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Sajan makes history, becomes first Indian swimmer to qualify for Olympics

June 28, 2021

On swimmer Sajan Prakash qualifying for the Olympics, his mother V.J. Shantymol expressed immense happiness, thanking everyone for their support and encouragement. She expressed special thanks to coach Pradeep Kumar, the Swimming Federation of India and the Government of India and above all, God. Shantymol herself was an international athlete in the 1980s. Sajan...

Swimming Saga: How India’s road to Tokyo looks like

October 15, 2020

Swimming was introduced to the modern Olympics in 1900, at Paris. In 1928, D.D. Mulji became the first-time Indian swimmer to participate in the Olympics. In 1932, Nalin Chandra represented India at the Olympics. And after that Indian swimmers got to participate in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1964, and then...

Indian swimming will evolve in five years, says Srihari Nataraj

August 29, 2020

In an exclusive conversation with The Daily Guardian, India’s ace swimmer Srihari Nataraj shares his experiences and talks about how swimming as a sport can progress in the country. Excerpts from the interview: Q. Where are you engaged currently, and what does your routine look like? A. Presently, I am...

Govt must support differently-abled swimmers: Narayan

August 22, 2020

When he was in Class 6, Suyash suffered serious injuries in his upper limbs after getting accidentally electrocuted by unprotected wiring at a construction site. Both his arms had to be amputated and he subsequently spent six months in hospital following the incident. However, Suyash did not give up on...

Our swimming needs to meet world standards: Sajan Prakash

August 14, 2020

Sajan Prakash, India’s ace swimmer who has represented India in two Asian Games, two Commonwealth Games, is stuck in Thailand since the authorities there announced an unprecedented lockdown as a precautionary measure to counter the escalating cases of novelcoronavirus. “I was in Thailand for advance training and all of sudden...

Eagerly waiting for reopening of swimming pools, says Kushagra

August 7, 2020

Kushagra Rawat of Delhi needs no introduction. He has earned himself a reputation of being one of the leading Indian swimmers. He is the only Indian swimmer to have qualified “B” cut timings in three swimming events for upcoming Tokyo Olympics. With the swimming pools continuing to be shut because...