Arjun Muralidharan

 Arjun Muralidharan (born 14 May 1987) is an Indian swimmer who has earned 15 national titles. He is widely considered as one of  the greatest butterfly swimmers of India. 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.  

Born in Pune, Maharashtra, India Arjun started swimming at the age of 5 coached by his father G  Muralidharan a former athlete, Ranji Trophy cricketer and Commander,  Indian Navy. At a very young age of 9 he had already broken the age  group national record in 50 meters butterfly. Arjun, the younger brother  of Amar Muralidharan, is a former police officer working at the Border Security Force since 2002 up until 2014 under the sports recruitment program. He was  also awarded the Director Generals citation in 2006 for his sporting  achievements. He has trained in United Kingdom and Canada from 2006 to  2010 under reputed coaches. He has swum for Rouge et Or swimming team in  Quebec in 2006, Stockport Metro Swimming Club in 2007 and Toronto Swim  Club from 2008-2010.  

In addition to all his swimming accomplishments Arjun also trains in Martial Arts and is a 1st dan (shodan) black belt in Gōjū-ryū Karate and a first kyu brown belt in Shidokan. 

In his spare time he coaches young children at Bluewater Swim Academy alongside his father and older brother at Pune. He has mentored and  coached numerous sub junior and junior level national medalists. [35] 

Arjun is also the Director of Bluewater Sports Academy located at Baner Pune.[36] 

He has endorsed sportswear company Metal Mulisha and is also  sponsored by Siddhi Health Club located at Kothrud, Pune where he has  done his strength training since 2002.[37]