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Vedaant Madhavan shifts to 200m for Asian Games
Livemint··14 Sept
Vedaant Madhavan, 21, will swim the 200m freestyle for India at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The long-distance specialist told PTI he changed training for months to build speed and power. Sessions now stress weight work, leg strength, kick and ankle flexibility for the 200m and relays. R Madhavan described his son’s earlier 4am routine as building grit.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Indian swimming fans will see Madhavan’s son race a middle-distance freestyle rather than his usual distance events.
- Relay preparation is part of the same strength block he described for the 200m freestyle.
- His comments frame mental certainty, not only yardage, as part of elite meet prep.
What's Happening
- Vedaant said his stroke looks better and faster after the strength focus on legs and kick.
- Born in 2005 to R Madhavan and Sarita Birje, he kept training after the family moved to Dubai in the Covid period.
- R Madhavan told an Indian School of Business audience that swimming forced a 4am wake-up and early nights.
Why the Event Change Matters
- He called the 200m freestyle outside his comfort zone as a long-distance specialist.
- The Asian Games assignment is in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, in 2026.
- Madhavan said parents can let children choose paths while discipline creates room to explore.
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