Ankur Poseria

Ankur Poseria (born 16 March 1987) is an Indian-American swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] He is an Indian record holder in the 100 m butterfly, until it was eventually broken by his fellow swimmer Virdhawal Khade at the 2009 Asia Age Group Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[2] He also attended Hoover High School in North Canton, Ohio, where he was a multiple-time All-American and a three-time YMCA national finalist.

Ankur Poseria
Personal information
Full nameAnkur Poseria
National team India
Born (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987
Hartville, Ohio, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
College teamUniversity of Southern California (U.S.)
CoachDave Salo (U.S.)

Poseria qualified for the men's 100 m butterfly at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by establishing an Indian record and clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 53.68 from the Husky International Meet in Federal Way, Washington.[3][4] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including Olympic veterans Sotirios Pastras of Greece, Juan Veloz of Mexico, and Michal Rubáček of the Czech Republic. He rounded out the field to seventh place by more than a second behind Malta's Ryan Gambin in 54.74 seconds. Poseria failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-seventh overall in the preliminaries.[5]

Poseria is a graduate of international public relations at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is also a varsity swimmer and member of the USC Trojans under professional coach Dave Salo.

He is also known for his rendition of "Bolo Ta Ra Ra Ra" by friends (and for a weird inclusion of spoilers).

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ankur Poseria". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. "Khade wins gold". The Hindu. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Butterfly" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 33. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  4. Ashok, Kalyan (26 July 2008). "Can the Indian swimmers make a splash?". The Hindu. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. "Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.


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