Arjun Muralidharan

About Arjun Muralidharan

Arjun Muralidharan is an Indian swimmer who has earned 15 National Titles. He is widely considered as one of the greatest butterfly swimmers of India. 

Career Success:

• Broke the Sub Junior Nationals Record held at Jaipur India in 50 meters Butterfly in the under 9 Age group with a time of 34.60 sec. The record still stands.
  
• Was adjudged the best swimmer in the 17th Sub-junior aquatics championships held at Barielly India with 5 gold medals.
  
• Arjun was adjudged the best swimmer in the Junior national aquatic championships held at Chennai India winning 5 gold medals and 3 junior national records.
  
• Became the youngest ever best swimmer at the age of 16 in the 58th Senior National aquatic championships held at New Delhi India. Arjun broke 3 championship records in the meet and won 3 gold medals and 2 silvers
  
• Based on his performances in the Senior Nationals Arjun was selected to represent India at the Commonwealth Youth Games which was held at Bendigo Australia in Dec 2004. Arjun became the first and only Indian to win a medal coming third in the 200 meters Butterfly with a time of 2:06.99 beating teammate Rehan Poncha by .02 secs.
  
• In 2005 Open National Championships Arjun became the first Indian swimmer to break the 28-second barrier in the 50 m backstroke clocking a national record time of 27.97.He was also judged the Best Swimmer of the meet with 4 gold medals.
  
• He has also been the best swimmer in three consecutive Open National Championships from 2004–2006 and held all three (50, 100, 200 m) butterfly National titles for four years from 2004-2007 as well as all three (50, 100, 200 m) backstroke National titles in the year 2006.
  
• In 2006 he became the first Indian swimmer to win a gold medal at a foreign national championship in the Speedo Eastern Canadian Championships held at Montreal.
  
• He is also the first Indian swimmer to win a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games held at Bendigo, Australia, in 2004 and a silver medal in the Asian Indoor Games held at Bangkok in 2005.
  
• In the 2006 Asian Games held at Doha, Qatar, Arjun smashed his own national record in the 100 m butterfly. Arjun has won several Canadian National Championship medals and a gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at Canada Cup 2008.
  
• In 2010 South Asian Games Arjun won a gold medal in the 100 m butterfly.
  

Arjun Muralidharan Achievements

Highest world ranking-(2006-2008) World 47, Canada 3 (200 Butterfly)

Medal records:

Commonwealth Youth Games:

• Bronze medal – 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games200 m Butterfly
  

Asian Indoor Games:

• Silver medal – 2005 Asian Indoor Games 200 m Butterfly
  

Speedo Eastern Canadian Nationals:

• Gold medal –2006 Eastern Canadian Nationals100 m Butterfly
  

Manchester Open:

• Gold medal – 2007 Manchester England200 m Butterfly
  

Canada Cup:

• Gold medal – 2008 Bell Grand Prix200 m Butterfly