Category: Swimming
FINA places stamp of approval on controversial times by Uzbekistan’s Olympic qualifiers
The World Swimming Federation’s (FINA) has stunningly given its stamp of approval to the controversially fast times clocked by home swimmers to qualify for Tokyo2020 in the Uzbekistan Open Swimming…
Likhit urges FINA to investigate Uzbek ploy of manipulating times in Olympic qualifier
Indian swimmer Likhit Selvaraj Prema has called upon the International Swimming Federation (FINA) to investigate the conduct of recent Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships, an Olympic Games qualifying event, in Tashkent….
Srihari Nataraj completes Backstroke double, setting new National Record in 50m as well
Srihari Nataraj clocked a third National Record time inside two days, winning the men’s 50m Backstroke in 25.11 seconds at the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships in Tashkent on Saturday. It…
Kenisha Gupta keeps Indian flag flying with hat-trick of gold with personal best times
The 18-year-old Kenisha Gupta took it upon herself to keep the Indian banner fluttering in the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships in Tashkent on Friday. On a day when none of…
Srihari Nataraj rewrites National Record twice, but remains on Olympic waitlist
Sajan Prakash completed a hat-trick with the men’s 400m Freestyle gold but it was Srihari Nataraj’s gallant effort to improve the National Record in the men’s 100m Backstroke twice in…
Sajan, Kenisha pick up second gold each in Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships
Indians picked up five gold and three silver in a total of 10 medals on the second day of the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships in Tashkent on Wednesday. Sajan Prakash…
Sajan Prakash misses Olympic berth by 1.32 seconds, but improves world rank
Sajan Prakash was left wishing for stiffer competition than he had got in winning the 200m Butterfly gold in the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championship in Tashkent on Tuesday. Racing against…
Srihari, Kenisha clock personal best times to lend stature to All-India Invitational Meet
India’s top backstroke swimmer Srihari Nataraj clocked a personal best of 25.46 seconds in the 50m in the SFI All-India Invitational Swimming Competition at the Padukone-Dravid Centre of Sports Excellence…
Sajan Prakash finds good form after 15-month pandemic-induced break
Sajan Prakash clocked his third fastest time in the 100m butterfly, 53.77 seconds, in the Latvian Open Swimming Championships in Riga last week. In his first competitive event since the…
Many Indian swimmers can secure Olympic Qualifying Times for 2024 Games, says expert Genadijus Sokolovas
It sounded like music to the ears when one of the world’s leading sports science experts, Genadijus Sokolovas, said in Bengaluru on Tuesday that many young Indian swimmers have the…
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