Indian Swimmers Finishes Last in 18th Asian Games

JAKARTA: Indian swimmers finished eighth and last in the men’s 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay swimming final. The Indian team comprising Anshul Kothari, Sajan Prakash, Virdhawal Khade and Aaron Dsouza clocked 3 minutes and 25.17 seconds.

Japan won the gold with a new Games record of 3:12.68 while China took silver with 3:13.29. Singapore recorded 3:17.22 to bag the bronze.

During the morning session, the Indian team had clocked 3.25.17 minutes to top the Heat-1 charts.

India’s Avinash Mani and Sajan Prakash had earlier failed to qualify for the men’s 100 metre butterfly final. After the qualification round, Sajan was placed 12th, while Avinash took the 26th spot.

Avinash had, however, secured the top spot in Heat-1 with a time of 56.98 seconds. Sajan too topped the Heat-2 charts after clocking 54.06 seconds. (IANS)