Shruti Kotwal

Shruti Kotwal (born 2 December 1991) is an Indian ice speed skater. She is the country's first professional female ice skater.

At the South Asia Championship in 2011 she secured gold medals in the categories of 500m, 1000m and 1500m. The following year, 2012, she received a scholarship from the International Skating Union, which enabled her to travel to Germany for speed skating training under Canadian skater Jeremy Wotherspoon.

She holds 5 gold medals from the Indian National Ice-Skating Championships and a bronze medal from the National Winter Games.

In 2025, Kotwal represented India at the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, marking her second appearance at the event after previously competing in 2017.

Kotwal trains at the Utah Olympic Oval in the United States as part of her preparation for international competitions and qualification for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

Kotwal holds Indian national records in multiple long-track speed skating events, including the 500 metres, 1000 metres and 1500 metres.

Her personal best in the 500 metres is 41.97 seconds, recorded at the AmCup Final in Salt Lake City in 2023.