Two Reforms, One Blueprint: How SFI’s Age Bands and Talent Pool Standards Quietly Line Up
When the Swimming Federation of India restructured national championship age groups in May — clean two-year bands, 11–12 and 13–14 at sub-junior, 15–16 and 17–18 at junior — it was framed, correctly, as competition reform. Cleaner brackets, fairer racing, and a structure that finally maps onto World Aquatics’ 14–18 Junior World Championships window. What wasn’t […]
A New Lane for India’s Young Swimmers
The Swimming Federation of India’s revised age groups are on the expected lines— and could quietly transform the country’s aquatic talent pipeline.