Swimmer from Keralam’s Palakkad bags seven medals for CISF at national police aquatic meet
Amridhesh U., a CISF swimmer from Palakkad, won seven medals at the 74th All India Police Aquatic Cluster. His performance was instrumental in securing the men's swimming championship for the CISF team.
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Amridhesh U., a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) swimmer from Palakkad, won seven medals at the 74th All India Police Aquatic Cluster 2026-27 held at NSG Manesar, Haryana, from October 1 to 6.
Mr. Amridhesh won five gold, a silver and a bronze. He also set a new record in the 50-metre freestyle with a time of 23.80 seconds, bettering a nine-year-old mark.
His performance helped CISF win the men’s swimming championship. The CISF aquatic team won 30 medals (12 gold, 11 silver and seven bronze) in the swimming events.
The championship, conducted under the All India Police Sports Control Board, featured swimming, water polo, diving and cross-country events. Teams from State police forces and Central police organisations took part.
The CISF team competed under coach Malpeddi Gopi R. and assistant coach Shaji Kuriakose.
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