Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Sachin Nag | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:03.8 | 34 | Did not advance | |||
| Isaac Monsoor | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:06.4 | 38 | Did not advance | |||
| Dilip Mitra | Men's 100 m freestyle | 1:06.9 | 39 | Did not advance | |||
| Bimal Chandra | Men's 400 metre freestyle | 5:38.6 | ? | Did not advance | |||
| Men's 1500 metre freestyle | 22:52.9 | ? | Did not advance | ||||
| Khamlillal Shah | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 1:19.9 | ? | Did not advance | |||
| Prahtip Mitra | Men's 100 metre backstroke | 1:24.5 | ? | Did not advance | |||
| Prafulla Mullick | Men's 200 metre breaststroke | 3:14.9 | ? | Did not advance | |||
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Of memory, blind school of cuttlefish,
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