Dhinidhi Desinghu, aged 14, was the youngest Indian to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics. In fact, she is the second youngest Indian to compete in the history of the Olympics after fellow swimmer Aarti Saha, who participated in the 1952 Olympics as an 11-year-old.
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Dhinidhi Desinghu is from Bangalore and has competed in the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou and won seven gold medals at the 2023 Indian National Games, setting a personal best in the 100m freestyle. Earlier this year, she competed in the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha in the 200m freestyle and the mixed medley relay. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Dhinidhi Desinghu swam the women’s 200m freestyle, finishing the first heat with a time of 2:06.96. She placed 23rd overall among 31 competitors.
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