Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj sets 100m backstroke national record, misses Tokyo 2020 qualification mark
3 years, 8 months ago

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj sets 100m backstroke national record, misses Tokyo 2020 qualification mark

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The 20-year-old Bengaluru swimmer clocked 53.90 seconds bettering his own national record in the 100m men’s backstroke event. Star Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came agonisingly close to achieving the elusive Olympic qualification time in the 100m men’s backstroke event before falling short of the mark at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy on Friday. Another Indian swimmer, Advait Page also set a new national record, clocking 15:23.66 in the men’s 1500m freestyle at a qualification event in Los Angeles, USA. The effort saw Page, who has already achieved a ‘B’ mark in 800m freestyle, make the ‘B’ cut in the 1500m freestyle event.

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Dhinidhi & Srihari make a rich splash
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dhinidhi & Srihari make a rich splash

The Hindu  

Karnataka’s Dhinidhi Desinghu appears to have made it a habit of breaking records. The 15-year-old broke her own women’s 100m freestyle meet record in the National Games swimming competition at Haldwani on Tuesday. It was Dhinidhi’s third record in National Games swimming which ended on Tuesday with Karnataka taking both the men’s and women’s team titles. Madhya Pradesh men and …

Breaching the 10s barrier in 100m — which Indian sprinter will get there first
3 months ago

Breaching the 10s barrier in 100m — which Indian sprinter will get there first

The Hindu  

Manikanta Hoblidhar thought he had it. If I had been able to run all the way through to the finish line, I’m sure I’d have run in less than 10.20 seconds,” he says. Just a couple of years ago, Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon clocked a time of 9.96 seconds, becoming the first South Asian to break the 10-second barrier in …

National junior athletics | Kiran rewrites his 110m hurdles record
3 months, 2 weeks ago

National junior athletics | Kiran rewrites his 110m hurdles record

The Hindu  

Seventeen-year-old Kiran bettered his own National record in the under-18 men’s 110m hurdles semifinals in the morning before cruising to the title in the evening in the National junior athletics championships at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday. The results : Under-20: Men: 400m: Jay Kumar 46.29 ; 3000m: Mohit Yadav 8:16.84; 110m hurdles: Sandeep Gond 14.02; 10000m race walk: …

From record Olympic ‘A’ cuts to Universality – why the ebb in Indian swimming
8 months, 2 weeks ago

From record Olympic ‘A’ cuts to Universality – why the ebb in Indian swimming

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Three years ago around this time, Sajan Prakash was riding a wave. Through it, one male and female swimmer – Srihari Nataraj, who also made the ‘A’ cut last time, and Dhinidhi Desinghu will represent India at the Paris Olympics in a couple of weeks’ time. “It’s definitely disappointing,” Sajan told HT, “We had a breakthrough last time with …

At 14, Dhinidhi readies for an experience called Olympics
8 months, 3 weeks ago

At 14, Dhinidhi readies for an experience called Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: As a kid not even in her teens yet, Dhinidhi Desinghu remembers watching India’s top swimmer Srihari Nataraj compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 on television. Dhinidhi plans to make handwritten gift cards and deliver them hopefully in person to her “childhood swim hero” and reigning 200m freestyle Olympic champion, Katie Ledecky of USA. “She happens to be …

Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming

The Hindu  

SWIMMING Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming Ace India swimmer Srihari Nataraj clinched a silver medal in the 50m backstroke event at the 30th Mare Nostrum swimming tour at the Canet-en-Roussillon, France. The results : Under-16 boys: Tavish Pahwa bt Prateek Sheoran 6-4, 6-0 Under-16 girls: Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Ranjhana Sangram 6-1, 6-3 -Kamesh Srinivasan Aryan Shah and Adhithya …

Srihari Nataraj ends swimming season with eight golds in 37th National Games
1 year, 4 months ago

Srihari Nataraj ends swimming season with eight golds in 37th National Games

The Hindu  

The long season may have worn him out but Olympian Srihari Nataraj still finished the 37th National Games with eight golds, including four in the team relays, at the Campal Sports Complex here on Saturday. The final day’s action pitted Srihari against the seasoned Virdhawal Khade, the Games’ fastest man, in the 100m freestyle but the Bangalore youngster had a …

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Athletics: Vithya Ramraj equals PT Usha's national record to qualify for 400m hurdles final

India Today  

On October 2nd, 2023, the Asian Games witnessed a remarkable performance by Indian athlete Vithya Ramraj. The 25-year-old hurdler clocked a personal best of 55.42 seconds in the women's 400m hurdles heats, securing her direct qualification for the final. Her time of 55.42 seconds placed her among the top five athletes, advancing to the final, demonstrating India's continued strength in …

Asian Games: Indian Swimmers Draw a Blank in Hangzhou, Sajan Prakash-Advait Page Fail to Clinch Podium Finish
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games: Indian Swimmers Draw a Blank in Hangzhou, Sajan Prakash-Advait Page Fail to Clinch Podium Finish

News 18  

India’s Sajan Prakash and Advait Page finished fifth and seventh in their respective finals to draw curtains on the country’s swimming campaign at the Asian Games here on Friday. The gold in this event was won by Tomoru Honda of Japan with a Games record timing of 1:53.15s, while the silver and bronze were bagged by Chinese Taipei’s Kuan-Hung Wang …

Asian Games 2023, September 25 Roundup: Gold in women's cricket, shooting as India's medal tally reaches 11
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games 2023, September 25 Roundup: Gold in women's cricket, shooting as India's medal tally reaches 11

India TV News  

The Indian contingent had a mixed bag of a day on Monday, September 25, which was the second of the medal round days but they will be happy to walk out with six more medals being added to their tally including the first brush of gold on them. Yes, the medal tally reached 11 and there were a couple of …

Asian Games: Srihari enters second consecutive final, Likith and men's 4x200m freestyle team also in medal contention
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Games: Srihari enters second consecutive final, Likith and men's 4x200m freestyle team also in medal contention

Hindustan Times  

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished sixth in the men's 50m backstroke heats to progress to his second consecutive final at the Asian Games here on Monday. Srihari Nataraj of India Nataraj, who finished sixth in the men's 100m backstroke final on Sunday, clocked 25.43s to finish third in his heat 4 and sixth overall. The Indian quartet of Aryan …

Indian Grand Prix-5: Vithya Ramraj narrowly misses out on breaking PT Usha’s 39-year-old 400m hurdles record
1 year, 6 months ago

Indian Grand Prix-5: Vithya Ramraj narrowly misses out on breaking PT Usha’s 39-year-old 400m hurdles record

The Hindu  

A day after her 400m stunner, Vithya Ramraj almost came close to toppling P.T. Usha’s 39-year-old 400m hurdles national record, missing it by one-hundredth of a second, at the Indian Grand Prix-5 in Chandigarh on Monday. Vithya, who was in a world of her own in the 400m hurdles, clocked 55.43s as she gave a shiver to Usha’s precious record …

Aryan Nehra equals ‘best Indian time’ in 800m freestyle at World Championships
1 year, 7 months ago

Aryan Nehra equals ‘best Indian time’ in 800m freestyle at World Championships

The Hindu  

Teenage swim sensation Aryan Nehra equalled the ‘best Indian time’ to finish 27th in the 800m freesyle event at the swimming World Championships here on Tuesday. The 19-year-old clocked a personal best 8:00.76 in the heats to match Advait Page’s ‘best Indian time’. With Tuesday’s swim, Aryan improved his personal best of 8:01.81, which he had clocked earlier this month …

Srihari Nataraj fails to reach 100m backstroke semis in World Championships despite season-best time
1 year, 8 months ago

Srihari Nataraj fails to reach 100m backstroke semis in World Championships despite season-best time

Firstpost  

Asian Games-bound Indian swimmer Nataraj clocked 55.26s to finish last in his heat and 31st overall. Fukuoka, Japan: Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came up with a season-best time but that was not enough for him to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100m backstroke event at the World Championships in Fukuoka on Monday. The Asian Games-bound swimmer clocked …

Srihari fails to qualify for 100m backstroke semifinals at World Championships
1 year, 8 months ago

Srihari fails to qualify for 100m backstroke semifinals at World Championships

The Hindu  

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came up with a season-best time but failed to qualify for the semifinals of the men’s 100m backstroke event at the World Championships on Monday. READ | ‘Main aim was to win gold’: National backstroke record-holder Suvana Baskar The 22-year-old Nataraj had begun his season with a 55.60s effort to win the gold at the Singapore …

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record
1 year, 8 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat, ‘who won the best male swimmer’, broke yet another National Record, this time in the men’s 400m medley event at the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Wednesday. 13-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu from Karnataka, erased the previous national record by more than a second, clocking 2:04.24 to win gold in the 200m freestyle. READ | Swimming Nationals …

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 3: Suvana breaks women’s 50m backstroke National Record
1 year, 8 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 3: Suvana breaks women’s 50m backstroke National Record

The Hindu  

Suvana C Baskar of Karnataka edged Gujarat’s Maana Patel to create a new National Record in the 50m backstroke on day 3 of the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Suvana’s 29.63 swim erased the record set by Maana in the last edition of the nationals by more than 0.16 seconds. READ | Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, …

Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, Anannya break National Records
1 year, 8 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, Anannya break National Records

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat broke the men’s 800m freestyle national record on day 2 of the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Monday. Hashika Ramachandra from Karnataka also broke the national record in the women’s 200m medley with a time of 2:21.15. Day 1 Results: Maana, Aryan, Lineysha, Nina break National Records The women’s 100m freestyle national record was broken …

Ronaldo Singh sets new national record in men’s sprint at Asian Track Cycling Championship
1 year, 9 months ago

Ronaldo Singh sets new national record in men’s sprint at Asian Track Cycling Championship

The Hindu  

Indian cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam on Thursday created a national record in men’s sprint qualification after clocking 9.877 seconds at the Asian Track Cycling Championship in Niali, Malaysia. Ronaldo, who is a part of TOPS, finished 10th and qualified for R16 in men’s sprint. New National Record 🚨#Cycling🚴‍♂️ Ace 🇮🇳 Cyclist Ronaldo Singh Laitonjam created a New NR in Men's …

National Games: Chahat Arora breaks 25-year record in 100m breaststroke
2 years, 5 months ago

National Games: Chahat Arora breaks 25-year record in 100m breaststroke

The Hindu  

Punjab’s Chahat Arora erased one of the longest standing records from the books as she powered her way to gold in 100m breaststroke on the final day of the swimming events of the 36th National Games at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Saturday. Chahat, who set the national record in the event at the recent National Championships in …

National Games, October 7 in pictures: Shiva Thapa reaches quarterfinals, swimmers continue to shine
2 years, 5 months ago

National Games, October 7 in pictures: Shiva Thapa reaches quarterfinals, swimmers continue to shine

The Hindu  

Manna Patel of Gujarat sets a new National Games record in women’s 50m backstroke at the 36th National Games in Rajkot on Friday. Sajan Prakash of Kerala sets a new National Games record in men’s 200m individual medley at the 36th National Games in Rajkot on Friday. Hashika Ramachandra of Karnataka won two gold medals in women’s 400m freestyle and …

Srihari, Maana, Advait scorch pool to set new records at National Games 2022
2 years, 5 months ago

Srihari, Maana, Advait scorch pool to set new records at National Games 2022

The Hindu  

The big names in Indian swimming dazzled by setting new games records on the fifth day of the 36 th National Games swimming events at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Thursday. Olympian Srihari Nataraj broke the existing record in 100m backstroke event while Madhya Pradesh’s Advait Page and crowd favourite Maana Patel kept their date with the record. …

National Games 2022, October 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Maana Patel wins 100m backstroke gold, sets meet record; Atanu Das claims archery recurve men’s title
2 years, 5 months ago

National Games 2022, October 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Maana Patel wins 100m backstroke gold, sets meet record; Atanu Das claims archery recurve men’s title

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS of the 36th National Games in Gujarat. BOXING Paramjeetkaur, representing Gujarat, wins the women’s welterweight category first round match against S. Pragathi of Tamil Nadu. Next in action: Paramjeetkaur of Gujarat vs S.Pragathi of Tamil Nadu BOXING Paramjeetkaur, representing Gujarat, wins the women’s welterweight category first round match against S. Pragathi of Tamil Nadu. Next in …

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold
2 years, 5 months ago

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

The young Avantika Chawan pulled out an upset and spoiled crowd favourite Maana Patel’s day in the National Games swimming events at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Tuesday. Avantika became the fastest swimmer of the meet as she pipped Maana Patel to the finish in a new games record of 26.54s. Advait Page, who holds the fastest Indian …

National Games 2022, October 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Amlan Borgohain wins men’s 200m gold with Games record; Ram Baboo breaks National Record in 35km race walk
2 years, 5 months ago

National Games 2022, October 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Amlan Borgohain wins men’s 200m gold with Games record; Ram Baboo breaks National Record in 35km race walk

The Hindu  

Thanks for tuning into Sportstar’s LIVE Updates of the 36th National Games in Gujarat. Tamil Nadu’s Vithya Ramraj sets a new National Games record of 56.58s to win the women’s 400m hurdles gold. Chanda KM of Delhi wins gold in women’s 800m clocking 2:01.58 and breaks National Games record set by Tintu Luka. Maharashtra’s Avantika Chavan beats local favourite Maana …

National Games: Swimmers Advait Page, Bhavya Sachdeva hog limelight
2 years, 5 months ago

National Games: Swimmers Advait Page, Bhavya Sachdeva hog limelight

The Hindu  

Advait Page didn't go all out and swam well within himself yet he dominated the men’s 1500m freestyle to set a new games record on the second day of the swimming events of the 36th National Games at the Sardar Patel Aquatic complex here on Monday. Delhi’s Bhavya Sachdeva underlined her growing stature by setting a new mark in women’s …

National Games 2022: Swimmer Astha Choudhury Creates New Record in 100m Butterfly
2 years, 5 months ago

National Games 2022: Swimmer Astha Choudhury Creates New Record in 100m Butterfly

News 18  

Astha Choudhury 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. Sajan Prakash, the Best Male Athlete of the 2015 National Games, started his quest to repeat that feat by entering two individual finals and the 4x100m Freestyle relay final with …

National Aquatics Championship: Chahat Arora and Shivangi Sarma set National Records
2 years, 6 months ago

National Aquatics Championship: Chahat Arora and Shivangi Sarma set National Records

The Hindu  

Chahat Arora bettered the National record twice on her way to win the women’s 100m gold medal on the concluding day of the National aquatic championships at the Dr. Zakir Hussain Aquatic Complex here on Saturday. Shivangi Sarma of Assam set a new meet record in women 100m freestyle, with a timing of 57.73. Shivangi Sarma of Assam celebrates after …

Maana Patel, Aastha Choudhury set national records at National Aquatic Championships
2 years, 6 months ago

Maana Patel, Aastha Choudhury set national records at National Aquatic Championships

The Hindu  

Olympian Maana Patel and local favourite Aastha Choudhury hogged the limelight by setting new meet records on the penultimate day of the National Aquatic Championships at the Dr. Zakir Hussain Aquatic Complex here on Friday. Maana, whose best mark is 29.30, timed 29.79 to better her 2016 record by 0.10 seconds and win the women’s 50m backstroke title. Guwahati: Swimmer …

CWG 2022: Srihari Nataraj Registers Best Indian Time in 200m Backstroke, But Fails to Enter Final
2 years, 7 months ago

CWG 2022: Srihari Nataraj Registers Best Indian Time in 200m Backstroke, But Fails to Enter Final

News 18  

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj bettered the best Indian time en-route a third place finish in heat 2 but could not qualify for the final of the men’s 200m backstroke event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday. Hence, the timings clocked in other meets are called the best Indian time. CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | …

CWG 2022: Srihari Nataraj qualifies for men's 50m backstroke finals, Sajan Prakash finishes 9th
2 years, 7 months ago

CWG 2022: Srihari Nataraj qualifies for men's 50m backstroke finals, Sajan Prakash finishes 9th

Hindustan Times  

Continuing his impressive run, ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj advanced to the finals of the men's 50m backstroke event at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday. Srihari Nataraj of India The 21-year-old clocked 25.38 to emerge the eighth fastest swimmer across semifinals to make his second final of the Birmingham Games. The seasoned Sajan Prakash, on the other hand, finished …

Srihari Nataraj finishes 7th in 100m backstroke
2 years, 7 months ago

Srihari Nataraj finishes 7th in 100m backstroke

The Hindu  

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished seventh in the men's 100m backstroke in a tough field at the Commonwealth Games. At the 50m split, Nataraj had a timing of 26.31s, something that could have "been better" as he said he peaked up in the last 25m but in vain. "My third 25m according to the video really was really good, …

Swimming in CWG | Srihari Nataraj books final berth in men's 100m backstroke
2 years, 7 months ago

Swimming in CWG | Srihari Nataraj books final berth in men's 100m backstroke

The Hindu  

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj has qualified for the finals of men's 100m backstroke after clocking 54:55 seconds in the semi-final event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games here. The Bengaluru lad will now set his sights on becoming only the second Indian swimmer to bag a medal in the Commonwealth Games since Prasanta Karmakar's historic bronze in the para-swimming event at …

CWG 2022: India Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Qualifies for Men's 100m Backstroke Final
2 years, 7 months ago

CWG 2022: India Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Qualifies for Men's 100m Backstroke Final

News 18  

India swimmer Srihari Nataraj has qualified for the final of the men’s 100m backstroke event at the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday. CWG 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | IN-DEPTH | INDIA FOCUS | OFF THE FIELD | IN PHOTOS The 21-year-old progressed to the semi-finals earlier in the day with a timing of 54.68s to finish third …

Srihari Nataraj books final berth in Men's 100m backstroke at Commonwealth Games 2022
2 years, 7 months ago

Srihari Nataraj books final berth in Men's 100m backstroke at Commonwealth Games 2022

Hindustan Times  

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj qualified for the final of Men's 100m backstroke on Day 1 of the Commonwealth Games on Friday, as he finished fourth in semi-final 2. Srihari Nataraj Nataraj will be aiming to become the only second Indian to win a medal in swimming at the Commonwealth Games. Meanwhile, in the triathlon, India was unsuccessful in their first …

Vedaant Madhavan Creates New Meet Record in 1500m Freestyle at 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships
2 years, 8 months ago

Vedaant Madhavan Creates New Meet Record in 1500m Freestyle at 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships

News 18  

Maharashtra’s Vedaant Madhavan rewrote the national record in the 1500m freestyle event for group I boys at the ongoing 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships being held at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool in the iconic Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Leading the pack with a good pace and an efficient stroke, Vedaant clocked 16:01.73 to erase his state-mate Advait Page’s record of …

Commonwealth Games 2022 squad: Full list of athletes in Indian swimming team
2 years, 8 months ago

Commonwealth Games 2022 squad: Full list of athletes in Indian swimming team

The Hindu  

Here are the profiles of all the athletes who will represent India in swimming at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham. Sajan Prakash: This veteran swimmer will be vying for a maiden podium finish in the 50m, 100m and 200m butterfly events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Having given the 19 th FINA World Championship a miss, the Indian competed …

Singapore National Swimming Championships: India contingent continues to dazzle with gold
2 years, 8 months ago

Singapore National Swimming Championships: India contingent continues to dazzle with gold

Firstpost  

Srihari Nataraj and Aneesh Gowda won gold medal in 50m backstroke and 200m freestyle event respectively. Singapore: Srihari Nataraj and Aneesh Gowda continued to dazzle at the Singapore National Swimming Championships, grabbing gold medals in their respective events on the second day of the meet here on Friday. Srihari, who is preparing for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games next month, clocked …

Srihari Nataraj and Aneesh Gowda Continue to Sparkle at Singapore National Swimming Championships
2 years, 8 months ago

Srihari Nataraj and Aneesh Gowda Continue to Sparkle at Singapore National Swimming Championships

News 18  

Srihari Nataraj and Aneesh Gowda continued to dazzle at the Singapore National Swimming Championships, grabbing gold medals in their respective events on the second day of the meet here on Friday. Srihari, who is preparing for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games next month, clocked 25.69 to bag the top honours in the 50m backstroke event. Suvana C Bhaskar was the third …

Singapore Swimming: India win three gold, one silver and bronze each on opening day of exposure competition
2 years, 9 months ago

Singapore Swimming: India win three gold, one silver and bronze each on opening day of exposure competition

Firstpost  

This is the 17th edition of the Singapore National Swimming Championship, organised from 23 to 26 June 2022. Tokyo Olympian duo of Srihari Nataraj and Maana Patel claimed a gold and a silver respectively as India won five medals on day one of the Singapore National Swimming Championships on Thursday. The promising Mihir Ambre won the 50m butterfly while Aneesh …

Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus meet
2 years, 10 months ago

Jyothi Yarraji breaks 100m hurdles national record in Cyprus meet

Firstpost  

Jyothi Yarraji had clocked 13.09 seconds during the Federation Cup in Kozhikode last month but since the wind speed was +2.1 m/s, more than the permissible +2.0 m/s, it was not counted New Delhi: A month after her wind-assisted effort was not registered as a national record, hurdler Jyothi Yarraji has finally made the mark her own while winning a …

Swimmer Sajan Prakash ready to take bigger strides after 'breakthrough' moment
2 years, 10 months ago

Swimmer Sajan Prakash ready to take bigger strides after 'breakthrough' moment

Firstpost  

Prakash made history by becoming the first Indian to breach the Games ‘A’ standard time, achieving the feat at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome in 2021. In a sport like swimming, especially in a country like India, even little milestones can prove to be stepping stone for future and the historic feat of achieving a first-ever ‘A’ qualification time …

India's Chahat Arora wins gold at Thailand Age Group Swimming Championship
2 years, 11 months ago

India's Chahat Arora wins gold at Thailand Age Group Swimming Championship

The Hindu  

Indian swimmer Chahat Arora won gold medal in the women's 50m breaststroke event at the Thailand Age Group Championship. The Chandigarh swimmer, who won two gold medals at the nationals last year, won the yellow metal after equalling her own previous best Indian time of 33.62 seconds in Samut Prakan, Thailand. In other results, top Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished …

Srihari Nataraj tops 'B' final in France meet
2 years, 11 months ago

Srihari Nataraj tops 'B' final in France meet

The Hindu  

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj clocked 55.28s to win the men's 100m backstroke 'B' final at the French Elite Open Swimming Championship in Limoges, France. The swimmer, who took part in the Tokyo Games, finished 18th among 50 entrants in the women's 100m backstroke heats. Ridhima wins gold at SA Nationals Junior swim sensation Ridhima Veerendra Kumar won the gold …

Federation Cup: Jyothi Yarraji wins 100m hurdles gold but misses national record due to wind-aided effort
2 years, 11 months ago

Federation Cup: Jyothi Yarraji wins 100m hurdles gold but misses national record due to wind-aided effort

Firstpost  

Jyothi, who trains in Bhubaneshwar, dominated the women’s 100m hurdles final, winning with a wind-aided time of 13.08 seconds, faster than the existing national record of 13.38 in the name of Anuradha Biswal since 2002. Kozhikode: For the second straight day, wind assistance beyond legal limit denied an athlete a national record as Andhra Pradesh’s 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji grabbed …

Short Course World Championships: Swimmer Srihari Nataraj makes it a hat-trick of records
3 years, 3 months ago

Short Course World Championships: Swimmer Srihari Nataraj makes it a hat-trick of records

Firstpost  

Abu Dhabi: Star Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj continued his record-breaking spree at the FINA short course World Championships here on Monday, registering his third ‘Best Indian time’ in the tournament. The 20-year-old clocked 48.65s in the men’s 100m freestyle event to better Sajan Prakash’s best Indian performance. However, the timing wasn’t enough to take the Bengaluru swimmer to the semifinals …

Indian Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Makes it a Hat-trick of Records at World Championships
3 years, 3 months ago

Indian Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Makes it a Hat-trick of Records at World Championships

News 18  

Star Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj continued his record-breaking spree at the FINA short course World Championships here on Monday, registering his third ‘Best Indian time’ in the tournament. The 20-year-old clocked 48.65s in the men’s 100m freestyle event to better Sajan Prakash’s best Indian performance. Nataraj, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics after becoming the second Indian swimmer after Prakash …

Srihari Nataraj makes it a hat-trick of records at World Swimming Championships
3 years, 3 months ago

Srihari Nataraj makes it a hat-trick of records at World Swimming Championships

The Hindu  

Star Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj continued his record-breaking spree at the FINA short course World Championships here on Monday, registering his third 'Best Indian time' in the tournament. The 20-year-old clocked 48.65s in the men's 100m freestyle event to better Sajan Prakash's best Indian performance. Nataraj, who competed at the Tokyo Olympics after becoming the second Indian swimmer after Prakash …

Srihari Nataraj Registers Best Indian Performance in Swimming World Championships
3 years, 3 months ago

Srihari Nataraj Registers Best Indian Performance in Swimming World Championships

News 18  

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj set ‘Best Indian time’ at the FINA short course World Championship but that was not enough to take him to the semifinals of the 50m backstroke event here on Saturday. However, Nataraj, who competed at the Tokyo Games after becoming the second Indian swimmer after Sajan Prakash to breach the ‘A’ qualifying time for the …

Srihari Nataraj registers best Indian performance in swimming World Championships
3 years, 3 months ago

Srihari Nataraj registers best Indian performance in swimming World Championships

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Highlights Nataraj earlier had bettered his own record in the 100m backstroke event on an opening day Nataraj competed at 2020 Tokyo after becoming 2nd Indian swimmer to breach 'A' qualifying mark A short course meet is contested in 25-metre pools, while the 50-metres pools are called long course Leading Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj posted the best performance by an …

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