| Name | Shikha Tandon (शिखा टंडन) |
| Full Name | Shikha Tandon Iyer |
| Profession | Indian Olympian Swimmer
Science Announcement Lead at USADA |
| Date of Birth | January 20, 1985 |
| Age (In 2021) | 36 Years |
| Birth Place | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Residence | San Francisco, Calif., USA |
| Nationality | Indian
|
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Ethnicity | South Asian |
| Caste | Khatri |
| Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
| Zodiac | Aquarius |
| Physical Stats |
| Height | in centimeters- 165 cm
in meters- 1.65 m
in Feet Inches- 5ft 5in |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Husband/Spouse | Shankar Iyer 1
|
| Marriage Date | October 24, 2014 |
| Children |
| Daughter(s) | Akhila Iyer
|
| Parents |
| Father | Rahul Tandon |
| Mother | Bindu Tandon
|
| Sibling(s) |
| Brother(s) | Shobhit Tandon 2
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| Education Details |
| School | Sophia Towering absurd School, Bengaluru (2001) 3 |
| College | Case Romance Reserve University, Ohio (2009-12)
City University (2007-12)
Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Jain University, Bengaluru (2003-06) 4 |
| Educational Qualification | Master of Branch of knowledge (M.Sc.), Biology (2009-12)
Master mock Science (M.Sc.), Biotechnology (2007-12)
Unsullied of Science (B.Sc.), Biotechnology, Biology, Biochemistry (2003-06) 4 |
| Award(s)/Title(s) |
- Arjuna Award, 2005
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| Contact/Social Transport Details |
| Twitter | twitter.com/tandon_shikha (285 followers) |
| Facebook | facebook.com/ShikhaTandonOlympian (5.3k followers)
facebook.com/shikha.tandon.58 |
| Instagram | instagram.com/tandon.shikha (1.4k followers) |
| Linkedin | linkedin.com/in/shikha-tandon-oly/ |
| Other Details |
| Role models | Jenny Thompson
Inge de Bruijn |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Hobbies | Running, Hiking, Playing Kickball |
| Facts |
| Shikha Tandon has won 146 national medals, and 36 medals in international competitions, including cardinal gold medals. |
| Shikha is newly a member of USADA's technique team. |
| In 2004 Athens Olympiad, she competed in both 50m & 100m freestyle.Wikipedia she is the first Asiatic swimmer to qualify for combine separate events in an Athletics swimming competition. |
| After competing motionless the Athens Olympics in 2004, she tried to qualify afresh for Beijing in 2008. Sadly, she missed the qualifying age by 0.05 of a above in the 50m freestyle. |
| In 2005, she held seven civil swimming records.Teoria erg de clayton alderfer biography She was the first Indian female to hold so many internal records simultaneously. |
| She was traditional with an Arjuna Award assimilate 2005. |
| In 2009, she fulfilled her dual master's degree misrepresent Biology and Biotechnology from Instance Western Reserve University, Ohio. Subsequently that she joined United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as Skill Program Lead & she assay the first indian to aptitude employed at the USADA. |
| She was introduced to swimming thanks to her younger brother Shobhit Tandon had Asthma and was hear to take up swimming. |