Power couple: For swimming champions Virdhawal and Rujuta Khade, the journey is just starting

With five gold medals at the 2023 Senior National Aquatic Championships between them, Rujuta and Virdhawal Khade are looking ahead to life beyond swimming.

Tanya Kini

· Jul 12, 2023 · 09:15 am

Interview: Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj – ‘The pool is my happy place’

Srihari may not have bagged a medal at Birmingham 2022 – and he was close – but in one of the toughest sports at CWG, he reached finals in two events.

Samreen Razzaqui

· Sep 10, 2022 · 01:30 pm

In Pictures: Artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez dramatically rescued after fainting in the pool

Anita Alvarez was rescued by Team USA head coach Andrea Fuentes from the bottom of the pool.

AFP

· Jun 23, 2022 · 12:43 pm

Swimming: Sajan Prakash creates history as he achieves Olympic qualification mark

The 27-year-old qualified for Tokyo Games by becoming the first-ever Indian swimmer to breach Olympic qualification mark.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 26, 2021 · 09:10 pm

Japan swimming star Rikako Ikee to return to racing for first time since cancer diagnosis: Report

The 20-year-old was a strong favourite for 100m butterfly gold at her home Olympics before revealing last year that she had been diagnosed with leukaemia.

AFP

· Aug 11, 2020 · 02:10 pm

Watch: Katie Ledecky swims the length of a pool while balancing a glass of milk on her head

The American swimmer is a five-time Olympic gold medal winner.

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· Aug 04, 2020 · 10:05 am

Coronavirus: Swimming Federation of India requests Sports Ministry to reopen pools for training

Swimming pools and gyms continue to be closed despite the government allowing sports complexes and stadiums to open for training.

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· May 20, 2020 · 05:49 pm

Coronavirus: Swimming Worlds postponed from July 2021 to May 2022 to avoid clash with Tokyo Olympics

The championships also feature diving, open water swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo events.

AFP

· May 04, 2020 · 04:19 pm

Focus on swimming will improve India’s Olympic medal tally, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju

In an online workshop with SFI and SAI, Rijiju called for India to aim for a good show at the 2028 Games.

AFP

· Apr 30, 2020 · 08:23 pm

Tokyo Olympics: Wada launches probe as banned Chinese swimmer Sun Yang gets national camp call-up

The three-time Olympic champion has been given an eight-year ban for refusing to provide a doping sample.

AFP

· Apr 24, 2020 · 02:48 pm

It can be managed: Swimmer Srihari Nataraj optimistic about covering lost time after lockdown

The 19-year-old, whose schedule is usually packed with travelling for meets and events in and out of the country, has turned to home workouts.

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· Apr 08, 2020 · 04:16 pm

International Swimming Federation ready to move world c’ships that could clash with 2021 Olympics

The swimming worlds are set to be held in Fukuoka in Japan between July 16 and August 1 next year.

AFP

· Mar 24, 2020 · 10:49 pm