Category: Swimming
SFI-Swimming SA partnership can help Indian swimmers’ fortunes look up over time
Swimming Federation of India’s desire to grow the sport has found expression in the form of a partnership agreement with Swimming South Africa. Coming in the wake of the ambitious…
Kenisha Gupta holds out hope as bright prospect
Kenisha Gupta holds out hope to the Indian swimming community. Over the past couple of years, the six-footer from Mumbai has drawn attention as India’s brightest prospect. For a nation…
India’s Olympic athletes must identify and prepare for threat areas, says mind trainer Mugdha Bavare
The Indian cricket team’s resilience, showcased so tellingly in Melbourne and Sydney, has been the toast of sports lovers. And, to say the least, it is richly deserved. Not only…
SFI must introspect key swimmers’ decision to stay away from National Camp
Swimming Federation of India, which has shed its inertia and made some right moves in the past few months, will have to try and understand why some of the leading…
With eye on Asian Games, SFI aims for National camps in Antalya and Pretoria
The Swimming Federation of India, at long last, has set its sights on the preparation for the 2022 Asian Games to be held from September 10 to 25 in Hangzhou,…
Chahat Arora logs two Best Indian Performances in Thailand Swimming Championships
Chahat Arora, Annie Jain and Bhavya Sachdeva became the first Indians to race in a national championship in seven months when they took part in the Thailand Swimming Championships in…
SFI unveils five-year plan for coaches amidst uncertainty over reopening of pools across India
Swimming Federation of India has unveiled ambitious plans to embark on a coach education programme, one that aspires to upgrade the knowledge of 3000 coaches over five years so that…
Belatedly, SFI aims to sensitise coaches on return of swimmers to pool waters after a six-month gap
The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) is finally sharpening its focus on making coaches aware of the best practices to adopt while resuming training of swimmers after a six-month gap….
With narrow vision, inadequate planning, SFI is caught napping
You would have expected the Swimming Federation of India to have everything in place when the country’s competitive swimmers resume the sport. It would only be fair to believe that…
When will elite sport resume competition in India?
S Kannan and I discuss issues around the resumption of competition in some sport, training in others and the reopening of pools in India in the wake of the Covid-19…
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