The Most Famous
SWIMMERS from India
This page contains a list of the greatest Indian Swimmers. The pantheon dataset contains 709 Swimmers, 5 of which were born in India. This makes India the birth place of the 37th most number of Swimmers behind New Zealand, and Austria.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Indian Swimmers of all time. This list of famous Indian Swimmers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Arati Saha (1940 - 1994)
With an HPI of 52.52, Arati Saha is the most famous Indian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Arati Gupta (born Arati Saha; 24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was an Indian long-distance swimmer who became the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel on 29 September 1959, at the age of 19. In 1960, she became the first Indian sportswoman to be awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honor in India.
2. Shivani Kataria (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 30.43, Shivani Kataria is the 2nd most famous Indian Swimmer. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Shivani Kataria (born 27 September 1997) is an Indian swimmer. She competes in the women's 200m freestyle. She represented India at 2016 Summer Olympics . She has also won many medals at South Asian Games and Asian Age Group Championship .
3. Tobias Bjerg (b. 1998)
With an HPI of 25.14, Tobias Bjerg is the 3rd most famous Indian Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 7 different languages.
Tobias Brønnum Bjerg (born 21 April 1998) is a Danish swimmer. He competed in the men's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
4. Sajan Prakash (b. 1993)
With an HPI of 20.94, Sajan Prakash is the 4th most famous Indian Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 9 different languages.
Sajan Prakash (born 14 September 1993) is an Indian swimmer who specialises in freestyle, butterfly and medley events. He represented India at the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the 200 m butterfly event. He is the Indian national record holder in 200 m butterfly event with a time of 1:56.38. Sajan is currently training with Aqua Nation Sports Academy based in Dubai.
5. Atuhaire Ambala (b. 2001)
With an HPI of 12.83, Atuhaire Ambala is the 5th most famous Indian Swimmer. His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.
Atuhaire Ogola Ambala (born 26 April 2001) is a Ugandan swimmer. He represented Uganda at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. He competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and men's 100 metre freestyle events. He also competed in the 4 × 100 metre mixed freestyle relay event. In 2018, he competed in several events at the African Swimming Championships held in Algiers, Algeria. In 2019, he competed in the men's 100 metre butterfly event at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco. He represented Uganda at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 100 metre freestyle event.
People
Pantheon has 5 people classified as Indian swimmers born between 1940 and 2001. Of these 5, 4 (80.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Indian swimmers include Shivani Kataria, Tobias Bjerg, and Sajan Prakash. The most famous deceased Indian swimmers include Arati Saha. As of April 2024, 1 new Indian swimmers have been added to Pantheon including Shivani Kataria.
Living Indian Swimmers
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Shivani Kataria
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.43
Tobias Bjerg
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.14
Sajan Prakash
1993 - Present
HPI: 20.94
Atuhaire Ambala
2001 - Present
HPI: 12.83
