Kutraleeshwaran | |
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குற்றாலீஸ்வரன் | |
Born | 8 Nov 1981 Erode, Tamil Nadu, India |
Other names | Kutral |
Occupation(s) | President and Managing Partner |
Organization | Heading venture capital arm of a multi asset investment fund |
Spouse | Brindha Ananthan |
Awards | Guinness World Record Arjuna Award |
Kutraleeshwaran Ramesh (born 8 November 1981), popularly known as Kutraleeshwaran or Kutral, is an Indian swimmer and the founder of Kutraleeshwaran Sports Foundation which aims to help Indian sportspersons who are suffering financially.
A winner of the prestigious Arjuna award for sportspersons from Indian government, he also entered the Guinness Book of World records when he was just 13 years old, by swimming across six channels in a single calendar year, a feat which was never achieved by anyone else till date.
Currently, he runs a foundation named Kutraleeshwaran Sports Foundation to help Indian sportspersons who are suffering financially to spend for their sporting activities.