For nearly a decade, Srihari Nataraj has been the face of Indian backstroke swimming. A two-time Olympian, he has built his reputation on consistency in the 100m and 200m backstroke, carrying Indian hopes across multiple international platforms. But as the Asian Aquatic Championship 2025 approaches, Nataraj is preparing to script a new chapter this time…
For the Sultanate of Oman, the past month has been one of soul-searching on the football pitch and India vs Oman is very much in the midst of it. Within the span of weeks, the country witnessed two painful defeats the national team’s loss to India in the third-place playoff of the CAFA Nations Cup,…
The Junior Swimming World Championships 2025 continued to showcase rising global talent on Day 2, and Indian swimmers were once again in the thick of the action. While medals remained elusive, the young contingent put up determined efforts across three events the women’s 100m freestyle, the men’s 100m butterfly, and the men’s 200m freestyle. For…
The Junior World Swimming Championships 2025 got underway today in Otopeni, Romania, with young swimmers from across the globe showcasing their talent on one of the sport’s most prestigious youth stages. For India, Day 1 brought a blend of promising personal milestones, near-misses, and signs of future potential. While the country did not make it…
When the World Aquatics Junior Championships begin on August 19 in Otopeni, Romania, India will enter with a quiet but growing sense of ambition. For years, Indian participation in this event has been about exposure, about measuring up to the best, about chasing personal bests rather than podiums. But the class of 2025 looks different….
The 2025 World Aquatics Championships, held in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, marked another chapter in India’s ongoing journey to establish itself in the global aquatics arena. With the theme “Water Shapes Us,” the 22nd edition of the championships saw over 2,500 athletes from 210 national federations compete across six disciplines: swimming, diving,…
The World University Games 2025, held from July 16–27 across the Rhine-Ruhr region and Berlin, Germany, provided a global stage for Indian swimming to showcase a new era of speed and self-belief. Dubbed the “Olympics for university athletes,” the Games saw over 9,200 athletes from more than 150 countries compete across 18 sports, under the…
At the 2025 World University Games, India’s leading swimmer Srihari Nataraj delivered a string of remarkable performances that underline both his consistency and his hunger to rewrite Indian swimming history. Over four events, the Olympian not only made it to the semifinals thrice but also broke three National Records, including shattering a 17-year-old mark held…
It was a day to remember for Indian swimming at the FISU World University Games 2025 in Berlin, as Srihari Nataraj delivered a remarkable performance in the men’s 200m freestyle, rewriting the national record books and reminding everyone why he remains one of India’s most dependable names in the pool. The lanky swimmer from Bengaluru…
Indian swimming witnessed a defining moment yesterday when 21-year-old Rohit Benedicton shattered national records not once, but twice on the same day at the World University Games. Competing in the highly competitive men’s 50m butterfly, Rohit first erased a seven-year-old national record in the morning heats, clocking 24.00 seconds, and then surpassed his own mark…
In what was a moment of pure brilliance for Indian swimming, Rohit Benedicton delivered a record-shattering performance at the World University Games 2025, rewriting the national record in the Men’s 50m Butterfly. The 22-year-old swimmer clocked an impressive 24.00 seconds, eclipsing the previous national best of 24.09 seconds set by veteran swimmer Virdhawal Khade at…
For over two decades, India has sent athletes to compete among the world’s best at the World Aquatics Championships. From iconic pools to challenging open waters and high diving platforms, Indian athletes have carried not just their nation’s colours, but also the hope of narrowing the gap with global powerhouses. While medals have so far…
At just 15, Dhinidhi Desinghu is already a name to remember in Indian swimming. The youngest Indian to participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics, she embodies a story that’s equal parts perseverance, transformation, and quiet revolution. In a world where Olympic dreams often take decades to manifest, Dhinidhi’s six-year journey from hating the water to…
India is set to welcome Asia’s top aquatic athletes in October 2025, as it plays host to the 11th Asian Swimming Championships at the newly built Naranpura Sports Complex in Ahmedabad. This marks the return of the continental championship to India after a nine-year gap, and the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) is taking deliberate…
At just 15 years of age, Karnataka’s Dhinidhi Desinghu has etched her name in Indian swimming history. On Day 3 of the 78th Senior National Aquatic Championships, the prodigious teen stunned the country by becoming the first Indian woman to swim the 100m freestyle in under 57 seconds, clocking 56.78s and in doing so, breaking…
Rujula S Becomes India’s Fastest Woman Swimmer, Breaks 17-Year-Old National Record at Senior Nationals At the 78th Senior National Aquatics Championships in Bhubaneswar, history was rewritten in the blink of an eye 26.36 seconds to be exact. Karnataka’s Rujula S emerged as the fastest woman swimmer in India, smashing a 17-year-old national record in the…
The 78th Senior Swimming National Championships, currently underway at the state-of-the-art Kalinga Stadium Aquatic Centre, has witnessed a sensational start, with three national records falling in two days. The championship, which features India’s top swimmers including Paris Olympians Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu, is proving to be a celebration of youth, speed, and the growing…
Indian swimming star Srihari Nataraj has once again etched his name in the history books, this time in the 200m Freestyle event. Competing at the Singapore National Swimming Championships, Srihari clocked 1:48.66, breaking his own previous national record of 1:49.73, set earlier in 2024. His gold-medal-winning performance in Singapore not only secured the top podium…
India is set to make history by hosting the Asian Swimming Championships for the first time, with the prestigious event scheduled to take place at the New Naranpura Sports Complex in Ahmedabad from October 1 to 15, 2025. The announcement, made by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI), confirms that the event has received in-principle…
Day 4 of the Aquatics competition at the 38th National Games showcased fierce competition and remarkable performances from athletes specially Sajan Prakash and across India, with standout moments in swimming and 3MT SB events. The day witnessed exceptional races in the butterfly, breaststroke, and relay events, as well as the 3MT SB Women’s event. Event…
On the first day of the Swimming at National Games competition, there were six swimming events and three were won by Dhinidhi Fourteen-year-old swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu was the cynosure of all eyes as she stamped her authority with three gold medals as Karnataka made a splash in the pool, grabbing five gold and two silver…
Swimming federation of India has announced Srihari Nataraj along with Dhinidhi Desinghu will be representing India at the upcoming Paris Olympics via the Universality Quota. Universality Quota ensures representation of countries in the Olympic swimming event if their athletes haven’t achieved direct qualification standards. The final qualification deadline passed on June 23rd without any Indian…
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Astha Choudhury (Assam) claimed the honour of becoming the first swimmer to break a record as the National Games Aquatics competition commenced at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here on Sunday. She clocked 1:03.91 in the 100m Butterfly heats to take the Games record from Richa Mishra, who set it at 1:04.41 in Ranchi in…
India’s best swimmers will go all out to make waves at the Sardar Patel Swimming Complex when the National Games Aquatics competition gets underway here on Sunday. Olympians Sajan Prakash (Kerala) and Srihari Natraj (Karnataka) among men and Maana Patel (Gujarat) among women are expected to claim top honours. Sajan Prakash emerged the Best Male…
India has entered 6 swimmers to this prestigious World Junior Meet. Swimming Junior Worlds Aneesh Gowda(3:57.99) won his heat with his personal best time while Aryan Nehra(3:59.36) came in at the sixth position in his heat of 400m Freestyle they finished 11th and 13th respectively in the overall standings out of the 44 swimmers taking part….
Amidst an action packed day for Indians, one man kept the Indian fans waiting late past midnight. Srihari Nataraj who had qualified for the Tokyo Games last year showed immense competitive spirit as he raced two times in the day with good timings to mark his entry into the Finals of the 100m Backstroke Men…
Swimming Records are currently dominated by Srihari Natraj, Sajan Prakash but you cant miss Virdhawal Khade. Swimming Events are broadly categorised in Freestyle, Backstroke, BreastStroke and Butterfly. Earlier last year Sajan Prakash & Srihari Natraj made headlines when they both achieved direct qualifications for the olympics. This was the first time ever such a…
Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj to lead Indian swimming campaign at the Birmingham Games Swimming events will be held from 29th July to 3rd August. Apart from the star duo of Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj, Kushagra Rawat and Advait Page will make their debuts at the quadrennial event. The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) had…
