Here is all you need to know about the India swimming records by age
At the moment, it’s an exciting time for swimmers in the country. Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj’s most recent successes have given a discipline that has frequently struggled to establish itself in the country’s sporting ecology some unusual notoriety.
India swimming national records by age and time full list
Prakash and Nataraj both qualified directly for the Tokyo Olympics, a feat never before accomplished by an Indian swimmer. Although qualifying for Tokyo is unquestionably their greatest accomplishment to far, the swimmers and a select few others have also made an impression in the past, frequently breaking records. Swimming records for men in India are held by Sajan Prakash in the 200-meter butterfly and freestyle events, as well as three relay events.
In addition to breaking the Indian record in the 200-meter freestyle and setting a new national record in the 200-meter butterfly at the 2021 Sette Colli Trophy in Italy, Sajan Prakash also improved his Olympic Qualification Time (OQT) for Tokyo 2020. Srihari Nataraj, who competed in the 100-meter backstroke event at Tokyo 2020, dominates India’s backstroke contests. As of the 200-meter heats of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, he holds the men’s national record in each of the three backstroke distances (50, 100, and 200 metres).
- Sandeep Sejwal, who won bronze at the Asian Games, is India’s top breaststroker. In the 50, 100, and 200 metre stroke events, he currently owns the national record.
- Maana Patel, who qualified for Tokyo 2020 as India’s third woman competitor, currently owns the national records in the 50-, 100-, and 200-meter backstroke events.
- Richa Mishra, a swimmer from Delhi, holds up to five Indian swimming records, the most of any swimmer in either the men’s or women’s division.
Talking about the 200 m butterfly, 400 m individual medley, 200 m and 800 m freestyle, Richa, the Delhi swimmer has the best timing of anyone from.the country. The longest-standing national swimming record in India is Richa Mishra’s mark in the 200-meter butterfly. At the Asian Age Group Championships in 2007, the veteran swimmer finished in 2:18.66.
List of Indian swimming records
Time format – minutes: seconds. microseconds (MM:SS:MS)ย
Men
| Event | Name | Time | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | Vidhawal Khade | 22.43 | 2018 Asian Games |
| 100m freestyle | Virdhawal Khade | 49.47 | 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games |
| 200m freestyle | Sajan Prakash | 1:49.73 | 2021 Sette Colli Trophy |
| 400m freestyle | Aryan Nehra | 3:52.55 | 2023 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 800m freestyle | Aryan Nehra | 8:01.81 | 2023 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 1500m freestyle | Advait Page | 15:23.66 | 2021 Fran Crippen Swim Meet of Champions |
| 50m backstroke | Srihari Nataraj | 25.11 | 2021 Uzbekistan Open Championships |
| 100m backstroke | Srihari Nataraj | 53.77 | 2021 Sette Colli Trophy |
| 200m backstroke | Srihari Nataraj | 2:00.84 | 2022 Commonwealth Games |
| 50m breaststroke | Sandeep Sejwal | 27.59 | 2018 Singapore Championships |
| 100m breaststroke | Sandeep Sejwal | 1:00.97 | 2009 Asian Age Group Championships |
| 200m breaststroke | Sandeep Sejwal | 2:12.02 | 2009 Asian Age Group Championships |
| 50m butterfly | Virdhawal Khade | 24.09 | 2018 Asian Games |
| 100m butterfly | Virdhawal Khade | 52.77 | 2009 Asian Age Group Championships |
| 200m butterfy | Sajan Prakash | 1:56.38 | 2021 Sette Colli Trophy |
| 200m individual medley | Siva Sridhar | 1:59.80 | 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) |
| 400m individual medley | Advait Page | 4:27.41 | 2021 Southern Zone South Sectional Championships |
| 4x100m freestyle relay | Srihari Nataraj, S Anilkumar, Sajan Prakash, Virdhawal Khade | 3:23.72 | 2019 Asian Age Group Championships |
| 4x200m freestyle relay | Aaron DโSouza, Sajan Prakash, Neil Contractor, Saurabh Sangvekar | 7:34.50 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 4x100m medley relay | Srihari Nataraj, Sandeep Sejwal, Sajan Prakash, Aaron D’Souza | 3:44.94 | 2018 Asian Games |
Womenย
| Event | Name | Time | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50m freestyle | Shikha Tandon | 26.37 | 2008 Malaysia Open |
| Anannya Nayak | Kenisha Gupta | 57.31 | 2023 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 200m freestyle | Shivani Kataria | 2:04.34 | 2015 Asian Age Group Championships |
| 400m freestyle | Richa Mishra | 4:25.76 | 2011 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 800m freestyle | Richa Mishra | 9:06.31 | 2011 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 1500m freestyle | Malavika Vishwanath | 17:32.85 | 2015 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships |
| 50m backstroke | Maana Patel | 29.30 | 2015 Asian Age Group Championships |
| 100m backstroke | Maana Patel | 1:03.48 | 2023 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 200m backstroke | Maana Patel | 2:19.30 | 2015 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 50m breaststroke | Chahat Arora | 32.94 | 2022 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 100m breaststroke | Chahat Arora | 1:13.13 | 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) |
| 200m breaststroke | Lineysha AK | 2:37.35 | 2023 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 50m butterfly | Nina Venkatesh | 28.01 | 2023 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 100m butterfly | Astha Choudhury | 1:02.71 | 2021 Indian Junior Championships |
| 200m butterfly | Richa Mishra | 2:18.66 | 2007 Asian Age Group Championships |
| 200m individual medley | Hashika Ramachandra | 2:21.15 | 2023 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 400m individual medley | Richa Mishra | 4:59.17 | 2018 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 4x100m freesyle relay | Rujuta Khade, Maana Patel, Divya Satija, Shivani Kataria | 4:00.76 | 2019 Asian Age Group Championships |
| 4x200m freestyle relay | Hashika Ramachandra, Vihitha Nayana, Shirin, Dhinidht Desinghu | 8:40.89 | 2023 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 4x100m medley relay | Maana Patel, Chahat Arora, Divya Satija, Shivani Kataria | 4:26.69 | 2019 Asian Age Group Championships |
| Event | Name | Time | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x50m freestyle relay | Neel Roy, Sadhvi Dhuri, Kenisha Gupta, Virdhawal Khade | 1:40.00 | 2018 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 4x100m freestyle relay | Srihari Nataraj, Maana Patel, Shivani Kataria, Virdhawal Khade | 3:42.56 | 2019 Asian Age Group Championships |
| 4x50m medley relay | Maana Patel, Anshul Kothari, Smit Sharma, Dilpreet Kaur | 1:53.42 | 2016 Senior National Aquatics Championships |
| 4x100m medley relay | Srihari Nataraj, Prema Selvaraj, Divya Satija, Shivani Kataria | 4:04.15 | 2019 Asian Age Group Championships |