Zayan Ali Khan has won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the All Pakistan McDonald’s Inter-School Swimming Championship 2026.
Zayan, who represents Aitchison College in Lahore, also took the Best Swimmer (Under-12) title. He broke the 200m freestyle record at the event.
Earlier this year, Zayan won Best Swimmer (U-12) at the 1st Governor Punjab Swimming Championship 2026. He won three gold and two silver medals there. He took gold in the 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke and 100m freestyle, and silver in the 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley.
He first made headlines in 2024. Zayan set a Pakistan national Under-10 record in the 50m backstroke at the National Age Group Swimming Championship in Lahore, finishing in 40.73 seconds.
That year he also won Best Swimmer in the Under-10 category at the CM Punjab Swimming Championship, which took place on July 26. At the Punjab Age Group Swimming Championship, he won two gold medals and one silver, and Aitchison College named him Best Swimmer again. The school finished as Champion School at that event.
