TEJAS
NANDAKUMAR

Highlight
Asian Para Games 2026 · Aichi-Nagoya
Bronze Medal
Men's S7 100m Backstroke.
100m Backstroke
National Record
Indian record holder, Men's S7 100m backstroke.
World Para Swimming World Series · Germany · 2018
Bronze Medal
2023–24 Season
Best Swimmer Award
National Career
26+ Gold Medals
S7
Classification
26+
National Gold Medals
2×
Best Swimmer Award
10+
International Competitions

The Athlete

Tejas started with tennis, then moved to badminton, before finding swimming. Once he discovered para swimming, he threw himself into it — and after only three months of training, he stepped up at his first Para Swimming Nationals.

He came away with one gold and three silver medals. That first Nationals made him commit to the sport, and he has kept pushing to higher levels ever since — all the way to representing India internationally.

The Journey

Major milestones across a career built on the international circuit.

2017
Youth Asian Games
2018
World Para Swimming World Series
Germany
Bronze Medalist
2019
World Para Swimming World Series
Singapore
2019
World Para Swimming World Series
United Kingdom
2023
Asian Para Games
6th · 8th · 8th — Individual Event Finishes
2025
World Para Swimming World Series
Spain
2025
World Para Swimming World Series
France
2026
World Para Swimming World Series
Australia
2026
Asian Para Games
Aichi-Nagoya, Japan · Men's S7 100m Backstroke
Bronze Medalist
Tejas Nandakumar holding the Khem Chand Dabas Memorial Trophy and medals at the National Para Swimming Championships

National Para Swimming Championships.

Performance

Indian National Record Holder

Men's S7 · 100m Backstroke

Represents
India — National Team, Para Swimming
Events
Freestyle & Backstroke
Best Swimmer Award
2017 · 2023–24
I don't race for a season's best. I race to beat myself.

Tejas measures progress against his previous performances rather than chasing a season-best label. Every competition is another opportunity to improve on the swimmer he was before.

BETTER THAN BEFORE.

Tejas Nandakumar in Indian team kit holding his bronze medal at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games swimming venue

Asian Para Games · 18–24 October 2026 · Japan

Aichi-Nagoya 2026

Bronze Medal

Men's S7 · 100m Backstroke

This time, I got the medal.

Partnerships

Partner with the journey.

Tejas is open to the right partnerships with brands and organizations invested in performance, progress and Indian para sport — fresh from a bronze at the Asian Para Games and building toward what comes next.

  • Indian National Record Holder
  • Asian Para Games Bronze Medallist
  • 26+ National Gold Medals
LET'S WORK TOGETHER →