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Sajan Prakash

Sajan Prakash (born 14 September 1993) is an Indian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, butterfly and medley events. At the 2015 National Games in Kerala, he set a record on 8 February 2015 by winning 6 gold and 3 Silver medals, and became the best athlete of the Indian National Games, held at Trivandrum, Kerala. He competed at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in the 200 meter butterfly event.[1] He became the first ever Indian swimmer to breach the FINA "A" Olympic qualification time when he clocked an Indian national record time of 1:56.38 in the 200 m butterfly event at the 2021 Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. With this time he qualified for the 200 m butterfly event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[2][3][4] As of June 2021, he is the holder of 11 Indian national swimming records in events spanning freestyle, butterfly, medley and relay categories. Sajan is currently training with Aqua Nation Sports Academy (ANSA) based in Dubai.

Sajan Prakash
Sajan with the winner's Gold Medal in the 200m butterfly category at the 2016 South Asian Games
Personal information
Full nameSajan Prakash
Nationality India
Born (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 31)
Idukki, Kerala, India
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight154 lb (70 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, Butterfly
ClubBasavanagudi Aquatic Centre/ Aqua Nation Sports Academy, Dubai
CoachPradeep Kumar
Medal record
Swimming
Representing  India
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Asian Indoor Games 100 m Butterfly
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 200 m Butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 1500 m Freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Guwahati 4 x 200 m Freestyle relay
National Games of India
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kerala 100m Butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kerala 200m Butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kerala 400m Freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kerala 800m Freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kerala 1500m Freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2015 Kerala 4x100m Freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kerala 200m Freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Kerala 4x100m Medley

Personal life

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Sajan Prakash hails from Idukki district of Kerala. He was raised in Neyveli, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. His mother V.J.Shantymol is also a former athlete and has represented India in several national and international events. He started training at the Neyveli Lignite City Swimming Club, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. He did his schooling in St. Paul's Matriculation Higher Secondary School, NLC Boys Higher Secondary School, Jawahar Higher Secondary School, Neyveli, Tamil Nadu. He completed his graduation in computer applications from Annamalai University, Chidambaram.[5] Now he joined in Kerala Police as an Officer Commanding. A pool was opened in Neyveli after his name.

Career

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In the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Sajan Prakash makes history as he became the first Indian swimmer, where he breached the Olympic qualification by just 10 milliseconds in the 200m butterfly event.[6]

He won the gold medal in the men's 200m butterfly event at the FINA-accredited Olympic Qualifying event.[6]

Olympics

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Sajan finished at 28th position in the 200m butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

Sajan finished at 24th position in the 200m butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8]

Sajan finished at 46th position in the 100m butterfly event at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a timing of 53:45secs .[9]

Asian Games

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At the Asian Games 2018, Prakash participated in 100m and 200m butterfly, 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay, and 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay. Prakash finished at 5th position in 200m Butterfly clocking timing of 1:57.75 and in the 4 × 100 m Freestyle relay, he finished at 8th position in the finals.[10][11]

Commonwealth Games

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Prakash finished 8th in the finals of the 200m butterfly event at the Commonwealth Games 2018.[12]

Achievements

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  • Won gold medal[13] in 100m butterfly stroke and silver medal in 200m freestyle at 36th National Games held in Gujarat.
  • Won 6 gold medals and 3 silver medals at the 35th National Games, held in Kerala India and won the Best Athlete award of 2015.
  • Only Indian male swimmer to participate at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
  • Won a silver medal in the 100m butterfly category at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games, held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
  • Holds 10 national, 3 South Asian and 1 Asian records in various categories.
  • First Indian swimmer to qualify for finals at the 2018 Asian Games in 200m Butterfly in 32 years.[14]
  • First Indian swimmer to breach the FINA "A" Olympic qualification time.[2][15]
  • First Indian Swimmer to qualify for two consecutive Olympics .

References

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  1. ^ Sharma, Amitabha Das (13 November 2014). "Sajan Prakash creates new national record". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Tokyo 2020: Kerala swimmer Sajan Prakash makes history with 'A' mark". Gulf News. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Sajan Prakash Becomes India's First-Ever Fina 'A' Cut Swimmer". Gulf News. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Sajan creates history". Time of India. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ Manalethu, Biju Cherian (2015). "Sajan Prakash Swimmer – Profile, Biography and Interesting Facts". Cinetrooth. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ^ a b Sen, Rohan (26 June 2021). "Sajan Prakash makes history in Rome, becomes first Indian swimmer to qualify for Tokyo 2020 Olympics". India Today. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Swimmers Sajan finish at 28th in his event". news18.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Swimmers Sajan finish at 24th in his event". in.news.yahoo.com. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Sajan Prakash Olympics: India's challenge ends as Sajan Prakash unable to advance to 100m butterfly semis | Tokyo Olympics News". The Times of India. 29 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Freestyle relay team breaks record". The Hindu. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Prakash breaks national record". 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Sajan in 200m butterfly finals". business-standard.com. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  13. ^ "National Games: A day of mixed fortunes for star swimmer Sajan Prakash". Onmanorama. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Asian Games: Swimmer Sajan Prakash's kin missing in Kerala floods; posts best show since 1986". Times of India. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Sajan Prakash creates history, becomes first-ever Indian swimmer to make Olympic 'A' cut". Times of India. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
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