Sawarn Singh


Sawarn Singh is an Indian rower. He primarily competes in single scull events. In 2011 he won bronze at the Asian Rowing Championships. He qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics in Men's single scull event and reached the last 16 with a time of 7:00.49 in the first repechage. The 21-year-old Sawarn Singh Virk secured his spot in the London Olympics by winning his event at the FISA Olympic Continental Qualification Regatta for Asia in Chung Ju, Korea. London Olympics was the maiden Olympics appearance for the Jharkhand National Games gold medallist. He won the 2013 Asian Championships, and won bronze at the 2014 Asian Games. He won the gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games in Men's Quadruple sculls.

Major events

EventPlaceClassTimePosition
2011 World Rowing ChampionshipsSloveniaM1x7:04.7917
2011 Asian Rowing ChampionshipsKoreaM1x7:11.833
2012 Summer OlympicsLondonM1x7:29.6616
2013 Asian Rowing ChampionshipsChinaM1x7:31.881
2014 Asian GamesSouth KoreaM1x7:10.653
2018 Asian GamesIndonesiaM4x6:17.131