Sajan Prakash on Saturday became the first-ever Indian swimmer to breach the ‘A’ Olympic qualification time by clocking 1:56:38 seconds in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the Sette Colli Trophy in Rome, Italy.
The 27-year-old made the Tokyo Games ‘A’ standard, set at 1:56.48 seconds, by 0.10 seconds at the FINA-accredited Olympic qualifier.
The Kerala swimmer has been continuously improving his performance in the 200m butterfly event and holds India’s best performance in his name.
Sajan was the only Indian male swimmer who represented India in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
He was the only one to qualify in three events with B timmings for Rio.
Four years later Sajan creates history by becoming the first Indian Swimmer to Qualify for Tokyo Games with ‘A’ timmings.
Sajan Prakash is coached by Dronacharya awardee coach, Shri.Pradeep Kumar. Last few months sajan was training at Dubai with Pradeep Kumar.
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Dr. Meenakshi Pahuja, International Swimmer and Assistant Professor, Physical Education Swimming Expert & Sports Consultant Author, Swimming Statistical Bulletin www.indiaswimming.com |
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