India names 12-member, all-male swimming squad for Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya
On September 18, 2026 India named a 12-member swimming squad for the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. The roster contains only male athletes.
India arrives at Aichi-Nagoya still seeking its first Asian Games pool medal since Sandeep Sejwal won bronze in the 50m breaststroke at Incheon 2014, a gap of 12 years. No Indian woman swimmer qualified for these Games, the same situation that occurred at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow earlier this year. Two Olympic-tested names, Sajan Prakash and Srihari Nataraj, are being counted on to change that run.
Vedaant Madhavan, 21, will contest the 200m freestyle and 200m backstroke individually and is also named for the 4x200m freestyle relay; he recorded a personal-best 1:53.89 in the 200m free at the national trials in June. The article notes Vedaant is the son of actor R Madhavan.
Aryan Nehra trains in France under a World Aquatics scholarship and became the first Indian to dip under eight minutes in the 800m freestyle. Rohit Benedicton, described as a butterfly specialist, broke his own national record in the 50m fly twice on the same day at the nationals.
07:14 AM: Men’s 100m Freestyle — Heats; 07:35 AM: Men’s 100m Backstroke—Heats; 02:27 PM: Men’s 100m Freestyle — Final; 02:49 PM: Men’s 100m Backstroke—Final.
06:30 AM: Men’s 50m Backstroke—Heats; 06:44 AM: Men’s 50m Freestyle — Heats; 07:04 AM: Men’s 100m Breaststroke—Heats; 07:31 AM: Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay — Heats; 01:30 PM: Men’s 50m Backstroke—Final; 01:42 PM: Men’s 50m Freestyle — Final; 02:12 PM: Men’s 100m Breaststroke—Final; 02:53 PM: Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay — Final.
08:17 AM: Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay — Heats; 01:59 PM: Men’s 1500m Freestyle; 03:03 PM: Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay — Final; 06:39 AM: Men’s 100m Butterfly—Heats; 07:03 AM: Men’s 200m Freestyle — Heats; 01:38 PM: Men’s 100m Butterfly — Final; 01:54 PM: Men’s 200m Freestyle — Final; 06:38 AM: Men’s 50m Butterfly—Heats; 07:43 AM: Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay — Heats; 01:35 PM: Men’s 50m Butterfly—Final; 02:44 PM: Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay — Final; 06:37 AM: Men’s 50m Breaststroke—Heats; 06:58 AM: Men’s 200m Backstroke—Heats; 07:10 AM: Men’s 400m Freestyle — Heats; 07:34 AM: Men’s 200m Butterfly—Heats; 01:35 PM: Men’s 50m Breaststroke—Final; 01:55 PM: Men’s 200m Backstroke—Final; 02:20 PM: Men’s 400m Freestyle — Final; 02:47 PM: Men’s 200m Butterfly — Final.
The Asian Games 2026 swimming competition will be live-streamed in India on the SonyLIV app and website, and the television broadcast will be carried on the Sony Sports Network channels.