R Madhavan's Son Vedaant Madhavan Sets New Swimming Record, Makes His Father Proud Yet Again

They say to see your children succeed in life is more satisfying than having success yourself. R Madhavan is on cloud nine as his son, who has already made it clear that he doesn't want to live under his father's shadow, has broken national swimming record. At the 48th Junior National Aquatic Championships, Vedaant Madhavan broke a record and won the 1500m freestyle to bag the gold medal.

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Vedaant Madhavan sets a new swimming record

A proud father R Madhavan took to Twitter to share, "Never say never. (Folded hands, red hearts and hug emojis). National Junior Record for 1500m freestyle broken."

Never say never . ????????? National Junior Record for 1500m freestyle broken. ??????@VedaantMadhavan pic.twitter.com/Vx6R2PDfwc

¡ª Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) July 17, 2022

In the video he shared, the commentator says, "Around 16 minutes, he has broken Advait Page¡¯s record at the 780m mark. I did not expect him to do it but he picked up his pace beautifully. I never thought he would be trying for the record."

Vedaant Madhavan is on a winning streak. In April this year, he won a silver and a gold medal at Danish Open 2022. Talking about his success at the age of 16, he told DD News that he wants to create his own identity. "I didn't wanna live under my dad¡¯s shadow. I wanted to make name for myself. I didn¡¯t want to be just R Madhavan¡¯s son."

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For the unversed, R Madhavan and his family had shifted to Dubai last year in December due to lack of facilities in India at the moment.

Vedaant Madhavan is prepping up for Olympics 2026.

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"The larger swimming pools in Mumbai are either closed because of Covid or out of bounds. We are here with Vedaant in Dubai where he has access to large pools. He¡¯s working towards the Olympics, and Sarita (his wife) and I are right by his side," Madhavan told Bollywood Hungama.

R Madhavan feels proud that his son wants to make a mark on his own. He has no regrets that Vedaant doesn't want to be an actor like him. "His chosen vocation is far more important to me than my own career", he said.

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Earlier, Vedaant has won seven medals for Maharashtra at the junior national aquatic championships in Bengaluru. At the age of 12, he won an international swimming competition in Thailand. At the Junior Nationals Swim meet, he won three golds and a silver medal. Vedaant had also won silver for India in swimming at the Asian Age Group Swimming Championship.

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