India at 11 th Asian aquatics championships Current Affairs (To the Point)

• Host Country: India was the first host country of the 11 th Asian Aquatics Championships, held at Veer Savarkar Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
• Significance: This is the second time that this was held in South Asia.
• Participation The number of participants reached more than 1,100 athletes representing 29 countries.
• Texas: Swimming Federation of India (SFI), and Government of Gujarat.

• Disciplines & Events (65 total):
  • Swimming – 42
  • Artistic Swimming – 11
  • Diving – 10
  • Water Polo – 2
• Entry Qualification: 2026 Asian Games, Nagoya, Japan.
• Medal Tally – Top Nations
• Rank    Country    Total Medals
  • 1    China    54 (40G, 10S, 4B)
  • 2    Kazakhstan    23 (8G, 7S, 8B)
  • 3    Japan    21 (5G, 12S, 4B)
  • 13    India    13 (0G, 4S, 9B) -Best ever performance.

Indian Standout Performers

• Srihari Nataraj: 7 medals (Most Indian ever won in a single edition)
• Bhavya Sachdeva: Bronze (400m Freestyle) Women medal first time.
• Kushagra Rawat: Bronze (1500m Freestyle)
• Benedction R. Beniston : Butterfly (50m Silver)
• Rishabh Das: Bronze (200m Backstroke)
• Sajan Prakash: Bronze (20m Butterfly)

National Records

• Men 4x 200m Freestyle Relay: Aneesh Gowda, Sajan Prakash, Shoan Ganguly and Srihari Nataraj- Silver with a National record of 7: 23.38.

Diving Highlight:

• Willson Singh Ningthoujam and Indiver Sairem- 4th in Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform (Score: 300.66)

Conclusion:

• India was performing the best ever and it is a good indication of great performance in terms of aquatics and global competitiveness.