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Dhinidhi Desinghu Wins Historic Youth Olympics Swimming Bronze for India

Dhinidhi Desinghu won bronze in the women's 100m freestyle at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on November 2.
The 16-year-old clocked 56.27 seconds in the final, setting a new Indian national record.
Desinghu's previous national record was 56.57 seconds, set at the Senior National Championships in Ahmedabad in June 2026.
Croatia's Ana Bobanovic won gold and New Zealand's Alyssa Lawson took silver.
Desinghu had qualified for the final with a 56.80-second swim in the heats, the third-fastest time overall.

Swimming World Cup 2027: Berlin, Paris and London to Offer Six LA28 Qualification Places

Berlin will stage the first leg of the 2027 Swimming World Cup from October 15–17, followed by Paris on October 22–24 and London on October 29–31.
The London leg will take place at the London Aquatics Centre in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
Six events across the three stops will offer direct qualification opportunities for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
The qualification events are the men’s and women’s 50m backstroke, 50m breaststroke and 50m butterfly.
Berlin will decide men’s 50m backstroke and women’s 50m butterfly qualification places.

Did you know? Facts about Swimming

Desinghu was the youngest member of India's contingent at the Paris 2024 Olympics, competing at age 14. Read the story →
The 100m freestyle is not Desinghu's primary event; she also holds the Indian national record in the women's 200m freestyle at 2:01.81. Read the story →
Desinghu trains at Dolphin Aquatics in Bengaluru under coach Nihar Ameen and Madhu Kumar. Read the story →
She was fifth at the 50m turn in the final before producing a strong second half to secure bronze. Read the story →
The London meet will be the first benchmark global swimming competition held in Great Britain since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to UK Sport. Read the story →
The six new 50m backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly events are being added to the LA28 Olympic swimming programme for the first time. Read the story →
World Aquatics’ published qualification principles provide six direct places in each of the six new events through the 2027 World Cup, subject to the detailed qualification rules. Read the story →

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Dhinidhi Desinghu Wins Historic Youth Olympics Swimming Bronze for India

Bengaluru teenager Dhinidhi Desinghu became the first Indian swimmer to win a Youth Olympic Games medal, taking bronze in the women's 100m freestyle at Dakar 2026 with a national-record 56.27 seconds.

Swimming World Cup 2027: Berlin, Paris and London to Offer Six LA28 Qualification Places

Berlin, Paris and London will host the 2027 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup from October 15 to 31, with six new 50m Olympic events offering direct qualification opportunities for Los Angeles 2028.