Gagan Ullalmath | |
Fullname: | Adaveeshaiah Puttaveeraswamy Gagan Ullalmath |
Birth Date: | 8 January 1992 |
Birth Place: | Bangalore, India |
Strokes: | Freestyle |
Club: | BSRC Mathikere, Bangalore |
Coach: | Pradeep Kumar |
Collegeteam: | Jain University, Bangalore |
Show-Medals: | y |
Adaveeshaiah Puttaveeraswamy Gagan Ullalmath (Kannada: ಗಗನ್ ಉಳ್ಳಾಲಮಠ, born 8 January 1992), popularly known as Gagan Ullalmath, is an Indian swimmer. He was 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]