacharya Award[1] 2015, and is associated with the Dolphin Academy in Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bangalore. Among his trainees are the first Indian athletes to qualify for the Olympics, Shikha Tandon[2] at Athens, 2004 and Virdhawal Khade and Sandeep Sejwal for Beijing, 2008.[3] He has also coached Meghana Narayan.

In 1989-1992, Ameen was assistant national team coach in the USA with Team Director and Olympic Coach, Jack Nelson.[4]

Nihar Ameen is also a member of the panel of experts for GoSports Foundation, a sports Non-governmental organisation.[5] He is an alumnus of the Bishop Cotton Boys' School.

References
  1. "Nihar among Dronacharyas". 15 August 2015.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "K C Reddy".
  5. http://gosportsfoundation.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49&Itemid=72


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