Dhinidhi, Aryan Nehra and Tamil Nadu: Three More NMRs on Day 3 of the 79th Senior Nationals
Dhinidhi Desinghu broke her own 100m Freestyle national record with 56.57. Aryan Nehra smashed the Men’s 1500m Freestyle NMR by 15 seconds. Tamil Nadu broke the Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay record. Aditi Satish Hegde won the Women’s 400m Freestyle. Three NMRs on Day 3 at Ahmedabad.
Srihari Sets NMR, Karnataka Rule the Relays: Day 2 Report from the 79th Senior Nationals
Srihari Nataraj broke his own 50m backstroke national record with 25.32 at the 79th Senior Nationals in Ahmedabad. Dhinidhi Desinghu won the Women 200m Freestyle, Saanvi Deshwal (born 2011) took the 200m Medley gold, and Karnataka completed a relay double including a new Mixed 4x100m NMR of 3:37.68.
Four National Records on Day 1: Ahmedabad Witnesses a Historic Opening at the 79th Senior Nationals
Four National Meet Records fell on Day 1 of the 79th Senior National Aquatics Championships in Ahmedabad. Astha Choudhury shattered a 17-year-old butterfly record, Vinayak Vijay broke the 200m IM NMR, Aditi Satish Hegde rewrote the 1500m free mark, and Karnataka’s women demolished the relay record by eight seconds.
India vs the World: The Swimming Gap, Event by Event
As the Senior Nationals approach, SwimmingDrive maps every long-course event where India stands versus the world record. The men are chasing. The women face a structural reckoning. The numbers, verified and visualised.
Top 20 Under 20: The Young Women Leading Indian Swimming’s Next Wave
Twenty young women who are set to define Indian swimming over the next Olympic cycle. The companion piece to our 20 Under 20 men’s ranking. Data from KSA State Senior Championship 2026 and 51st Junior Nationals 2025.