How Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash created history in Rome
3 years, 5 months ago

How Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash created history in Rome

Live Mint  

In the ‘Eternal City’ of Rome, it took Sajan Prakash less than two minutes to create history. A day after Prakash’s feat, fellow Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj made the ‘A’ mark as well, with a 53.77-second finish in a 100m backstroke time trial at the SetteColli. “But luck is what we make happen sometimes.” But luck isn’t the word you’d use to describe Prakash’s journey over the past few months. “I’m a middle distance swimmer, and I don’t have the sprint ability,” says Prakash, who is also the first Indian to break the Olympic speed barrier. “It’s because I have broken a barrier.” History made, Prakash hopes it ushers in a new era for Indian swimmers.

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From record Olympic ‘A’ cuts to Universality – why the ebb in Indian swimming
5 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 …

National Games, Swimming: Hashika Ramachandra, Sajan Prakash dominate the pool
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games, Swimming: Hashika Ramachandra, Sajan Prakash dominate the pool

The Hindu  

The women’s 400m Individual medley event of the 36th National Games was a pointer to the future of Indian swimming. The baton was quietly passed from Richa, who had ruled the pool for two-and-a-half decades, to Hashika who was later chosen as the best women athlete of the National Games. Hashika’s accession as the new star was the highpoint of …

Sajan Prakash to 'test waters' at FINA World Championships ahead of CWG 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Sajan Prakash to 'test waters' at FINA World Championships ahead of CWG 2022

The Hindu  

India’s veteran swimmer Sajan Prakash is keen on putting his training sessions to test at the 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022, which begin on June 18. After a three-day break from his first event, Sajan will participate in the 100m fly, marking an end to his world championship journey and starting his Commonwealth Games preparation. READ | FINA World …

Swimmer Sajan Prakash ready to take bigger strides after 'breakthrough' moment
2 years, 7 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 …

The science of training an athlete’s mind and body is the key: Tapan Panigrahi
3 years ago

The science of training an athlete’s mind and body is the key: Tapan Panigrahi

Hindustan Times  

PUNE Pune-based swimming coach Tapan Kumar Panigrahi, who received the Dronacharya award on November 13, has urged city coaches to include sports science in their physical training schedule, as this will play an important role in the overall training of an athlete. Panigrahi has urged city coaches to include sports science in their physical training schedule, as this will play …

Top Indian swimmers Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj set sights on Commonwealth, Asian Games
3 years, 4 months ago

Top Indian swimmers Sajan Prakash, Srihari Nataraj set sights on Commonwealth, Asian Games

Firstpost  

Prakash wrote a new chapter in the history of Indian swimming by becoming the first swimmer from the country to qualify for the Olympics by breaching the ‘A’ standard time at a qualifying meet in Rome on 26 June. Top Indian swimmers Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj may have had an underwhelming Tokyo Olympics but the duo feels that experience …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India’s swimming campaign ends after Sajan Prakash fails to qualify for 100m butterfly semis
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: India’s swimming campaign ends after Sajan Prakash fails to qualify for 100m butterfly semis

Firstpost  

Prakash, who also competed in the 2016 Rio Olympics, finished second in the second-slowest heat with a time of 53.45s. Tokyo: Swimmer Sajan Prakash finished second in his Heat but that was not enough to advance the semi-finals of the men’s 100m butterfly event as India’s underwhelming campaign at the Tokyo Olympics ended on Thursday. Prakash, who became the first …

Tokyo Olympics | India's challenge ends as Sajan Prakash unable to advance to 100m butterfly semis
3 years, 4 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | India's challenge ends as Sajan Prakash unable to advance to 100m butterfly semis

India TV News  

Swimmer Sajan Prakash finished second in his Heat but that was not enough to advance the semifinals of the men's 100m butterfly event as India's underwhelming campaign at the Tokyo Olympics ended here on Thursday. All three Indian swimmers -- Prakash, Srihari Nataraj, and Maana Patel -- head home after disappointing show, failing to even match their personal best times …

Tokyo Olympics: Indian swimmers profile, ranking, opponents, form guide
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Indian swimmers profile, ranking, opponents, form guide

The Hindu  

Sajan Prakash Age : 27 Event : 200m butterfly Form Guide : June 2021: 1:56:38s at the Sett Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy; 1:56.96 at the Belgrade Trophy 2021in Serbia; April 2021: 1:57.85s at the Uzbekistan Open swimming championships February 2021: 1:59.31- Latvian Open 2021 Medal contenders: Kristok Milak oh hungary Daiya Seto of China Tamas Kenderesi of Hungary, Luca …

Tokyo Olympics: Anurag Thakur orders proper arrangements for Indian contingent
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Anurag Thakur orders proper arrangements for Indian contingent

Live Mint  

Indian Olympic Association President Narinder Batra on Monday said that he met with Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and briefed him about the preparations of the Olympic-bound contingent. "The Minister was briefed and updated on preparations of Indian Contingent for Tokyo Olympics, vaccination of athletes and officials, travel and stay arrangements of the Indian contingent, build up the excitement and fever …

Tokyo Olympics: Know Your Olympian
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Know Your Olympian

News 18  

Hailing from Idukki, Kerala, Sajan Prakash was the only Indian male to represent India in swimming at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He holds a number of national and Asian records and is the first Indian swimmer to breach the FINA ‘A’ Olympic Qualification time when the swimmer set national record timing of 1:56:38 in the 200m butterfly event in the …

Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Wants to Make the Most of his 'Dream-come-true' Moment at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Swimmer Srihari Nataraj Wants to Make the Most of his 'Dream-come-true' Moment at Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

Two Indian swimmers making it to the Olympics with ‘A’ cut timings has never happened ever before. It is just the tiny difference from silver to gold or no medal to a medal in Asian Games.” Executive director of Swimming Federation of India and now a member of the world governing body FINA Bureau, Virendra Nanavati, said Prakash and Nataraj …

Swimmer Sajan Prakash Sets Sights on Reaching Semis at Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Swimmer Sajan Prakash Sets Sights on Reaching Semis at Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

Having sealed an automatic berth in the Tokyo Olympics with an ‘A’ qualification — the first Indian swimmer to do so — Sajan Prakash has set reaching the semifinals at the Games as his target. “My realistic target at the Tokyo Olympics is to cut down another 0.5 seconds from my current time,” he said at a media interaction facilitated …

SFI nominates Sajan Prakash for Arjuna, Kamlesh Nanavati for Dhyan Chand award
3 years, 5 months ago

SFI nominates Sajan Prakash for Arjuna, Kamlesh Nanavati for Dhyan Chand award

The Hindu  

Sajan Prakash, the first-ever Indian swimmer to achieve direct qualification for the Olympics, has been recommended for the Arjuna award by India's Swimming Federation. The SFI also nominated veteran coach Kamlesh Nanavati for the Dhyan Chand Award, for his lifetime contributions to aquatic sports. We believe this achievement will place his nomination for the Arjuna Award at the forefront amongst …

Tokyo 2020: Swimming Federation of India nominates Olympics-bound Sajan Prakash for Arjuna Award
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Swimming Federation of India nominates Olympics-bound Sajan Prakash for Arjuna Award

India Today  

Swimming Federation of India on Saturday has nominated Sajan Prakash for the coveted Arjuna award. The 27-year-old from Kerala scripted history last week by breaching the ''A'' standard time for the Tokyo Games, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men''s 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy. "By making the A qualification for Tokyo 2020 in the …

SFI nominates Sajan Prakash for Arjuna Award, veteran coach Kamlesh Nanavati for Dhyan Chand Award
3 years, 5 months ago

SFI nominates Sajan Prakash for Arjuna Award, veteran coach Kamlesh Nanavati for Dhyan Chand Award

Firstpost  

This is the second consecutive year Prakash, who is set to compete in his second Olympics in Tokyo, has been recommended for the Arjuna. New Delhi: Sajan Prakash, first-ever Indian swimmer to achieve a direct qualification for the Olympics, has been recommended for the coveted Arjuna award by the Swimming Federation of India. The SFI has also nominated veteran coach …

Kerala inspector Sajan Prakash makes a dive to represent India at Tokyo Olympics!
3 years, 5 months ago

Kerala inspector Sajan Prakash makes a dive to represent India at Tokyo Olympics!

Hindustan Times  

Sajan Prakash scripted history on June 26, 2021, as he became the first Indian swimmer to breach the ‘A’ qualification mark, and book a berth to Tokyo Olympics! There are many people who provided me with a support system, to be able to achieve this, and I’m glad I didn’t let them down,” says the 27-year-old as he catches a …

Maana Patel Becomes First Female Indian Swimmer to Secure Tokyo Olympics Berth
3 years, 5 months ago

Maana Patel Becomes First Female Indian Swimmer to Secure Tokyo Olympics Berth

News 18  

Indian woman swimmer Maana Patel’s participation in the Tokyo Olympics has been confirmed through ‘Universality quota’, the Swimming Federation of India said. Maana will take part in the 100m backstroke at the Tokyo Games and is the third Indian swimmer to have qualified after both Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash achieved Olympic Qualification Timing ‘A’ level recently. Backstroke swimmer Maana …

Maana Patel becomes first Indian female swimmer to qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Maana Patel becomes first Indian female swimmer to qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

India Today  

Promising athlete Maana Patel made history on Friday as she became the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics through the 'Universality quota'. Maana Patel, 21, will join Sajan Prakash and Srihari Natarajan in India's swimming squad for this month's Summer Olympics which will take place in Japan's capital city from July 23 to August 8. …

Sajan Prakash's Coach S Pradeep Kumar on Swimmer's 'Realistic' Tokyo 2020 Chances
3 years, 5 months ago

Sajan Prakash's Coach S Pradeep Kumar on Swimmer's 'Realistic' Tokyo 2020 Chances

News 18  

India’s top butterfly swimmer, Sajan Prakash, may have surprised many with his 1:56.38s in 200m butterfly in Rome last Saturday and become the first Indian to make it to the Olympics with the ‘A’ qualification time. And here, we got through by a whisker.” Kumar said what Prakash did last Saturday would be a game-changer in Indian swimming. We tried …

EXCLUSIVE: How Sajan Prakash Overcame Career-threatening Injury to Make Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

EXCLUSIVE: How Sajan Prakash Overcame Career-threatening Injury to Make Tokyo Olympics

News 18  

It was a case of now or never for India’s Sajan Prakash at the 58th Sette Colli Trophy in Rome last Saturday. Having missed the Tokyo Olympics ‘A’ qualification mark of one minute, 56.48 seconds in the 200m butterfly by 0.48 seconds at the Belgrade Trophy swimming championships in the Serbian capital city the previous Saturday, Prakash had one last …

Swimming Federation Announces Rs 5 Lakh Cash Reward for Olympic-bound Sajan Prakash
3 years, 5 months ago

Swimming Federation Announces Rs 5 Lakh Cash Reward for Olympic-bound Sajan Prakash

News 18  

Swimming Federation of India on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for Sajan Prakash who scripted history by becoming the first swimmer from the country to earn a direct qualification for the Olympics. Prakash qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday by breaching the ‘A’ standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event …

Sajan Prakash to get Rs 5 lakh cash reward from Swimming Federation of India for breaching 'A' standard time
3 years, 5 months ago

Sajan Prakash to get Rs 5 lakh cash reward from Swimming Federation of India for breaching 'A' standard time

Firstpost  

Prakash qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday by breaching the ‘A’ standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy. “SFI president Shri RN Jayaprakash announced a personal cash award of Rs 5 lac to Sajan Prakash, who is the first Indian to achieve the Olympic ‘A’ qualification …

SFI announces Rs 5 lakh cash reward for Tokyo 2020-bound Sajan Prakash
3 years, 5 months ago

SFI announces Rs 5 lakh cash reward for Tokyo 2020-bound Sajan Prakash

The Hindu  

The Swimming Federation of India on Monday announced a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh for Sajan Prakash, who scripted history by becoming the first swimmer from the country to earn a direct qualification for the Olympics. Prakash qualified for the Tokyo Games on Saturday by breaching the 'A' standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men's 200m butterfly event …

Sajan Prakash Becomes First Indian Swimmer to Get Direct Entry to Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Sajan Prakash Becomes First Indian Swimmer to Get Direct Entry to Olympics

News 18  

Sajan Prakash on Saturday became the first-ever Indian swimmer to qualify for the Olympic Games by breaching the ‘A’ standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy. The Games ‘A’ standard was set at 1:56.48 seconds and the 27-year-old Prakash completed the run 0.10 seconds faster at the FINA-accredited …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sajan Prakash becomes first-ever Indian to breach qualification mark for Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Sajan Prakash becomes first-ever Indian to breach qualification mark for Games

Firstpost  

The Games ‘‘A’’ standard was set at 1:56.48 seconds and the 27-year-old Prakash completed the run 0.10 seconds faster at the FINA-accredited Olympic qualifier. Sajan Prakash on Saturday became the first-ever Indian swimmer to qualify for the Olympic Games by breaching the ‘‘A’’ standard time, clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in …

Sajan Prakash first-ever Indian swimmer to make 'A' cut for Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Sajan Prakash first-ever Indian swimmer to make 'A' cut for Olympics

The Hindu  

Sajan Prakash on Saturday made the cut for the Tokyo Olympics at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. Many congratulations to @swim_sajan who becomes the 1st Indian #swimmer♂to qualify for #Tokyo2020 as he clocks 1:56:38 in men's 200m butterfly at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. I had come so close to the qualifying mark in the previous meets, but …

Swimmers Srihari Nataraj, Maana Patel nominated for Universality places in Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 6 months ago

Swimmers Srihari Nataraj, Maana Patel nominated for Universality places in Tokyo Olympics

The Hindu  

Srihari Nataraj and Maana Patel have been nominated by the Swimming Federation of India for the Universality Places for the Tokyo Olympics. Even as Srihari Nataraj is chasing the ‘A’ qualification spot, which if achieved would get him a direct entry for the Games, the Swimming Federation had to make the nominations to meet the nomination deadline of June 20. …

Belgrade Swimming: Indians Win 3 Gold, All Miss Olympic Qualification
3 years, 6 months ago

Belgrade Swimming: Indians Win 3 Gold, All Miss Olympic Qualification

News 18  

India’s Sajan Prakash won gold in the men’s 200 meters butterfly event in the Belgrade Open Swimming competition, but narrowly missed qualifying for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Prakash, 27, clocked one minute 56.96 seconds, but fell short of the ‘A’ qualification time of 1 minute 56.48 seconds late on Saturday. Six Indian swimmers, including Prakash, have achieved the ‘B’ qualification …

Sajan Prakash bags gold but misses out on Olympic 'A' cut
3 years, 8 months ago

Sajan Prakash bags gold but misses out on Olympic 'A' cut

The Hindu  

India's top swimmer Sajan Prakash clinched the gold in the 200m butterfly event at the Uzbekistan Open Championship, but a Tokyo Olympics qualifying 'A' standard eluded him here on Tuesday. The Kerala swimmer, who has already achieved the Olympics 'B' mark in the 200m butterfly, clocked 1.57.85s to bag the top honours in the Olympic qualifying event. READ| Nethra Kumanan: …

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