FINA World Junior Swimming C’ships 2022: Indians in action, schedule, when and where to watch

The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships will be held at the Videna Aquatic Center in Lima, Peru from August 30- September 5, 2022.

17-year-old Vedaant Madhavan and 15-year-old Ridhima Veerendrakumar to lead the Indian squad at the 2022 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships.

The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022 will be held at the Videna Aquatic Center in Lima, Peru from August 30- September 5, 2022. The heats would take place in the evenings (IST), while the semifinals and finals will take place in the early morning (IST).

17-year-old Vedaant Madhavan will spearhead the Indian men, while Karnataka’s 15-year-old Ridhima Veerendrakumar will lead the women’s side at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships this year.

Indian in action

Women-

Ridhima Veerendrakumar

Apeksha Delyla Fernandes

Men-

Vedaant Madhavan

Sambhavv Rama Rao

Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda

Aryan Nehra

SCHEDULE- (TIMINGS IN IST)

WOMEN-

Ridhima Veerendrakumar-

• 50m backstroke (heat 5)- 8:08 pm on September 2 (semis- Sept 3, 4:32 am; finals- Sept 4, 6 am)
• 100m backstroke (heat 6)- 9:56 pm on August 30 (semis- Aug 31, 5:30 am; finals- Sept 1, 5:30 am)
• 200m backstroke (heat 3)- 9:18 pm on September 1 (finals- Sept 2, 4:52 am)

Apeksha Delyla Fernandes  

• 100m breaststroke (heat 5)- 8:40 pm on September 1 (semis- sept 2, 5:08 am; finals- Sept 3, 5:04 am)
• 100m butterfly(heat 4)- 8:40 pm on September 3 (semis- Sept 4, 5:06 am; finals- Sept 5, 5:03 am)
• 200m butterfly (heat 4)- 9:22 pm on August 31 (finals-Sept 1, 4:39 am)

MEN-

Vedaant Madhavan

• 100m freestyle (heat 9)- 8:20 pm on September 3 (semis- Sept 4, 4:55 am; finals- Sept 5, 4:32 am)
• 200m freestyle (heat 5)- 9:41 pm on August 31 (finals- Sept 1, 4:47 am)

Sambhavv Rama Rao

• 100m freestyle (heat 9)- 8:20 pm on September 3 (semis- Sept 4, 4:55 am; finals- Sept 5, 4:32 am)
• 200m freestyle (heat 6)- 9:44 pm on August 31 (finals- Sept 1, 4:47 am)

Aneesh Sunil Kumar Gowda

• 400m freestyle (heat 4)- 8:17 pm on August 30 (finals- August 31, 4:32 am)
• 800m freestyle heats- 8 pm on September 1 (finals- Sept 2, 5:51 am)
• 1500m freestyle heats- 8 pm on September 4 (finals- Sept 5, 5:17 am)

Aryan Nehra

• 400m freestyle (heat 5)- 8:23 pm on August 30 (finals- August 31, 4:32 am)
• 800m freestyle heats- 8 pm on September 1 (finals- Sept 2, 5:51 am)
• 1500m freestyle heats- 8 pm on September 4 (finals- Sept 5, 5:17 am)
• 400m medley (heat 3)- 9:01 pm September 3 (finals- Sept 4, 6:06 am)

Men’s team

• Men’s 4 x 200m freestyle relay (heat 1)- 9:47 pm on September 2 (finals Sept 3, 6:23 am)

(semifinals and finals are subject to qualification)

Where can I watch the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022 events in India?

The FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022 will be seen on FINA’s YouTube channel in India.