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Ageless Virdhawal Khade books himself a ticket to fifth Asian Games competition

Virdhawal Khade primed himself for another crack in an Asian Games Swimming competition even as Aryan Nehra, Maana Patel, Nina Venkatesh and AK Linyesha were busy rewriting National Records on…

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Sajan Prakash earns Tokyo2020 trip with hard work and by keeping clutter away from mind

He was in the pool in Rome for less than two minutes on Saturday but whipped up much attention for his sport and a fair amount of passion back home…

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Maana Patel stages a comeback to share spotlight with consistent Kenisha Gupta

Maana Patel rode on a quick first 50m to hold off Serbian Jana Markovic’s challenge and force a deadheat for the first place in the women’s 100 Backstroke in the…

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Sajan rewrites National Record; One slow lap each keeps two Indians away from automatic Olympic berths

Sajan Prakash rewrote his own men’s 200m Butterfly National Record with a fantastic effort (1:56.96) but fell short of the Olympic Qualification Time by 0.48 seconds in the Belgrade Trophy…

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Srihari, Sajan will have find own pace in Belgrade races

Backstroker Srihari Nataraj and Butterfly specialist Sajan Prakash, chasing the Olympic Qualifying Times, will have to find their own pace in the Belgrade Trophy 2021 swimming championships in Belgrade, Serbia,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Dubai camp for three swimmers is significant, but not good to ignore larger talent pool

Finally, after two and a half months of waiting, three elite swimmers have secured the go-ahead from the Sports Authority of India to resume their romance with pool water. In…

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