Dubai-based swimmer Tanish George Mathew is targeting a strong finish in the upcoming 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou, China. The 19-year-old is part of 12-member men’s swimming squad announced by Swimming Federation of India last month for the Games that will be held from September 23 to October 8.
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00:00I started swimming in Dubai when I was really young itself at the age of 13.
00:15I've been training under Pradeep sir ever since and Dubai and Aqua Nation has helped
00:19me a lot.
00:20Five years ago I don't think I would have been in the team India for the Asian Games.
00:24Right now I have the opportunity to swim and it's mainly because of my parents, Pradeep
00:28sir and Aqua Nation.
00:29The Dubai facilities and Aqua Nation has helped me so much in giving me the opportunity to
00:34swim at the Asian Games.
00:38It was very heartening to know from the Swim Federation of India that Tanishq has been
00:43selected for the forthcoming Asian Games and we are very happy about it.
00:47And it's the first time one of our swimmers is going to the Asian Games.
00:52As an institution we are very happy that we could achieve something to reach, take the
00:57swimmers from this part of the world training here to the Asian Games representing the team
01:03India.
01:04Right now we just finished the selection trial and Tanishq just came back from India and
01:09we started training about a week back and the training is progressing and as you know
01:15that we still have another 45 days to 55 days for the Asian Games.
01:23I am sure that his training will progress and he will definitely go faster than what
01:29he has been doing and he will be one of the fastest swimmers and probably a medal prospect
01:35for the forthcoming Asian Games.
01:37The preparation for the Asian Games is going really well.
01:39Pradeep sir and I are working hard every day and team India is going to have a camp soon
01:44which will start with all the swimmers from the Asian Games training together.
01:48So I am really looking forward to it.
01:49I am really confident and excited for the Asian Games.
01:52A lot of my seniors who I have swum with before are there to mentor me and be part
01:57of the team.
01:58So I am super excited and hopefully I swim fast.