FULL NAME: Dipankar Das
NICK NAME: Sona
GENDER: Male
BORN: 27th June 1994
FAMILY: Father (B Das)
ORIGINAL HOME ADDRESS: Kolaghat, West Bengal, India
PRESENT ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Arts Graduate (Studied at Bagnan College, Calcutta University). Earlier studied at Kola Union High School, Kolaghat
ROLE IN SWIMMING: Swimmer-turned-Coach
PROFESSION: Working as swimming Coach at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) since 11 November 2013.
TEAMS/UNITS REPRESENTED: KIIT and Odisha State

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AS SWIMMER:
*     Won 3 Bronze medals for KIIT in the 57th State Swimming Championship, held at OCA Swimming Complex, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, on June 5 and 6, 2016.
*     Won mens 100m butterfly title and finished second in 200m individual medley events of the 55th State Swimming Championship, held at OCA Club Swimming Complex, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on May 30 and 31, 2014.

EXPERIENCE/ACHIEVEMENTS AS COACH:
*     Represented Odisha as the coach of the State boys and girls team in the 51st Junior National Aquatics (Water Polo) Championship, held at Kensington Pool in Bengaluru, Karnataka from 4-8 August 2025.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 19 June 2014
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 9 August 2025