Swimming is a tough sport. What makes it even tougher is that it never lets up. Swimmers train for years, honing technique, fixing flaws, and shaving time by microseconds. And even if they win, what do they actually take home? A medal. A certificate. If they’re lucky, maybe a Khelo India or TOPS selection. The...
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#KIYG 2024: An Extravaganza Like None Other
Khelo India Youth Games 2024 presented an exciting opportunity for selected swimmers across India to compete in a tough and calibrated competition. This is a win-win for all.
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Slambook: Idhant Chaturvedi
Idhant Chaturvedi is a Backstroker, who is part of the Karnataka Swim Team. He shares his likes and dislikes.
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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..
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India fails at Fukuoka World Swimming Championships
At the recently concluded World Championships for Swimming at Fukuoka in Japan, Indian swimmers failed yet again to make a mark on an international meet.
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Penalising the Performers
Many swimming meets in India are debarring medallist to promote new talent. But could this be detrimental to the sport?
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The Need for a Swimming Parent Association
Swimming parents need to join hands and come together for the great good of the sports in India.
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Sub Junior National Aquatic Championship 2022: Sub-Juniors or Sub-Standard?
The Sub Junior National Aquatic Championship 2022 organised in Rajkot left a lot to desired. What were the misgivings of the participants. Here's a rejoinder.
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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?
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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...