Sachin Nag - Some of The Achievements of Nag's Swimming Career

Some of The Achievements of Nag's Swimming Career

London Olympics 1948 selection meet happened at Azad Hind Bag’s National corner. No other state’s players took part except Bengal and Mumbai.

Ananda Bazar Patrika wrote (24th Baishakh, 1355): Sachin Nag made a new record of 1 min and 4 second breaking his own record of 1 min 4.2 sec.

After 5 months of being bed ridden for some accident and only within 3 months of normal movement, setting a new record is indeed a sign of great achievement. On the basis of this trial Indian swimming team was formed for London Olympic.

Nag was selected both in swimming and water polo events.He was the best water polo player of India and indeed he had no equal in that game in the country at that time.

In London Olympiad he scored four goals against Chile whom India beat by seven goals to four. But during the first Asian games he was mysteriously dropped from the water polo side at the last moment when he was quite fit to play the game. Sachin Nag once again proved him-self as the best and the fastest swimmer of India in 100 metre free-styleat the time of selection trial in Madras for Helsinki Olympic in 1952.

India did not win any medal in those Olympic because they did not have any idea about the international swimming style. Nobody was aware of hydrodynamics, Nag used to practice by repelling water hyacinth in the pond and by spreading wood powder waste on the banks of pond. If he had got any support of good coach or opportunity of swimming pool then probably he would have done better in both the Olympics.

He is 11 times State champion and 3 times All India champion and the first Asian champion and the greatest Indian swimmer India has ever produced.

1st and 2nd place in the competition organized in the river Ganges in Kashi in1937 and in that very year he won the 2nd place in the 10 km swimming competition on river Ganges.

In 1938 he won the 1st prize in 6 km swimming competition on river Ganges.

1938 the whole Bengal state level swimming at College Square, Kolkata, Sachin Nag won the 1st place defeating Madan Singh and Rajaram Sawoo in 100 & 400 meter free style competition.

1939 National Swimming Club & Taltala Institute’s organized competition he again won.

1940 Bhabanipore Swimming Association organized 24th annual swimming competition where Sachin Nag again showed his talent by winning.

1944 national swimming competition was held in Lahore’s Mint Park, where in the water polo competition Sachin Nag did 4 goals for Bengal to defeat Mumbai in 6-5 goals In 100 meter’s, 400 meters and also in relay, Sachin Nag became first.

1945 Nag’s Hatkhola club got invitation for playing against British Team at Victoria Memorial’s swimming pool and they defeated the British team 15-1 goal, Sachin Nag alone only made 6 goals to become the league champion.

In the year 1948 water polo games in London Olympic, India defeated Chili by 7-4 goals, Nag alone scored 4 goals.

1951 Asian Games 100 meter free style swimming Nag became the fastest swimmer by winning the gold medal for India.

In other events of swimming in that Asian Games he also bagged the bronze medals in 400 meter free-style relay and 300 metres medley relay.