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India "very close" to winning medal in swimming at Olympics: Dronacharya A
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Dronacharya Awardee swimming coach Tapan Panigrahi believes that India is "very close" to securing a medal in swimming in the next Olympics.
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Shams Aalam to Compete as First Swimmer with Paraplegia at 14th National T
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 9: Shams Aalam, a record-breaking Para swimmer from the village of Rathaus in Bihar's Madhubani district, is set to make history as the first swimmer with paraplegia to participate in the National Takshila Open Water Swimming Competition. The event, this year in i
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Karnataka wins 24th National Para-Swimming Championship
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The 24th National Para-Swimming Championship concluded on a triumphant note as Karnataka secured the overall championship title with an impressive 392 points. In a closely contested event, Maharashtra finished in second place with 378 points, while Rajasthan took third with 248 points. The e
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National para-swimming championship starts in Goa
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The National Para Swimming Championship promises to bring together over 700 participants, including para swimmers, coaches, officials, and support staff from over 27 states and union territories across India
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Waves of Determination: Four Indian Swimmers Defy the English Channel
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18: A team of four Indian Swimmers from Bengaluru Vrushali Prasade, Danish Abdi, Anuj Aneja, and Rohan Patnaik crossed the notoriously choppy 34 kilometres of the English Channel in 17 hours 9 minutes on the 11th of August 2024. With no sea in sight, the team faced
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Bengaluru's Siddhartha Agarwal becomes oldest Indian to swim across Englis
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The 49-year-old swam across the English Channel on August 29. The Bengaluru man took 15 hours and six minutes to complete the distance of 42 km.
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ANC pays tribute to Param Vir Chakra awardees with 78-swimmers 'Independen
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
On the occasion of the 78th Independence Day, 78 swimmers from Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) completed the "Independence Day Swim" from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island to Marina Bay to 21 islands named after the Param Vir Chakra awardees on Thursday.
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Vadodara: Swimmers celebrate Independence Day with unique flag display in
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a distinctive display of patriotism and unity, swimmers at the Sama Sports Complex in Vadodara uniquely celebrated the 78th Independence Day by waving the tricolour in the pool.
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Paris Olympics 2024 concludes with grand closing ceremony featuring H.E.R,
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The ceremony got underway with a classic musical performance and the France swimmer Leon Marchand, starting to bring the Olympic flame in a lantern to the Stade de France where the closing ceremony is being held.
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Paris Olympics: French swimmer Leon Marchand claims double gold in two hou
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Leon Marchand, the 22-year old French swimmer did the unthinkable in Paris Olympics 2024. Leon, who is trained by Michael Phelps' former coach Bob Bowman, showcased an epic performance, and won two gold medals, one in the 200-meter butterfly and the other in 200 breaststroke. He dethroned
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16-year-old Indian girl creates history by swimming across The English Cha
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A 16-year-old girl, Jiya Rai, with autism spectrum disorder, successfully swam across the English Channel, a distance of 34 km, in 17 hours and 25 minutes and became the youngest and fastest para swimmer in the world to achieve this feat in solo swimming.
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Paris Olympics: Young swimmers Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu bow o
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
India's swimming campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics saw an early end as both Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu failed to progress past the heats in their respective events.
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