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- Swimmers from GAF, SAI Glenmark TIDM Programme and GAFRAY Bangalore win 69 individual medals at Khelo India Youth Games 2020 Performance of All Swimmers

Kushagra Rawat of SGTIDM dominated the freestyle distance events as he emerged the best swimmer in the Open category at the recently concluded 10th Asian Age Group Aquatic Championships at Bangalore. Kushagra won 4 gold medals in the 200m , 400m, 800m and 1500 m freestyle events. Kushagra set a new meet record in the […]

GAF swimmers Hita Nayak and Sushrut Kapse's performed well in the Open Water Category  at Gwangju 2019 - 18th FINA World Championships FINA Hita Nayak - 10k Open Women - 02:17:32 Sushrut Kapse - 10k Open - Men 02:03:25 Hita and Sushrut gained invaluable experience swimming with the world's top swimmers. Coach Bushan Kumar accompanied […]

Swimmers from SGTIDM Delhi, GAF Mumbai and GAFRAY  Bangalore won 51 individual Medals (13 Gold ?, 19 Silver ?& 19 Bronze ?) with an impressive performance at the Glenmark 46th Junior and 36th Sub-Junior National Aquatic Championships 2019, Rajkot.  Swimmers also contributed in claiming 20 relay medals for their respective states to win a total […]

Sushrut Kapse from GAF Mumbai and Saif Chandan from GAFRAY Bangalore emerged the fastest Indian swimmers at the 9th Asian Open Water Championships held at Marina Beach in Kuwait. Sushrut finished 12th in the 10 Km race clocking a time of 03:17:46 while Saif Chandan claimed the 24th place with a time of 01:31:46 in […]

Swimmers from the Glenmark Aquatic Foundation Mumbai, SAI Glenmark TIDM Delhi and GAFRAY Bangalore claimed 30 medals comprising of 11 Gold, 13 Silver and 5 Bronze medals at the Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships which concluded on 10th April 2019 at Bangkok. The Event proved historical for SGTIDM swimmer Kushagra Rawat as he clocked a […]

Swimmers belonging to GAF Mumbai, SAI Glenmark TIDM Delhi and GAFRAY Bengaluru won a total of 30 medals comprising of 11 Gold, 13 Silver and 6 Bronze medals at the Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships held at Assumption University Bangkok. For results of all swimmers scroll to the bottom of the post. Day 6 Kushagra […]

Kushagra Rawat training at the SAI Glenmark TIDM programme in Delhi created history by becoming the fastest Indian in the 800 m Freestyle category clocking a time of 08.07.99. He clocked the time at the Speedo Thailand Age Group Championships being held at Bangkok. Kushagra has made the B cut for the FINA World Championships […]

Ariaa Sheth continued her progression towards becoming an ace distance swimmer by winning the 1K at the Goa Swimmathon with a time of 14:53.00 Ariaa recorded the best time for a 1K across all age categories making her the fastest woman at the meet.

Details of Summer Camp 2019 Address: Rajiv Gandhi District Sports Complex, BKC H BLOCK ,Mumbai – 400017 - 1st camp: - 6th April to 2nd May,2019. - 2nd Camp: - 4th May to 30th May,2019. - 24 Sessions @Rs.3000/- (25% discount to Dharavi residents with pincode– 400017 residence proofs mandatory.) Timings • 07:30am to 08:20am […]

Palak Dhami,Vedant Bapna, Sushrut Kapse and Aaron Fernandes were among the Khelo India medalists who were felicitated by the Sports Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Vinod Tawde and Chief Secretary Ms. Vandana Krishna. Palak won a medal in the 4X100 m Medley relay in the U-17 category while Vedant Bapna returned with 2 medals winning gold […]

A few swimmers from Glenmark Aquatic Foundation recieved a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet an interact with arguably the best swimmer in history Michael Phelps. Phelps was in mumbai on a private visit but took time out to interact with Rayna, Maana, Kiara, Vedant Bapna and Vedaant Madhavan. It was an enriching experience […]

Kushagra Rawat for SGTIDM Delhi battled the cold water in the 800 m Freestyle to clock a time of 08:14.21 less than 4 seconds away from the world championship qualifying time B cut of 08:10.91, The world Championship is 6 months away and Kushagra has a strong chance to qualify for the same. All swimmers […]

Kushagra Rawat who trains at the SAI Glenmark TIDM programme at Delhi achieved a first in GAF's history by qualifying for the finals in the 400 m Freestyle at the FINA World Cup (Short Course) at Singapore. Kushagra finished eighth in the 400 m Freestyle and seventh in the 1500 m Freestyle Swadesh Mondal, Rayna […]

Building on the success of its swimmers over the past 3 years, GAF has launched the ”The Elite Squad” as a step in its mission to enable Indian Swimmers achieve podium finishes at the Olympics. Maana Patel who trains at GAF Mumbai had a major injury scare around 18 months ago. Head coach Peter Carswell […]

Glenmark Aquatic Foundation at its centre in Dharavi Mumbai is launching a special Diwali batch for kids between 6 and 10 during the Diwali School break. The Program will have 14 sessions from 1st Nov 2018 to 17th Nov 2018. there will be four sessions 7:30 AM to 8:20 PM 8:30 AM to 9:20 PM […]

Maana Patel returned to her best to return undefeated from the pool in the backstroke events in the 72nd Glenmark Senior National Aquatic Championships held at Pirappancode in Tiruvanantapuram. Maana won gold in the 50m, 100 m and 200 m backstroke creating a new national record in the 100 m event. Kushagra Rawat had a […]

Swimmers from GAF Mumbai won a total of 20 medals at the 3rd All India Inter club Championships which was held at Sonepat Haryana. Swimmers won a total of 9 Gold, 8 Silver and 3 Bronze medals. GAF finished fourth in the medals table and sixth according to the points table. Most swimmers performed exceptionally […]

The SAI Glenmark TIDM programme at the SAI National Swimming Academy (SAINSA) and Glenmark Aquatic Foundation Mumbai have been accredited in the Khelo India scheme. Swimmers who are a part of the Khelo India Talent Identification Scheme can join either of the academies. Please Click here to apply. Please find the official release here

Glenmark Aquatic Foundation, a CSR initiative of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited, announced the appointment of Carles Subirana to the role of Technical Director.   Carles Subirana is a coach with more than 38 years of experience. He has been the Technical Director of the Royal Spanish Swimming Federation and the coach of the National Training Center. […]

Kiara Bangera was the standout performer in the Girls Group III category winning 4 golds in all her events .Kiara won the best swimmer in the Girls Group III category. Xavier Dsouza, Rayna Saldanha, Palak Dhami , Zahra Sakharwala and Ronak Sawant also won medals at the event. The swimmers from GAF Mumbai won a […]

Glenmark Aquatic Foundation topped the medal tally for the 3rd Year in a row at the Glenmark GMAAA Age Group Championships. GAF Swimmers won 27 Gold, 13 Silver and 13 Bronze Medals. Vedant Bapna won the runner up in the individual Championships in Boys Group I. Kiara Bangera and Ronak Sawant won the individual championships […]

Glenmark Aquatic Foundation Swimmers win 15 medals at the Speedo Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships   -Veer Khatkar, Bikram Changmai Aryan Vernekar and Swadesh Mondal clock timings better than National record. 18 swimmers from Glenmark Aquatic Foundation Mumbai and SAI Glenmark TIDM programme Delhi won a total of 15 medals at the Speedo Thailand Age […]

GAF invites our young kids to learn the life skill of swimming. Experienced coaches will conduct the program.   The details of the program Age: Open to kids between the age of 6-13 [DOB between 2004-2012] Fees: Rs 1600 for 24 Sessions. Swimmers from Dharavi can avail a 25% discount Camp 1: 9th April to […]

Sushrut Kapse and Dev Ambokar from Glenmark Aquatic Foundation Mumbai won the 10K and 5K races at the Goa Swimathon held on 25th February 2017. The Goa Swimathon is a premier Open Water swimming championship. Open Water swimming is an Olympic event. Sushrut continued his impressive run of form clocking a time of 01:50.50 to […]

Four Swimmers from Glenmark Aquatic Foundation Mumbai, Maana, Rayna, Palak and Aaron participated at the Middle Eastern Swimming Championships at Hamdaan Sports Complex in Dubai between 15th-17th February 2018. The team won one gold, two silver and five bronze medals and swimmers recorded 10 new personal best timings.  

Xavier Dsouza bagged 1 gold, 3 silvers and 1 bronze in the Khelo India School games held between 31st JAnuary and 4th February 2018 at Dr SPM Swimming Complex in Delhi. Xavier also recorded personal bests in 100m and 200m backstroke events. Vedant Bapna swum a personal best to win bronze in the 100 m […]

Swimmers from Glenmark Aquatic Foundation (GAF) performed admirably at the 46th YMCA Annual Swimming Gala held at YMCA Mumbai on 3rd and 4th February 2018. We won a total of 19 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals. Chris Fernandes,  Ronak Sawant and Chris Fernandes won individual Championships. Congratulations to all swimmers.

At the School State Championships GAF swimmers won 11 gold, 15 silver and 2 bronze medals  medals.  A lot of swimmers from GAF gave in their personal bests. Click here for more details

At the 2nd SFI All India club championship at Mysore we won 2 silvers and 6 bronze  medals.  A lot of swimmers from GAF gave in their personal bests.   Click Here for details      

Team GAF won a total of 13 medals (individual and relay) at the 9th Asian Age Group Championships at Uzbekistan recently. 9 Swimmers from GAF participated in the Event. From the GAF Mumbai team Vedant Bapna won an individual bronze in the 200m backstroke and a silver in the 4*100 Individual Medley. Xavier Dsouza won […]

Rayna Saldanha won the overall championships at the 44th Glenmark Junior National Aquatic Championship in the Girls Group I category.  5 Swimmers namely Rayna Saldanha, Xavier Dsouza, Vedant Bapna, Sushrut Kapse and Aaron Dsouza won medals in Individual events while 3 swimmers namely Safwan Shaikh, Sudarshan Hasthak and Jispa Doshi won medals at the Relays. Rayna, Vedant […]

It is with great sadness we inform that Clive Rushton, GAF’s first Technical Director, lost his battle with cancer and passed away on June 12, 2017. Clive was instrumental in providing GAF with a global outlook to its coaches and swimmers. Our centers in Mumbai and Delhi greatly benefitted under his mentorship. He was a […]

As a part of its commitment to transform the ecosystem of swimming in India, Glenmark Aquatic Foundation will be the title sponsor for the upcoming 34th Glenmark Sub Junior National Aquatic Championships and 44th Glenmark Junior Aquatic Championships to be held at the Shiv Chhatrapati Complex at Balewadi Pune. The  34th Glenmark Sub Junior National […]

Peter Carswell was featured in the popular show Mornings with Hrishik on Radio one 94.3 FM on Monday 08th May 2017   Click here to relive the interview

As you are aware swimmers from GAF Mumbai and GAF Delhi who are in the performance squad are fully sponsored by GAF for all Nationals and International meets. This email is for underprivileged swimmers who may be a part of the performance squad ( for the state championships) or any other squad (for the Nationals) […]

Glenmark Aquatic Foundation has reaffirmed its support to the GMAAA and has renewed the title sponsorship for the GMAAA Junior and Sub Junior district Championships 2017 to be held at the Tata Swimming pool Trombay between 5th-7th May 2017. Click Here to download Order of Events.

18 Swimmers representing India Swimmers who train at the Glenmark Aquatic Foundation (GAF) and SAI Glenmark TIDM ( Talent Identification Development and Management) program won a total 5 Gold, 8 Silvers and 4 Bronze medals at the Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships held at Bangkok between April 1st- 5th 2017 . The Thailand Age Group […]

GAF Conducts an annual Summer Camp during the summer for school kids between the age of 6-13. These camps run from Monday to Saturday. The Fee for the program is Rs 1500/- There are two batches Batch 1: April 17th - May 13th 2017 Batch 2: May 15th - June 10th 2017 Each batches will […]

GAF finished 3rd overall in the 1st All India Club Championships held at Hyderabad. GAf swimmers won 9 Golds, 7 Silvers and 3 bronze medals to finish the Event with 19 medals. GAF Delhi topped the leaderboard with 16 gold 5 silver and 4 bronze medals. Anaya Punamiya won the Overall Championships in the Girls […]

In order to provide a 50m pool for practice for GAF swimmers. GAF has ties up with MCGM to use the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial pool in Shivaji Park Mumbai. The recently renovated MGMO pool is arguably the best 50m pool in the city and GAF wishes to thank MCGM and all its officials for their […]

Coach Bushan has been selected as the National coach to accompany the Indian squad at the 13th FINA World Swimming Championship (25m) at Windsor Canada. The event will be held between 6th-11th December 2016. The Indian Contingent will include Manaa Patel, Malavika V, Sajan Prakash and Prathapan Nair Sud. GAF wishes Coach Bushan all success […]