Amridhesh U., a Central Industrial Security Force swimmer from Kerala’s Palakkad district, won seven medals at the 74th All India Police Aquatic Cluster in Haryana and set a record in the 50-metre freestyle.
The meet ran from Oct. 1 to 6 at the National Security Guard campus in Manesar. Amridhesh won five gold medals, one silver and one bronze. He clocked 23.80 seconds in the 50-metre freestyle, breaking a record that had stood for nine years.
His performance helped CISF win the men’s swimming championship. The force’s aquatic team won 30 medals in swimming: 12 gold, 11 silver and seven bronze. The wider competition, held under the All India Police Sports Control Board, included swimming, water polo, diving and cross-country, with teams from state police forces and central police organisations taking part.
Amridhesh began swimming at age 10 and entered his first competition in 2010. He later competed in school, junior and senior national meets, all-India inter-university games and the 2022 National Games in Gujarat. He joined CISF in 2022 and specialises in the 50-, 100- and 200-metre freestyle events.
At the All India Police Games, he won four gold medals in 2024-25 and two gold and two silver in 2025-26. He also earned seven medals at the 2025 World Police and Fire Games in Birmingham, Alabama, including four gold, two silver and one bronze. He thanked his coaches and family for their support. National Security Guard Director General Brighu Srinivasan presented him with the trophy at the closing ceremony.