Sajan Prakash

Sajan Prakash

Sajan at the 2016 South Asian Games
Personal information
Born	(1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 32) Idukki, Kerala, India
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Butterfly, Medley
Coach	Pradeep Kumar
Medal record Men's swimming Representing   India Asian Championships 2025 Ahmedabad 4x200m freestyle 2025 Ahmedabad 200 m butterfly AIMAG 2017 Ashgabat 100 m butterfly South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati 200 m butterfly 2016 Guwahati 1500 m freestyle 2016 Guwahati 4x200m freestyle

Sajan Prakash (born 14 September 1993) is an Indian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, butterfly and medley events. He represented India at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 200 m butterfly event. He is the Indian national record holder in 200 m butterfly event with a time of 1:56.38. ^[1] Sajan is currently training with Aqua Nation Sports Academy based in Dubai.

Personal life

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. ^[2] He later joined the Kerala Police as a Commanding Officer. A pool, named after him, was opened in Neyveli.

Career

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. ^[3]

He won the gold medal in the men's 200m butterfly event at the FINA-accredited Olympic Qualifying event. ^[3]

National Games

Sajan Prakash

Medal record National Games of India 2015 Kerala 100m butterfly 2015 Kerala 200m butterfly 2015 Kerala 400m freestyle 2015 Kerala 800m freestyle 2015 Kerala 1500m freestyle 2015 Kerala 4x100m freestyle relay 2015 Kerala 200m freestyle 2015 Kerala 4x100m medley relay

Olympics

Sajan finished at 28th position in the 200m butterfly event at the 2016 Rio Olympics. ^[4]

Sajan finished at 24th position in the 200m butterfly event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. ^[5]

Sajan finished at 46th position in the 100m butterfly event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a timing of 53:45. ^[6]

Asian Games

At the 2018 Asian Games, 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. ^{[7] [8]}

Commonwealth Games

Prakash finished 8th in the finals of the 200m butterfly event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. ^[9]

Achievements

• Won gold medal ^[10] 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. ^[11]
• First Indian swimmer to breach the FINA "A" Olympic qualification time. ^{[1] [12]}
• First Indian Swimmer to qualify for two consecutive Olympics .

References

1. "Tokyo 2020: Kerala swimmer Sajan Prakash makes history with 'A' mark". Gulf News. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "Swimmers Sajan finish at 28th in his event". news18.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
5. "Swimmers Sajan finish at 24th in his event". in.news.yahoo.com. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
6. "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.
7. "Freestyle relay team breaks record". The Hindu . 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
8. "Prakash breaks national record". 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
9. "Sajan in 200m butterfly finals". business-standard.com. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
10. "National Games: A day of mixed fortunes for star swimmer Sajan Prakash". Onmanorama. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
11. "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.
12. "Sajan Prakash creates history, becomes first-ever Indian swimmer to make Olympic 'A' cut". Times of India. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

External links

• Sajan Prakash at World Aquatics
• Sajan Prakash at SwimRankings.net
• Sajan Prakash at the International Swimming League
• Sajan Prakash at Olympics.com
• Sajan Prakash at Olympedia
• Sajan Prakash at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)