Captain Harpreet Chandi (British Army Officer and Physiotherapist).

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Profession	Army Officer and Physiotherapist
Nationality	British
Date of Birth	07/02/1989
Age	37 years
Birthplace	Derby, United Kingdom

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Other name(s)	Polar Preet Preet Chandi
Full Name	Harpreet Kaur Chandi

College/University	St George's, University of London Queen Mary University of London, England
Qualifications	BSc Physiotherapy from St George's, University of London, England (2009-2012) Master in Sports and Exercise Medicine at Queen Mary University of London, England (2019-2021)

Marital Status	Engaged
Fiancé	David Jarman (Army Reservist)

Parents

Names Not Known

Siblings

Brothers	Pardeep Singh Chandi Jag Chandi

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Facts	First woman of Indian-origin to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole on 3 January 2022 Worked as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist at the National Health Service in Nottingham, UK Joined the British Army as OC PCRF managing the rehabilitation of 2400 personnel Physiotherapist with the British Army during UN Operational Tour in South Sudan Worked as a clinical training officer/physiotherapist in the British Army at Preston, UK Organized marathon events and hiking trips at various places Organized a 30-hour endurance event to raise funds for charity Completed a 40-day expedition to the South Pole in January 2022 Commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 23 March 2013 Promoted to captain on 15 December 2016 Serves as a Clinical Training Officer with 3 Medical Regiment Completed solo unsupported polar expedition of 1259km to South Pole in 70 days in January 2023, recording the longest ever solo and unsupported polar expedition Completed 1130km solo ski across Antarctica from Hercules Inlet to South Pole in 31 days, 13 hours and 19 minutes in December 2022-January 2023, claiming the record for fastest woman

Facts

First woman of Indian-origin to complete a solo expedition to the South Pole on 3 January 2022
Worked as a musculoskeletal physiotherapist at the National Health Service in Nottingham, UK
Joined the British Army as OC PCRF managing the rehabilitation of 2400 personnel
Physiotherapist with the British Army during UN Operational Tour in South Sudan
Worked as a clinical training officer/physiotherapist in the British Army at Preston, UK
Organized marathon events and hiking trips at various places
Organized a 30-hour endurance event to raise funds for charity
Completed a 40-day expedition to the South Pole in January 2022
Commissioned as a lieutenant in the Royal Army Medical Corps on 23 March 2013
Promoted to captain on 15 December 2016
Serves as a Clinical Training Officer with 3 Medical Regiment
Completed solo unsupported polar expedition of 1259km to South Pole in 70 days in January 2023, recording the longest ever solo and unsupported polar expedition
Completed 1130km solo ski across Antarctica from Hercules Inlet to South Pole in 31 days, 13 hours and 19 minutes in December 2022-January 2023, claiming the record for fastest woman

1. She was raised solely by her mother following her parents' divorce.
2. At 14, she became a member of Sutton Tennis Academy and later went to Novak Tennis Academy in the Czech Republic.
3. To prepare for polar expeditions, she trained by pulling two large tires instead of a heavy sledge.
4. She achieved the milestone of being the first Asian woman in the British Army to make it to the South Pole.
5. Joined the Territorial Army in 2008 aged 19 or 20, and the Regular British Army at age 27.
6. Has served in Nepal, Kenya and South Sudan on a six-month United Nations peacekeeping tour.