National Aquatics: Rujula Sets New Meet Record; Olympians Aryan, Sajan, Srihari Win

Bhubaneswar: Rujula S. of Karnataka clocked 26.36 sec in the 50m Women Freestyle, improving the national meet record as well as Best Indian Performance, by breaking the long-standing record of Shikha Tandon in the 78th National Aquatics Championships at the Aquatic Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, on Tuesday. While Rujula surged to break the long-standing mark by clocking 26.36, Avantika Sudhir Chavan of the Railways Sports  Promotion Board finished second in 26.58, while Karnataka’s upcoming swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu finished third in 26.69 seconds.

Among other noteworthy performances on the day, Olympian Aryan Nehra, Kushagra Rawat, and Aneesh Gowda set the pool on fire with their last 50m in the 400m Men Freestyle. Aryan Nehra won the gold with Kushagra coming in close behind him, while Aneesh Gowda settled for the bronze.

 Bhavya Sachdeva of Delhi clocked 17.35.07 in the Women’s 1500m Freestyle, claiming a gold and the National Meet record, while Shristi Upadhyaya won her second individual medal, a bronze, for hosts Odisha.

Olympians Srihari Nataraj and Sajan Prakash also won their respective events with ease, while Tamil Nadu set a new meet record in men’s 4 x 100 medley relay. IANS

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