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Indian swimmer Srihari Natraj finished 10th in the men's 50m backstroke final at the Asian Games, clocking 25.52 seconds. China's Xu Jiayu won gold in a Games-record 24.04 seconds, while Natraj's teammates also missed out on finals

Indian swimmer Rishabh Das finished sixth in the men’s 100m backstroke final at the Asian Games after clocking 54.77 seconds. China’s Jiayu Xu won gold, while Das will next compete in the 50m backstroke and 4x100m medley relay

St Francis College won the Osmania University inter-college swimming championship with 15 points. The meet featured 50m, 100m and 200m events, with swimmers from CBIT, Tapasya, Reddy College and Kasturba College also featuring among the medal winners

G. Durga of Ranga Reddy won the 50m breaststroke gold in the 34-39 years age group at the Telangana Masters Inter-District Swimming Championship in Hyderabad. Shaik Sajida won silver and later claimed backstroke gold, while the top two finishers earned Asian Masters entry

Indian swimmers Dhakshan Shashikumar and Aryan Nehra failed to advance to the men's 400m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday. Shashikumar finished 15th with a time of 3:58.09s, while Nehra finished 16th overall, clocking 4:00.26s

Drowning prevention should not be viewed solely as the responsibility of emergency responders but as a shared societal commitment

Veteran swimmer Kadiyala Kumara Swamy (66) clinched gold in 25m butterfly, silver in 25m backstroke, and bronze in 25m freestyle at the Hyderabad District Masters Swimming Championship at Ameerpet GHMC Pool on Monday

Vritti Agarwal of Osmania University won gold in the 1500m freestyle at the All India Inter-University Swimming and Diving Championship in Chennai. Shirin of VTU took silver, while Ashmitha Chandra of Jain University claimed bronze

Another Telangana girl, Sudhiksha Krishna, bagged a bronze in the girls under-19 50m freestyle event with a timing of 28.24

Shivani erased the record of Ridhima Veerendra Kumar of Karnataka created in the year 2019 with the time of 02.29.75

Telangana athletes B Akira Nandan, G Shirisha and Srinikesh have been selected to represent India in the Para Youth Asian Games starting tomorrow in Dubai. The announcement was made by G Prasanth, president of the Para Sports Association of Telangana

Overcoming early health complications through water therapy, 23-year-old Pratyasa Ray has become one of India’s top swimmers, winning multiple KIUG medals. Despite a shoulder fracture, she returned strong and now aims for the 2026 Asian Games after continued national and international success

K Lakshmi Narayana won gold in the men’s 200m and 400m freestyle (80–84 years) at the 21st National Masters Aquatics Championship in Hyderabad. Telangana swimmers secured multiple medals across categories at the GMC Balayogi Stadium swimming complex

A 14-year-old boy drowned while swimming in a tank in Utnoor, Adilabad. Friends failed to inform anyone out of fear. His body was found two days later by local residents

Hyderabad swimmer Havya won six medals including three gold and three silver in the Eigth National Finswimming Championship 2025 held in Ujjan of Madhya Pradesh

Vaishnavi Adkar assured India of a rare tennis medal at the World University Games by reaching the semifinals. Most other Indian athletes across disciplines failed to advance in a tough outing

Telangana wins three gold medals in swimming through Varshith Dhulipidi (boys 400m individual medley), Suhas Preetham Mylari (boys 100m backstroke) and Sri Nithya Sagi (girls 100m backstroke)

Two minors of  Khammam, who went for swimming in Munneru, could not gauge the depth of the waters and drowned in the river

In the 200m butterfly event, Shivani Karra clinched the top spot with a time of 2:44.07, narrowly defeating Mokshitha (2:44.09) and Hanvika Reddy (2:54.10) who finished second and third, respectively. In the 200m breaststroke, Shivani again emerged victorious, clocking 2:30.17. P Niyathi (3:01.16) and Harshitha (4:12.04) secured second and third positions.

Prohibits swimming in waterfalls, abandoned quarries, and rivers, among other water bodies in view of upcoming monsoon season