Nihar Ameen is the pre-eminent India

India

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 coach

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, associated with the K.C. Reddy Swim Centre in Bangalore

Bangalore

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. Among his trainees are the first Indian athletes to qualify for the Olympics, Shikha Tandon

Shikha Tandon

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 at Athens, 2004 and Virdhawal Khade

Virdhawal Khade

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 and Sandeep Sejwal

Sandeep Sejwal

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 for Beijing, 2008.

In 1989-1992, Ameen was assistant national team coach in the USA with Team Director and Olympic Coach, Jack Nelson.

Nihar Ameen is also a member of the panel of experts for GoSports Foundation, a sports non- governmental organisation.