Half the Pool, Twice the Thrill: Sajan Doubles Up, Rishabh Rockets as India’s First Short Course Nationals Open
Ahmedabad | 25 October 2026 Ten finals. Seven winning times faster than any Indian has ever been listed as swimming over the short course. Two doubles, a one-two, and a 1500m that may have just written its own benchmark. For decades, Indian swimming has measured itself almost entirely in 50-metre pools. On Sunday, the Swimming […]
Aryan Nehra Wins 400m Gold, Vritti Agarwal Sets NMR: Day 6 Closes the 79th Senior Nationals in Ahmedabad
Images: SFITV YouTube Channel Ahmedabad, 21 June 2026 — The 79th Senior National Aquatics Championships came to a close on Sunday at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Naranpura, with the final session delivering a National Meet Record, another sub-2 from Rishabh Anupam Das, and a championship-closing gold for Aryan Nehra in the Men’s 400m Freestyle. […]
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.