| Swimming in India | |
| Union: | Swimming Federation of India |
| Country: | India |
Swimming is widely practiced in India, but is not commonly pursued as a professional sport.[1]
Swimming sport in India is administered by the Swimming Federation of India.[2] SFI was formed by the merger of the National Swimming Association (NSA) and the Indian Swimming Federation (ISF).[3]
Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj won silver in the 50m backstroke event at the 30th Mare Nostrum swimming tour at the Canet-en-Roussillon, France.[4]
In 2020 SFI prepared a plan for the long-term development of the sport.[5] A workshop was organised in 2021 with Dr. Genadijus Sokolovas.[6] [7] In 2024, the Inspire Institute of Sport launched the Mizuho High Performance Swimming Programme in partnership with Mizuho Bank.[8]
Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj achieved direct qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, a feat never achieved by any Indian swimmer before.[9] Dhinidhi Desinghu, the youngest member of the Indian Olympic contingent, and Srihari Nataraj will represent India in swimming at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10]
India has won one gold in the Asian Games, which was bagged by Sachin Nag in the 100m freestyle at the inaugural edition in New Delhi.[11] The country has won two silver and 6 bronze overall, the latest being Sandeep Sejwal’s bronze in the 2014 Asiad in Incheon, South Korea.[12] India sent a 23 member contingent, including 9 women to the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[13] [14] The Indian swimmers qualified for the finals of three events[15] and set seven national records in Hangzhou, but did not win any medals.[16]
India has won one bronze at the Commonwealth Games.
| Competition | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Games | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Commonwealth Games | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Year | Recipient | Award | Gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1966 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 1967 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1969 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1971 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1973 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1974 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 1974 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1975 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 1975 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1982 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 1983 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1984 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1988 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1990 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 1996 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1998 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 1999 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 2000 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2000 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2005 | Arjuna Award | Female | ||
| 2010 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2011 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2012 | Arjuna Award | Male | ||
| 2011 | Dhyan Chand Award | Male | ||
| 2014 | Dhyan Chand Award | Male | ||
| 2020 | Dhyan Chand Award | Male | ||
| 2015 | Dronacharya Award | Male | ||
| 2016 | Dronacharya Award | Male | ||
| 2021 | Dronacharya Award | Male |
References: [17]