Making waves in the pool. India's fastest swimmers are breaking long-standing national records and chasing finals in Glasgow.
Swimming — Backstroke / Freestyle
India's premier backstroke swimmer and a two-time Olympian (Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024). Srihari holds seven national records and heads into Glasgow looking to convert his consistent finals appearances into a historic podium finish.
Swimming — Women's Freestyle
Tied with Srihari Nataraj for the most national records held by an Indian swimmer (seven). Dhinidhi has broken multiple freestyle marks recently, including the 100m at the 2026 National Aquatic Championships.
Swimming — Distance Freestyle
Aryan is the undisputed king of Indian distance swimming. He holds the national records for the 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle events, repeatedly lowering the times at recent championships.
Swimming — Distance Freestyle
Vritti recently made headlines at the 2026 nationals by breaking Richa Mishra's 15-year-old 800m freestyle record, clocking an impressive 9:05.47.
Swimming — Men's Butterfly
Rohit established himself as India's premier sprint butterfly specialist, holding the national records in both the 50m (set at the 2026 Nationals) and 100m butterfly events.
India's aquatics programme at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is led by a generation of young swimmers who have trained hard to make the national qualifying standards. While swimming has historically not been India's strongest event at the Commonwealth Games, the Glasgow edition represents a stepping stone as India builds its programme ahead of hosting the 2030 Games in Ahmedabad.
India's best Commonwealth Games swimming result came in 2018 Gold Coast, and the sport has seen renewed investment since India was awarded the 2030 Games. Swimming infrastructure in Ahmedabad, including the new aquatics complex at the Sports University campus, is being upgraded to international standards.
The Glasgow 2026 aquatics events serve as a preview of the talent India will showcase before its home crowd in 2030. Each swimmer competing at Glasgow is part of a larger plan to ensure India can compete at the highest level in aquatics on home soil at the Commonwealth Games 2030 in Ahmedabad.