Mumbai: A swimmer from Karnataka, Sharath Gayakwad, is the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the Paralympics. Born with a deformed hand, Sharath has managed to swim against all odds to get there. "I want to be an Olympic champion and break a world record," the Paraswimmer said. 20-year-old Sharath Gayakwad was born with a hand deformity. But he has been swimming against all odds to become the first Indian...
10:13 AM, May 09, 2012
Sundernagar: Karsanbhai Patel has been training state and national level swimmers in a small village lake in Gujarat. He said the CNN-IBN Real Heroes award helped give them a boost. The swimmers prepare for the championships in a canal at the tiny hamlet of Sundernagar. The canal that has produced many state and national level swimming champs. It is the government school teacher Karsanbhai Patel, CNN-IBN's Real Hero in 2009,...
02:00 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Bhopal: A 12-year old swimming champion from Bhopal, Ira Parihar, has accomplished what most swimmers have not even attempted, despite suffering from Down syndrome. Ira Parihar has been swimming since she was 3-year old. At the age of 8 she crossed the breadth of Bhopal's Historic Upper Lake. This is nothing unusual, except that Parihar has Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder associated with learning disabilities. Now, the 12-year-old can swim...
08:40 AM, Nov 21, 2011
Beijing: Five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe had a setback in his comeback bid on Tuesday when he failed to qualify for the finals of the men's 100-meter freestyle and the 100 individual medley at a World Cup short course event. The Australian finished the 100 in 50.21 seconds, placing 15th across modest heat fields. Teammate Kyle Richardson had the fastest time of 48.11 seconds. In the individual medley, Thorpe...
08:49 PM, Nov 08, 2011
Singapore: Australia's most successful Olympian Ian Thorpe had his first swimming meet back after a five-year absence end prematurely on Saturday when he failed to qualify for the finals of the 100 metres butterfly in a World Cup race in Singapore. Thorpe, winner of five Olympic golds, finished third in his heat with a time of 54.09 to rank 11th overall and outside the top eight qualifiers for the finals...
10:15 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Singapore: Five-times Olympic swimming champion Ian Thorpe finished a disappointing seventh in the final of the 100 metres individual medley in a World Cup event on Friday on a tough first day back in competition after five years away. The 29-year-old Australian, who hopes to qualify for next year's Olympics, started well with the butterfly leg before losing ground on the backstroke and then struggling with the breaststroke as he...
09:25 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Strangely, all I remember of the cinematic adaptation of Koni, which I saw at least a couple of decades back, is the battle cry of swimming coach Kshitish Sinha egging on a tired protégé – “fight Koni, fight!” And yet, this is the defining peg of the story of an impoverished girl’s singular battle against odds to fulfill a dream. Kanakchampa Pal, a tomboy who jostles with boys of her...
05:51 PM, Sep 14, 2010
Pratapura (Gujarat): Karsanbhai Patel has been training children of his village to swim in a local lake. He saw an opportunity where others saw only a dirty lake. For 28 years, there have been no professional facilities, yet the children he trained have gone on to become national champions. Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps will probably never know about his popularity thousands of miles away in a tiny village of...
11:04 PM, Aug 14, 2010
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06:08 PM, Jul 19, 2010
The accident has raised serious concerns of the safety measures. ...
04:23 PM, Mar 14, 2010
Khade bettered two meet records as Indians ruled the roost with four gold and five silver medals. ...
08:44 PM, Feb 06, 2010
Swimmers dive into the Serpentine river for a Christmas Day dip. ...
03:01 PM, Dec 28, 2009
Trickett had failed to win a gold at the 2009 world championships in Rome. ...
08:16 AM, Dec 15, 2009
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