H2O:
Two
parts
Heart
and
one
part
Obsession
The
Indian
Institute
of
Technology,
Bombay
began
in
1958,
as
one
of
the
five
centers
of
excellence
in
engineering
education,
by a
special
Act
of
Parliament.
The
Student
Activity
Center
(SAC)
came
up
in
1980,
along
with
the
swimming
pool.
The
IIT
Swimming
club
started
functioning
in
1983,
under
the
stewardship
of
Coach,
Dr.
P.
M.
Reddy.
It
is
affiliated
to
the
Greater
Mumbai
Amateur
Aquatic
Association.(GMAAA)
The
Swimming
Pool
is
alive
with
activities
throughout
the
year.
Some
of
the
regular
activities
are:-
NSO
National
Sports
Organisation
-
Swimming
is
an
option
available
to
IIT
students
in
their
first
year.
The
NSO
swim
training
functions
two
evenings
a
week,
and
each
session
stretches
to a
couple
of
hours.
Triathlon
The
IIT
Swimming
club
holds
triathlon
competitions
every
year.
One
is a
team
triathlon,
where
you
participate
as a
team
and
the
swimming
,
cycling,
and
running
functions
are
done
by 3
individuals.
The
other
category
is
the
Individual
event,
where
all
three
functions
of
swimming,
running
and
cycling
are
done
by
the
same
individual.
Swimmathon
Every
year,
the
IIT
Swimming
club
organises
a
swimmathon
:
Its
a
12-
hour
non-stop
swimming
competition.
Its
open
to
everyone
on
campus,
and
one
can
see
hoards
of
IIT
students
participating
quite
happily
along
with
8
year
old
kids,
professors
and
middle-aged
ladies.
With
their
eyes
firmly
set
on
the
coveted
tshirt
,swimmers
beat
the
cold
and
exhaustion
to
complete
12
hours
of
non-stop
swimming.Swimmathon
2011
saw
a
whooping
34
participants
achieve
the
feat!
Swimming
Camps
Every
summer,
by
popular
demand,
our
coach,
Dr.
P.
M.
Reddy,
holds
camps
in
swimming
at
the
beginners,
intermediate
and
advanced
levels.
Camps
are
also
held
for
IIT
students
during
the
semester.
Inter
IIT
The
Holy
grail
of
any
sportsperson
from
IIT
is
the
Inter
IIT
Sports
Meet.
The
Inter
IIT
Sports
Meet
is
where
the
teams
from
all
IITs
battle
it
out
-
for
the
glory
of
their
institute
and
spirit
of
the
sport.
IIT
Bombay
has
traditionally
been
a
heavyweight
in
the
Inter
IIT
Aquatics
Championship,
capturing
the
third
position
in
the
2010-2011
meet.
Inter
Hostel
Every
year
we
have
an
Inter
hostel
swimming
competition
-The
Swimming
General
Championship
,
with
assorted
supporters
crying
themselves
hoarse
in
support
of
their
hostel
mates,
irrespective
of
the
level
of
swimming.
It
is
an
ideal
platform
for
people
to
flaunt
their
swimming
skills
..and
make
their
hostel
proud!
With
no
restrictions
on
participation
,
the
swimming
pool
is
the
place
to
be
during
the
days
of
the
swimming
GC
Waterpolo
Imagine
having
the
slippery
ball
in
your
palms,trying
to
score
a
goal
with
opposition
players
breathing
down
upon
you
,
and
all
of
this
while
staying
afloat
in
water!!
That’s
right
its
waterpolo
-
One
of
the
hardest
and
most
physically
demanding
sports.
The
Waterpolo
GC
is
the
place
to
exhibit
your
skills
when
hostel
teams
go
up
against
each
other
IIT
Bombay
also
has
a
waterpolo
team
which
participates
in
the
annual
Inter
IIT
Aquatics
Meet.
