Ahmedabad, Jun 18 (PTI) Aryan Nehra shattered his own 1500m freestyle ‘Best Indian Time’ to secure qualification for the Commonwealth Games, while teenage sensation Dhinidhi Desinghu also set a new record at the National Aquatics Championships here on Thursday.
Nehra clocked 15:14.88 to take the home the gold and better his previous Best Indian Time of 15:29.76, set in Hyderabad in 2023. The performance, however, left the Gujarat swimmer agonisingly short of the Asian Games qualifying standard of 15:14.27.
Karnataka’s Dharshan S (15:38.00) claimed the silver medal, while Delhi’s Kushagra Rawat (15:41.66) took bronze.
Dhinidhi, meanwhile, continued her rapid rise by setting a new Best Indian Time in the women’s 100m freestyle.
The 16-year-old touched the wall in 56.57 seconds to clinch gold, eclipsing her own mark of 56.78 seconds recorded in Bhubaneswar last year.
The Tamil Nadu quartet of Mj Praveen Kumar, Danush Suresh, B.Benedicton Rohit and Adhithya Dinesh won the men’s 4x100m medley relay in a meet-record time of 3:44.74.
In swimming, “National Records” are exclusively recognised when clocked at the National Aquatic Championships.
However, the top times recorded across all domestic or international competitions are classified as ‘Best Indian Time’. PTI APA TAP
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