Doping Alarm in Indian Swimming

Doping Alarm in Indian Swimming

Indian swimming bodies must educate and enforce anti-doping norms to protect the sport from any sort of taint or tainted players and also to provide a level-playing field to clean athletes..

Should SFI charge fees for UID?

Should SFI charge fees for UID?

Swimming Federation of India is charging an annual fees for all swimmers that wish to appear in competitions. The big question -- is this the right move to promote the sports in India?

Black Friday for Swimmers from Maharashtra

Black Friday for Swimmers from Maharashtra

The Glenmark 37th Sub-Junior & 47th Junior National Aquatic Championships 2021 to be held in Bengaluru from October 19-23th is turning out to be a rough-shod ride for the swimmers from the state of Maharashtra.  First up, the swimmers were running from pillar to post to get the pools opened, so that they could be in shape for the national championship. Second, there was much confusion and chaos over the state trials — initially slated in Ahmedabad, and then shifted to Pune. Third, even performance at the swimming trials was not enough, as the Swimming Association of Maharashtra had agreed...

Trend-spotting through the Maharashtra Selection for National Championship

Trend-spotting through the Maharashtra Selection for National Championship

Every year, as the National Swimming Championship is held for Seniors, Juniors and Sub-Juniors, it gives a chance to all swimmers in India, to benchmark themselves in terms of where they stand in their chosen strokes. Since, these national events are one of the very few ones done in line with international event standards, namely – qualification heats and finals instead of time-trials and the use of touchpads, the swimmers can learn a lot about their strokes, which otherwise is not possible.  Sadly, there is no centralised or regional ranking for swimmers in India, though there has been a word...

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