Jeswin Aldrin belongs to a Pentecostal family in Tamil Nadu. |
In the 1960s, his great-grandfather Joseph Abraham created a sweet delicacy called Muscoth Halwa which became popular in Mudalur, Tamil Nadu. |
In his childhood, his family didn’t allow him to watch TV, so he watched sports competitions and long jumpers on the computer bought for the Halwa store they owned. |
His uncle Simon Isaac helped him convince his parents about his sports career. |
During his school days, he went to Anna Stadium on weekends to practice long jump on the synthetic track and participated in kho-kho and volleyball competitions at his school. |
In 2019, he was spotted by French coach Antony Yaich at the 2019 Junior Nationals in Ranchi who later trained him for the long jump at the Inspire Institute of Sport in Ballari. |
He loves watching anime. Some of his favourite manga series are Blue Lock (2022-2023) and One Piece (1997-present). |
Antony Yaich taught him the hitch-hike technique, where the jumper while in the air completes a cyclic kick motion instead of using the hang technique. |
In 2022, he qualified for the World Athletics Championships in the men’s long jump in Budapest but failed to qualify for the finals. |
In 2023, he secured eighth place in the Hangzhou Asian Games in the Men’s long jump category. |
In 2023, he was affected by COVID-19 virus. |
In 2024, he was eliminated from the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow after securing 13th place in the long jump category with a 7.69m jump. |
He maintains his fitness by working out at the gym. |
On 7 July 2024, Jeswin Aldrin became the 31st athlete to qualify for the Paris Olympics 2024. |
In 2024, Jeswin Aldrin along with other athletes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi before leaving for Paris Olympics 2024. |