Vedaant Madhavan (born 21 August 2005) is an Indian swimmer. He also won the 48th Junior National Aquatics Championships which was held in India, winning 4 gold medals and 3 silver. He also broke records in Indian history by completing the 1500m freestyle within 16:01.73 seconds. In the Malaysian Open 2023, he won 5 gold medals for the country.

Early life

Vedaant Madhavan was born on 21 August 2005 to Indian actor

R. Madhavan Ranganathan Madhavan (born 1 June 1970) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, and producer who predominantly appears in Tamil and Hindi films. Madhavan has won four Filmfare Awards South and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Madhavan ...

and Sarita Birje in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. In 2021, Vedaant moved to Dubai for his swimming training for 6 months, preparing for the Danish Open, in 2022. He is a self-professed eggetarian.

Career

Danish Open 2022

Vedaant Madhavan had won his first international title in the form of a bronze medal at the Latvia Open in March 2021 and then bagged seven medals (four silver and three bronze) at the Junior National Aquatic Championships in the same year. He registered his first win at the Danish Open swimming event in April 2022, earning his first gold medal.

Junior National Aquatics Championships 2022

In 2022, Vedaant participated in the 48th Junior National Aquatics Championships and became the first person in India to break the records of the 1500m freestyle by finishing the race within 16:01.73 seconds and receiving 4 gold medals and 3 silver medals. His victory sparked globally popular celebrities, such as Priyanka Chopra, to congratulate Vedaant on social media. He was also honored by the chief minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik. Malaysian Open 2023 Vedaant won five gold medals in The Malaysian Open 2023 in the categories- 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m and 1500m freestyle. R Madhavan shared his joy with the world on social media.

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