Aug. 16, 2021
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Sajan Prakash is the first Indian male swimmer to make it to Olympics through A standard. However, this is the second time the Kerala-born swimmer Sajan Prakash represented India after Rio Games in 2016. He finished second in his Heat but that was not enough to advance to the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly event at the Tokyo Olympics. In a special chat with NNIS Sports, Sajan Prakash says that he will give a better performance at the Paris Olympics.
âI Will Do Better In Paris Olympics,â Says Sajan Prakash
âI Will Do Better In Paris Olympics,â Says Sajan PrakashSajan Prakash, is the first Indian male swimmer to make it to Olympics through A standard. However, t...
French Air Force Alpha Jet E trainers doing a flyby near the Eiffel Tower and showing the French tricolor as France welcomes the hosting of the #Paris2024 Summer Olympics. pic.twitter.com/PR8aCLNQZe
Historic moment in Indian Swimming !!! Sajan Prakash breaks the glass ceiling clocks 1:56.38 an Olympic qualification time. CONGRATULATIONS pic.twitter.com/WIEnvdlfbK
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June 27, 2021
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A day after India earned its first-ever Olympic "A" cut, Srihari Nataraj added another with a new National Record in the men's 100 back.
June 26, 2021
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Times from the Uzbekistan Open, which included several Olympic A cuts attained under controversial circumstances, have been annulled by FINA.
June 26, 2021
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Linnea Mack did not break 54.00 in the Olympic Trials final last week, but both of her 100 meter free times today would have made the U.S. Olympic team.
June 26, 2021
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Page lowered the 1500 free record while racing in Mission Viejo and Nataraj took out the 100 backstroke at the Settecolli trophy in Rome.
June 25, 2021
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After competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials last week, Team Elite's Linnea Mack is back in the water. She came within .07 of her lifetime best 100 free time.
June 22, 2021
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A group of 9 Uganda Olympic athletes, including swimmers, arrived in Japan last week, and 1 member of that group tested positive for coronavirus.
May 14, 2021
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US Track and Field has pulled out of their scheduled training camp in Japan, while Brazil will begin vaccinations for their Olympic athletes.
May 6, 2021
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Indian swimmers enjoyed a rich haul of 29 medals – 18 gold, seven silver and four bronze – at the FINA-accredited Olympic qualifying event.
Finishing the Uzbekistan open 2021 with 2 golds, 3 national records and just falling short of the Olympic A qualifying time by 0.22s in the 100M Backstroke. Felt great to be back racing internationally and looking forward to the next!!@KirenRijiju@Media_SAI@swimmingfedera1pic.twitter.com/hAk05q199i
May 5, 2021
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The epidemiologist’s comments come as India prepares to send a team to the games despite grappling with a second wave of Covid-19.
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The epidemiologistâs comments come as India prepares to send a team to the games despite grappling with a second wave of Covid-19.Start your day the right wa...
May 4, 2021
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NAGPUR’S Jayant Jaiprakash Duble became the second fastest swimmer to cross the Palk Strait — connecting India and Sri Lanka on Friday. Duble took plunge into sea waters at Talaimannar, Sri Lanka and ended at Arichalmunai (Dhanushkodi), India covering a total distance of 29 kms with a timing of 9 hours and 20 minutes. The Palk Strait expedition was organised by JD Sports Youth Foundation and National Institute of Swimming and under observation of Swimming Federation of India. Technical support and time reco
May 4, 2021
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NAGPUR’S 18-year-old open water swimmer Jayant Jaiprakash Duble will attempt to cross Palk Strait between Sri Lanka (Talaimannar) to India (Dhanushkodi) on March 26. The solo swimming expedition is being jointly organised by JD Sports Youth Foundation and National Institute of Swimming. Through this expedition, Duble will spread the message of friendship between India and Sri Lanka, Fit India Movement and Drowning Prevention Awareness. Duble has participated successfully in various adventure sea swimming ex
May 4, 2021
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CITY-BASED swimming coach Aayush Yadav was among those who helped Hyderabad’s entrepreneur Goli Syamala conquer the famous Palk Strait that separates India and Sri Lanka. Syamala made it to the record books as only second Indian woman after Bula Choudhury to achieve the feat swimming the 30 kms stretch in under 14 hours on Friday. Syamala dived into the sea waters from Sri Lanka at 4.15 am and reached the Indian shores in 13 hours and 43 seconds at Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu.
May 4, 2021
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A 46-year-old entrepreneur from Hyderabad, G. Syamala, on Friday swam into the record books as only the second woman to swim across the 30-km Palk Strait that separates India from Sri Lanka. In achieving this feat, Syamala also became the first Telugu woman to not just undertake, but also complete, the daunting task of swimming across the Palk Strait. According to information reaching here, Syamala set out from Sri Lanka at 4.15 am on Friday and reached Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu after swimming for 13 hours and 43 minutes.
