ABOUT OJSHPC:
*     Odisha JSW Swimming High Performance Centre (OJSHPC) is part of a network of HPCs set up under the umbrella of the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS), the first privately-funded High Performance Centre in India established by JSW Group.
*     OJSHPC aims at developing Indian swimmers capable of achieving FINA-A Qualification times for World Championships and the Olympics in 8-12 years.
*     On 5 May 2022, JSW Group announced the appointments of South African coach Douglas Eager and Indian Olympian as well as Asiad medallist Sandeep Sejwal to lead OJSHPC.
*     Douglas was appointed as Technical Director, while Sejwal was engaged as Senior Coach.
*     Earlier, Sharath Chandra served as the Head Coach of the Odisha JSW Swimming HPC.
*     In addition to the HPC, JSW Group has set up nine grassroots swimming centres across the state.

ABOUT GRASSROOTS SWIMMING CENTRES:
*     JSW Group has set up nine Grassroots Swimming Centre across the State.
*     The Centres are located in Bhubaneswar, Boudh, Sonepur, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, Angul, Bolangir, Sambalpur and Jajpur.
*     The Grassroots Centres aim at getting more children to take up swimming as a life skill and create a performance pathway for swimmers in the state.
*     Sumit Kumar Sahoo has been appointed as Senior Swim Teacher, Odisha-JSW Grassroots Swimming Training Centre, Bhubaneswar.

Odisha JSW Grassroots Swimming Centres & Contact Details:
Bhubaneshwar, Kalinga Stadium – +91 89044 82502
Boudh, District Stadium – +91 90788 74400
Sonepur, District Stadium – +91 90900 02025
Ganjam, Circuit House – +91 78940 16114
Mayurbhanj, North Odisha University Road – +91 81434 41994
Angul, Angul Stadium – +91 83289 83711
Bolangir, R.N Singhdeo Swimming Pool – +91 82802 10876
Sambalpur, Golbazaar – +91 93372 46022
Jajpur, Near Kusuma Pond – +91 82496 77821

ABOUT JSW SPORTS:
*     JSW Sports, which owns IPL team Delhi Capitals, ISL team Bengaluru FC and KPL team Haryana Steelers, is the sports arm of JSW Group.
*     On 15 March 2021, JSW Sports, in collaboration with Sports & Youth Services Department (DSYS), Government of Odisha announced the launch of Grassroot Swimming Programme, which was scheduled to commence from 1 April 2021.