Paris Olympic appearance
Women’s 200m freestyle · 2:06.96 · 23rd of 31. Participation, not an Olympic medal.
World Aquatics event report ↗Swimming · INDIA
Dhinidhi Desinghu
Swam the women’s 200m freestyle at Paris 2024.
14 at Paris 2024; turned 14 on 17 May 2024
Karnataka · India
Image source ↗ · World Aquatics
Source photograph · credit and provenance below
BEHIND THE RESULT
The achievement
Dhinidhi Desinghu competed in the women’s 200-metre freestyle at the Paris Olympics on 28 July 2024. World Aquatics reported a time of 2:06.96 and 23rd place among 31 swimmers. She was 14. This was an Olympic appearance, not an Olympic medal.
Before Paris
The governing body’s feature described earlier experience at the Asian Games, the 2024 World Championships in Doha and seven gold medals at India’s 2023 National Games. It also placed her coaches and parents within the account of her preparation. The photograph here shows Dhinidhi with a coach; it is not a solo portrait.
A spark to explore
Results tables capture one race. They cannot show every lesson that led to it. When you follow an athlete, look at the events before the biggest stage as well as the headline moment. What might progress look like in your own activity before anyone gives you a medal?
Source-based story · the activities are prompts for readers.
Open the article edition →The achievement, in context.
PMRBP recognition
The later government award record is separate from the 2024 race and its age context.
Award record source ↗Sources you can explore.
World Aquatics · 30 July 2024 ↗Sport governing-body feature
Original source ↗Another spark to discover.
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