Kaveri Dimar
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| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's sprint canoe | ||
| Representing | ||
| Asian Championships | ||
| 2022 Rayong | C-4 200 m | |
Kaveri Dimar (also spelled Kaveri Dhimar) is an Indian canoeist, who won a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Canoe Sprint Championships.[1]
Dimar was born in a fisherman's family in Mandi village, Sehore, Madhya Pradesh, the fifth of nine siblings. As she grew up, she would accompany her father and elder sisters when they went fishing.[2] The Khandwa district Sports Officer, Joseph Baxla, spotted her talent as a promising swimmer in 2016, and she was admitted to the Madhya Pradesh Water Sports Academy in 2017. She later turned to canoeing as a sport.[3] She studies at the Lovely Professional University.[4]