While Nataraj will compete in the men's 100 backstroke event, Dhinidhi will compete in the women's 200 meter freestyle event.
This will be Srihari Nataraj's second Olympic appearance after Tokyo 2020, while Dhinidhi will make her debut in Paris.
Additionally, 14-year-old Dhinidhi will be the youngest athlete in the Indian contingent for the Paris Games.
Since no Indian swimmer managed to reach the Olympic Qualification Time (OQT) or Olympic Consideration Time (OCT) in any event within the Paris 2024 swimming qualification window between March 1, 2023 and June 23, 2024, the SFI has The alternative was to request for universality quota places.
Under the universality quota rule, NOCs without any qualifying athletes or relay teams can enter a maximum of two athletes – one woman and one man – in each event.
In addition, NOCs that do not have athletes who have achieved OQT nor any athletes invited by World Aquatics through OCT may enter a maximum of one woman and one man, provided the athletes have competed at one of the 2022 and 2024 World Championships or Have competed in more. According to Olympics.com.
Srihari competed at the World Aquatics Championships 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan, while Dhinidhi swam at the 2024 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar.
In the men's category, Srihari was on top of the World Aquatics points table with 849 points, while in the women's category, Dhinidhi was on top with 749 points.
Aryan Nehra missed out on a universality spot by finishing just 2 points behind Srihari after his last qualification attempt in Canada.
The swimming competitions at Paris 2024 will take place at the Paris La Defense Arena between 27 July and 4 August.
This will be Srihari Nataraj's second Olympic appearance after Tokyo 2020, while Dhinidhi will make her debut in Paris.
Additionally, 14-year-old Dhinidhi will be the youngest athlete in the Indian contingent for the Paris Games.
Since no Indian swimmer managed to reach the Olympic Qualification Time (OQT) or Olympic Consideration Time (OCT) in any event within the Paris 2024 swimming qualification window between March 1, 2023 and June 23, 2024, the SFI has The alternative was to request for universality quota places.
Under the universality quota rule, NOCs without any qualifying athletes or relay teams can enter a maximum of two athletes – one woman and one man – in each event.
In addition, NOCs that do not have athletes who have achieved OQT nor any athletes invited by World Aquatics through OCT may enter a maximum of one woman and one man, provided the athletes have competed at one of the 2022 and 2024 World Championships or Have competed in more. According to Olympics.com.
Srihari competed at the World Aquatics Championships 2023 in Fukuoka, Japan, while Dhinidhi swam at the 2024 World Championships held in Doha, Qatar.
In the men's category, Srihari was on top of the World Aquatics points table with 849 points, while in the women's category, Dhinidhi was on top with 749 points.
Aryan Nehra missed out on a universality spot by finishing just 2 points behind Srihari after his last qualification attempt in Canada.
The swimming competitions at Paris 2024 will take place at the Paris La Defense Arena between 27 July and 4 August.
