Srihari Nataraj

India's swimming campaign at the Paris Olympics came to an end with both srihari nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu failing to progress to the semifinals of their respective events on Sunday.

An 11-member swimming squad, including Virdhawal Khade and Khelo India champion srihari nataraj, has been selected for the Asian Games by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI).

The Swimming Federation of India has nominated srihari nataraj and Maana Patel to compete in the Olympics via the Universality places qualification system, which allows countries to recommend their two highest ranked swimmers for the showpiece if none makes the cut through the regulation process.

A three-member Indian swimming team, including srihari nataraj, will leave for Serbia on Tuesday night to compete in the Belgrade Trophy, a FINA-accredited Olympic qualifying event.

Ahead of the Asian Games, Olympian srihari nataraj is focusing on precision, transitioning from a contender to a calculated performer. After a strategic reset in 2025, prioritizing freestyle and the World University Games, he's now returning to his backstroke strength for 2026. Nataraj also highlighted the challenge of sustaining talent in Indian swimming long-term.

The Indian men's 4x100m medley relay team comprising srihari nataraj, Sajan Prakash, Likith SP and Virdhawal Khade won India's ninth gold medal at the 10th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships on Wednesday.

Indian swimmers Tanish George Mathew, Vishal Grewal, Anand AS, and srihari nataraj set a national record time of 3:21.22 in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay at the Asian Games, securing their spot in the final. The women's 4x200m freestyle relay team also made it to the final. In the men's 4x100m medley relay, the Indian quartet broke the national record with a time of 3:40.84, finishing fourth overall. This showcases the talent and potential of Indian swimmers on the international stage.

Bengalurean srihari nataraj lived up to national coach Nihar Ameen’s expectations as he entered the men’s 100m backstroke final, bagging the fourth spot in the second semifinal at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre on Friday.

A four-member team will represent India at the FINA World Short Course Champion- ships in Abu Dhabi later this year. The team comprises srihari nataraj and Sajan Prakash who have qualified with ‘A qualifying time’ while Kushagra Rawat has made the team with ‘B qualifying time’.

Star Indian swimmer srihari nataraj came agonisingly close to achieving the elusive Olympic qualification time in the 100m men's backstroke event before falling short of the mark at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy on Friday. Another Indian swimmer, Advait Page also set a new national record, clocking 15:23.66 in the men's 1500m freestyle at a qualification event in Los Angeles, USA.

A 36-member aquatics squad including former bronze medallist Virdhawal Khade will represent India at the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou in September-October. The Swimming Federation of India (SFI) on Saturday announced the squad which includes 21 in swimming, three in diving and 13 members in waterpolo.

Karnataka’s teenage talent Hashika Ramachandra continued with her sizzling form in the swimming competition at the National Games in Rajkot on Friday.

India has achieved promising results in swimming at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou. srihari nataraj and Likith Selvaraj made it to the finals in their respective disciplines. The men's 4x200m freestyle relay team also reached the finals. However, some Indian swimmers did not advance to the finals. In the women's events, the Indian team finished seventh in the 4x100m freestyle relay. srihari nataraj finished sixth in the men's 100m backstroke final. The swimming events at the Asian Games are taking place from September 24 to September 29.

Timely intervention from the Karnataka Swimming Association (KSA) and the state government’s quick response on Wednesday cleared the decks for Srihari’s training after he returned home following his qualification for Olympics.

Karnataka continued their domination in the pool and were fittingly crowned the overall champions at the Senior National Aquatic Championships on Friday.At the Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre, they ended the campaign with 36 medals comprising 17 gold, 10 silver and nine bronze.

srihari nataraj, who holds the national record in 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke, said his immediate aim is to book a berth in the Tokyo Olympics.

India’s srihari nataraj stormed into the semifinals of the men’s 100m backstroke while Sajan Prakash (50m butterfly) and Kushagra Rawat (400m freestyle) failed to make the cut at the w Aquatics Centre in Birmingham on Friday.

Ace India swimmer srihari nataraj said on Sunday that he was focusing on his preparations rather than worrying about how tough the competition would be at the Tokyo Olympics beginning July 23.

Ace Indian swimmer srihari nataraj on Sunday breached the 'A' standard time for the Tokyo Games by clocking 53.77s in the men's 100m backstroke at the Sette Colli Trophy but his participation in the Olympics will be confirmed only if FINA approves the timing.

Swimmers Maana Patel and srihari nataraj have been nominated for ‘Universality Places’ for Tokyo Olympics 2020, the Swimming Federation of India (SFI) said in a statement on Tuesday.

srihari nataraj, a 23-year-old swimmer from India, is set to compete in his second straight Olympic Games as part of the 117-member Indian contingent heading to Paris. Prior to his departure for the French capital, Nataraj took to his Instagram account to share a video in which he unveiled the kit provided by the Indian Olympic Association for the athletes representing the nation at the prestigious event.

srihari nataraj and Virdhawal Khade won two more gold medals as India added three gold - the third came in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay - to end with their best-ever haul of 52 medals in the 10th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships that concluded at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence here on Friday.

Over 4,000 of the country’s future stars have descended on the Garden City for the second edition of the Khelo India University Games that will be inaugurated by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at the Sree Kanteerava indoor stadium here on Sunday.

Swimmer Maana Patel is looking forward to competing against top-level athletes in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics after becoming the first Indian female swimmer to qualify for the Games. She has qualified through the universality quota.

srihari nataraj won the 100m freestyle gold with a new meet record on Saturday as Karnataka ended their National Games campaign on a high in Rajkot. Srihari timed 50.41 to eclipse Aaron D' Souza's 50.97 set in Kerala. Vishal Grewal (Delhi) was second in 51.

srihari nataraj won the gold medal in the Men's 50m Backstroke event at the national open swimming championship in 2022. Vinayak V took silver, and Nithik Hariprasath took the bronze. Maana Patel won the gold medal in the Women's 50m Backstroke event. Bhavya Sachdeva won the gold medal in the Women's 200m Freestyle event. Ridhima Verendra Kumar took silver, with a time of 21393 seconds, and Ashmitha Chandra finished third with a time of 21559 seconds. In the Men's 200m Freestyle event, Aneesh S Gowda took the gold medal with a time of 15335 seconds, Devansh Parmar took the silver with a time of 3, Sambhavv R Zone 3 took the bronze with a time of 100m Butterfly event with Bikram Chagneai in first place with 5656 seconds, Harsh Saroha finished in third place with a time of 3, and Aryan Panchal finished in fourth place with a time of 50m Breaststroke event with Shwejal Mankar in first place with 2989 seconds, and Suneesh S taking the gold medal with a time of 3, and

He was initiated into swimming at the age of two, won his first medal at five, has three national records against his name, and he has not yet turned 18. srihari nataraj is the next big thing in Indian swimming and has already fixed his next target – an Olympic medal before turning 23.

Talk of water sports in the country, the first thought drifts to swimming thanks to srihari nataraj and Sajan Prakash, who made the ‘A’ cut for the recent Tokyo Olympics.

Ace Indian swimmers srihari nataraj and Sajan Prakash have qualified for the upcoming 15th FINA World Short Course Championships, the Swimming Federation of India announced on Friday.

Indian swimmer srihari nataraj and the Indian women's team qualified for the men's 100m backstroke and 4x100m freestyle relay finals at the Asian Games. The Indian team, including Olympian Maana Patel, Dhinidhi Desinghu, Janvi Choudhary, and Shivangi Sarma, finished sixth in the 10-team event. Nataraj, however, finished second in his heat and fifth overall.