<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Meenakshi Pahuja"><item><title>Sajan makes history, becomes first Indian swimmer to qualify for Olympics</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/sajan-makes-history-becomes-first-indian-swimmer-to-qualify-for-olympics/</link><pubDate>June 28, 2021, 7:39 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8240ca2b_3220_P_6_mr-2.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Sajan Prakash has become 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.</excerpt></item><item><title>Swimming Saga: How India’s road to Tokyo looks like</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/sajan-makes-history-becomes-first-indian-swimmer-to-qualify-for-olympics/</link><pubDate>June 28, 2021, 7:39 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8240ca2b_3220_P_6_mr-2.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Swimming was introduced to the modern Olympics in 1900, at Paris. In 1928, D.D. Mulji became the first-time Indian swimmer to participate in the Olympics. In 1932, Nalin Chandra represented India at the Olympics. And after that Indian swimmers got...</excerpt></item><item><title>Indian swimming will evolve in five years, says Srihari Nataraj</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/sajan-makes-history-becomes-first-indian-swimmer-to-qualify-for-olympics/</link><pubDate>June 28, 2021, 7:39 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8240ca2b_3220_P_6_mr-2.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>In an exclusive conversation with The Daily Guardian, India’s ace swimmer Srihari Nataraj shares his experiences and talks about how swimming as a sport can progress in the country. Excerpts from the interview: Q. Where are you engaged currently, ...</excerpt></item><item><title>Govt must support differently-abled swimmers: Narayan</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/sajan-makes-history-becomes-first-indian-swimmer-to-qualify-for-olympics/</link><pubDate>June 28, 2021, 7:39 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8240ca2b_3220_P_6_mr-2.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>When he was in Class 6, Suyash suffered serious injuries in his upper limbs after getting accidentally electrocuted by unprotected wiring at a construction site. Both his arms had to be amputated and he subsequently spent six months in hospital fo...</excerpt></item><item><title>Our swimming needs to meet world standards: Sajan Prakash</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/sajan-makes-history-becomes-first-indian-swimmer-to-qualify-for-olympics/</link><pubDate>June 28, 2021, 7:39 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8240ca2b_3220_P_6_mr-2.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Sajan Prakash, India’s ace swimmer who has represented India in two Asian Games, two Commonwealth Games, is stuck in Thailand since the authorities there announced an unprecedented lockdown as a precautionary measure to counter the escalating case...</excerpt></item><item><title>Eagerly waiting for reopening of swimming pools, says Kushagra</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/sports/sajan-makes-history-becomes-first-indian-swimmer-to-qualify-for-olympics/</link><pubDate>June 28, 2021, 7:39 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/8240ca2b_3220_P_6_mr-2.jpg</image><category>Sports</category><excerpt>Kushagra Rawat of Delhi needs no introduction. He has earned himself a reputation of being one of the leading Indian swimmers. He is the only Indian swimmer to have qualified “B” cut timings in three swimming events for upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Wi...</excerpt></item></author></feed>