Mumbai: Subodh Danke has no regrets in life. This, despite him having to cut short a promising swimming career in which he won 11 national titles, because of not one, but two accidents that occurred in similar fashion.


Shiv Chhatrapati awardee swimming coach Subodh Danke with his wards at the Khar Gymkhana last week. Pic/Pradeep Dhivar 

Danke received the Shiv Chhatrapati Award — the highest accolade instituted by the Government of Maharashtra — for excellence in coaching in Pune recently. Days later, the renowned swimming coach was rewarded with the lifetime achievement award by the Greater Mumbai Amateur Aquatic Association on the final day of the Khar Gymkhana's 8th Open Marathon Swim Gala.