#50 Riding Down The Memory Lane With Former Triathlon National Champion(1992), Asian Triathlon Championships Medalist(1992) and Current Master's Swimming Champ, Anusuya Alva!

<p>Anusuya Alva was a swimmer in her school days who won many national level championships before made a switch into triathlon in 1991. She won the National triathlon championships in 1991 and 1992. She brought home a bronze medal in the Asian Triathlon championships in 1992 and took part in two triathlon&nbsp;world championships, one in Canada and one in Australia with creditable performances. She got back to the master's swimming circuit and won many National titles in the last 10 years. During the pandemic she restarted her cycling and now enjoys both cycling and swimming with great success.</p> <p>In this episode she shares her early journey in swimming and triathlon as well as her recent foray into cycling.</p> <p>0:00:00 &nbsp;Intro</p> <p>0:02:50 &nbsp;Early start in sport with running and then swimming</p> <p>0:05:08 &nbsp;Dealing with exercise induced asthma with her swimming and winning national championships</p> <p>0:07:30 &nbsp;Swimming back then and then quitting the sport</p> <p>0:12:30 &nbsp;Getting into triathlon by chance and winning the national triathlon championships</p> <p>0:14:00 &nbsp;Taking part in the world championships 2 months after starting the sport</p> <p>0:21:45 &nbsp;Running with the army boys and cycling with the state cycling team</p> <p>0:24:05 &nbsp;Canada world championships and Asian Championships 1992 experience- Bronze medal</p> <p>0:32:40 &nbsp;Quitting Triathlon 1993</p> <p>0:35:00 &nbsp;Getting back to sport with squash and master's swimming</p> <p>0:39:00 &nbsp;How can one get started on the Master's swimming</p> <p>0:41:20 &nbsp;Cycling with state riders and coordinating rides in the non internet days</p> <p>0:44:30 &nbsp;No plans of any triathlon anymore</p> <p>0:45:20 &nbsp;How times have changed. What has become better!</p> <p>0:47:50 &nbsp;Cycling community now, racing and pacing etc</p> <p>0:53:30 &nbsp;Closing!</p> <p><strong>Some Links Below:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/334744737743027/"><strong>Working Athlete Community</strong></a