At an age where most teens spend a lot of their time hanging out with friends watching movies or watching the latest TV shows, 15-year-old Maana Patel is a misnomer.


Maana Patel

But the Ahmedabad girl is not like most teens. At 15, she holds three National records in backstroke to her name (50m, 100m and 200m). These records have come at the cost of many things Maana and her family has had to forego over the last five years.

"Maana hardly gets time to spend with her friends. She used to like playing music — she played the piano and keyboards. However, she has now put that on hold until she finishes her swimming career.