Kushagra Rawat

Swimmer SP Likith wants swimming pools to reopen for training, says, 'we have to live with what's happening'

Several countries including parts of Australia and UK are opening swimming pools, allowing athletes to return to training.

South Asian Games 2019: Sakshi Malik leads charge as wrestlers' dominant performance sees India pull further ahead in medal tally

It was a gold rush for India in the swimming pool with Kushagra Rawat picking the first top prize of the day in men's 400m freestyle event with a time of 3:49.76 while compatriot Anand Shylaja took the silver in 4:01.02 for an Indian 1-2 finish

Asian Age Group Swimming Championships: Kushagra Rawat bags fourth gold; Srihari Nataraj sets new event record

Kushagra Rawat triumphed in 400m freestyle to bag his fourth gold medal while Srihari Nataraj created a new meet record on his way to gold in 100m backstroke at the Asian Age Group Championship at Bengaluru on Thursday.

Asian Age Group Swimming Championships: Virdhawal Khade misses out on Olympic 'A' cut despite winning men's 50m freestyle

Virdhawal Khade clinched India's seventh gold medal at the 10th Asian Age Group Championship but failed to make the Olympic 'A' cut in the men's 50m freestyle event, in Bengaluru on Wednesday.

Senior National Aquatic Championship: Srihari Nataraj steals limelight on Day 4, bags gold medals in two events

Srihari Nataraj won the men's 100m freestyle title before bettering his own national record to win the gold in the 50m backstroke event of the 73rd Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championship on Tuesday.

Indian swimming needs sharper thinking, professionalism, more tournaments to rise to global levels or risk oblivion

The sooner Swimming Federation of India understands that it needs to approach the task of administering in a professional manner, the better it will be for the sport. Or else, swimming would get left further behind in the race for popularity.

Swimmer Advait Page breaks eight-year-old national record in 800m freestyle event; Sajan Kumar, Srihari Nataraj shine

Page, holder of the best Indian record in the 800 m Freestyle, and Kushagra Rawat were neck to neck in till the 650 m mark and clearly leading the pack.