# Gaurika Singh

_Nepalese swimmer_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Gaurika Singh is a Nepalese swimmer. She has held many national records since beginning her swimming career at the young age of eight. She has set the record of winning 4 gold medals in a season of the 2019 South Asian games held in Nepal. She won two silver and three bronze medals for swimming at the 2016 South Asian Games. She also participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the youngest Olympian, representing Nepal in the Women's 100m backstroke. She has been included in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2021 Entertainment and Sports list.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 26 November 2002 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23762473#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23762473#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23762473#P27))
- **Occupation:** swimmer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23762473#P106))
- **Education:** Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23762473#P69))
- **Facebook:** gaurika.singh.39750 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23762473#P2013))
- **Instagram:** gaurikasinghh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23762473#P2003))

## Early life and education

- Gaurika Singh originally hails from Bhimdutta municipality, Kanchanpur but now lives and trains in London, United Kingdom at the Camden Swiss Cottage Swimming Club under coach Adam Taylor, who has produced world-class swimmers. ([The Himalayan Times](https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/singh-claims-historic-individual-medal-in-swimming/))
- Singh is also currently the good-will ambassador of the Shanti Education Initiative Nepal (SEIN). ([The Himalayan Times](https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/swimmer-singh-named-goodwill-ambassador/))
- Singh studied at Haberdashers' Girls' School and Belmont Mill Hill Preparatory School. ([www.myrepublica.com](http://www.myrepublica.com/sports/story/22445/swimming-sensation-gaurika-to-support-quake-victims.html))
- Singh is currently studying in Tufts University. ([www.tuftsdaily.com](https://tuftsdaily.com/sports/2021/09/08/tufts-welcomes-two-time-olympian-gaurika-singh-into-the-class-of-2025/))

_Cited sentences quoted from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaurika_Singh&oldid=1365369606), CC BY-SA 4.0._

## Questions

**When was Gaurika Singh born?**  
Gaurika Singh was born on 26 November 2002 in Kathmandu.

**Where did Gaurika Singh study?**  
Gaurika Singh was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gaurika Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaurika_Singh) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): गौरिका सिंह](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q23762473](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23762473) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gaurika Singh.jpg by Timilsina Bimal (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaurika_Singh.jpg)
- [Wikipedia (English), revision used for cited facts: Gaurika Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaurika_Singh&oldid=1365369606) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [The Himalayan Times: Singh claims historic individual medal in swimming – The Himalayan Times (8 February 2016)](https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/singh-claims-historic-individual-medal-in-swimming/)
- [The Himalayan Times: Swimmer Singh named goodwill ambassador – The Himalayan Times (10 June 2015)](https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/swimmer-singh-named-goodwill-ambassador/)
- [www.myrepublica.com: My Republica – Swimming sensation Gaurika to support quake victims](http://www.myrepublica.com/sports/story/22445/swimming-sensation-gaurika-to-support-quake-victims.html)
- [www.tuftsdaily.com: Tufts welcome two-time Olympian from Nepal Gaurika Singh (8 September 2021)](https://tuftsdaily.com/sports/2021/09/08/tufts-welcomes-two-time-olympian-gaurika-singh-into-the-class-of-2025/)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gaurika Singh, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gaurika Singh.jpg — Timilsina Bimal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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