India’s Sajan Prakash became the first swimmer from the country to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games after his outstanding performance in the ongoing Sette Colli Trophy.
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Sajan Prakash is an Indian swimmer who specializes in freestyle, butterfly and medley events.
At the 2015 National Games in Kerala, he set a record on 8 February 2015 by winning 6 gold and 3 Silver medals, and became the best athlete of the Indian National Games, held at Trivandrum, Kerala.
With this time he qualified for the 200 m butterfly event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As of June 2021, he is the holder of 11 Indian national swimming records in events spanning freestyle, butterfly, medley and relay categories.
