17 saal ke Arush Lanjewar, ek city-based swimmer hain, jo pichhle saal Deaflympics ke liye qualify karne wale pehle Gujarati bane the. Ab unhone National Deaf Swimming Championship mein national record todkar ek aur milestone achieve kiya hai.
Lanjewar ne men’s 100m butterfly mein 1:05 seconds ka time nikala, jo Atul Jaiswal ke pehle ke 1:07 seconds ke national record se better hai. Is achievement ke saath wo is category mein desh ke sabse tez swimmer ban gaye hain.
“National record holder banna ek bahut hi thrilling experience hai. Maine is tournament ke liye bahut hard training ki thi, aur record todne ka mera sapna poora ho gaya,” Lanjewar ne kaha.
Unke coach Vivek Singh Borliya ne is achievement ka credit Arush ki discipline aur lagataar mehnat ko diya. “Woh har din kai ghante practice karta hai. Mujhe poora confidence tha ki woh achha perform karega aur national record tod dega,” unhone kaha.
Lanjewar ka swimming ka safar chhoti si umar mein shuru hua tha, jab unki maa Kadambani unhe summer vacations ke dauran pool le jaati thi. Jo starting mein ek recreational activity thi, woh dheere-dheere ek serious pursuit ban gayi, aur lagbhag chaar saal pehle unhone competitive swimming mein kadam rakha.
Shuruaati daur, apni challenges ke saath aaya. Hearing-impaired hone ki wajah se Arush ko pool mein apna hearing aid nikalna padta tha, jiski wajah se training ke dauran instructions follow karna mushkil ho jata tha. Iske bawajood, unhone jaldi adapt kiya aur lagataar improve karte rahe.
Baad mein unhone District Level Sports School (DLSS), jo Sports Authority of Gujarat ka ek initiative hai, join kiya, jahan unhone Borliya ke guidance mein training li. Unki latest achievement unke impressive performances ki list mein ek aur addition hai. April 2025 mein, Arush ne National Deaf Swimming Championships mein 50m aur 100m butterfly events mein do gold medals jeete, saath hi 200m individual medley aur 200m freestyle mein do silver medals bhi apne naam kiye.
Isse pehle, unhone 2023 ke CBSE zonal competition (Bhopal) mein 400-metre individual medley mein silver medal jeeta tha. 2024 mein, unhone Indore mein hue CBSE zonals mein 800-metre freestyle aur 200m individual medley mein bronze medals jeete, aur Rajkot mein ek SFI meet mein 50m freestyle aur 200m individual medley mein do aur bronze medals apne naam kiye.
