<p>An excited Aron tells Metrolife that the ‘Ekalavya Award’ was not only an honour but also a motivation to do better in the upcoming games. “Representing the country is a huge responsibility and the practice has been going on for months together now.<br /><br />After receiving the Ekalavya Award, I was ecstatic. It only gave me the motivation to do even better at the CWG,” says Aron, who has earlier represented the country in the recent Youth Olympics as well.<br /><br />Ask him about the sport he loves so much and he says, “When I was three, I didn’t know what I was doing. My parents being athletes put me into swimming. I simply <br />enjoyed the sport but it was when I turned 13 that I started realising the importance of it and since then there was no looking back.” This second-year bio-technology student at S R N Adarsh College says that while swimming plays an important part in his life, education too holds equal importance. <br /><br />“There is no way I can give up one. Having taken up such a challenging combination, it is difficult for me to balance both. But it’s thanks to the support of my teachers and parents that I am able to do it,” he adds. Aron says that it is a pity that not many kids take up swimming as a professional career option. <br /><br />“It is sad that apart from cricket, no other sport in this country is given that much <br />importance. But that only gives me a better reason to take it up and prove to future generations that there is a future in swimming and that it is as good if not better than other sports,” he says.<br /><br />While swimming and studying take up most of his time, Aron says that in his free time, he listens to music. “I love soft rock and I constantly listens to music to keep my <br />focus,” he says. <br /><br />So does he miss doing regular boy stuff like hanging out with friends or partying? “With the life I have chosen, I know I can’t do what kids my age are doing. But it’s okay, there is still time because once I have achieved my goals, all these things are sure to <br />follow,” he states. <br /></p>
<p>An excited Aron tells Metrolife that the ‘Ekalavya Award’ was not only an honour but also a motivation to do better in the upcoming games. “Representing the country is a huge responsibility and the practice has been going on for months together now.<br /><br />After receiving the Ekalavya Award, I was ecstatic. It only gave me the motivation to do even better at the CWG,” says Aron, who has earlier represented the country in the recent Youth Olympics as well.<br /><br />Ask him about the sport he loves so much and he says, “When I was three, I didn’t know what I was doing. My parents being athletes put me into swimming. I simply <br />enjoyed the sport but it was when I turned 13 that I started realising the importance of it and since then there was no looking back.” This second-year bio-technology student at S R N Adarsh College says that while swimming plays an important part in his life, education too holds equal importance. <br /><br />“There is no way I can give up one. Having taken up such a challenging combination, it is difficult for me to balance both. But it’s thanks to the support of my teachers and parents that I am able to do it,” he adds. Aron says that it is a pity that not many kids take up swimming as a professional career option. <br /><br />“It is sad that apart from cricket, no other sport in this country is given that much <br />importance. But that only gives me a better reason to take it up and prove to future generations that there is a future in swimming and that it is as good if not better than other sports,” he says.<br /><br />While swimming and studying take up most of his time, Aron says that in his free time, he listens to music. “I love soft rock and I constantly listens to music to keep my <br />focus,” he says. <br /><br />So does he miss doing regular boy stuff like hanging out with friends or partying? “With the life I have chosen, I know I can’t do what kids my age are doing. But it’s okay, there is still time because once I have achieved my goals, all these things are sure to <br />follow,” he states. <br /></p>
