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Srihari Nataraj qualifies for the Commonwealth & Asian Games in 50m backstroke

Srihari Nataraj qualifies for the Commonwealth & Asian Games in 50m backstroke

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Srihari Nataraj qualified for the 2026 Commonwealth & Asian Games in the 50m backstroke event with a solid run in the heats of the National Championships in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. He clocked a time of 25.21s to top the heats and comfortably breached the qualification mark of 25.34s for CWG and 25.39s for the Asian Games. He is the second Indian after Sajan Prakash (200m Butterfly) to achieve the Individual qualification mark for both the coming multisport events. He, however, marginally missed out on his personal best of 25.18s from 2021 but will be trying to breach that in the finals later in the day. Meanwhile, the youngster Dhinidhi Desinghu also started her individual campaign, clocking a good time of 2:03.72s to top the women’s 200m freestyle heats. In the finals, she will be aiming to set a new national record, breaking her own record of 2:02.84s. The Asian Games qualification mark in this event is set at 2:00.76s. More to follow… Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text …

Rishabh Das becomes the first Indian to go sub-two minutes in 200m Backstroke

Rishabh Das becomes the first Indian to go sub-two minutes in 200m Backstroke

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Maharashtra swimmer Rishabh Das created history at the Sydney Open 2026 by becoming the first Indian to clock under two minutes in the 200m backstroke event. The young backstroke specialist recorded a time of 1:59.84 in Sydney, improving his own national record of 2:00.14 set earlier this year at the NSW State Open in March. His latest effort marked another milestone in Indian swimming, where breaking the two-minute barrier in the event had long remained elusive. 🚨#news l 🇮🇳 Rishabh Das breaks the 2-minute barrier in 200m Backstroke, setting Best Indian Time at the Sydney Open 2026🏆 The first Indian man to ever go sub-2 minutes (1:59.84) in the 200m Backstroke, surpassing his Previous best: 2:00.14 📸: Agnel’s Swimming#RishabhDas… pic.twitter.com/OxNqTtHIl7 — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) May 16, 2026 Japan’s Hidekazu Takehar won the event with a timing of 1:57.11, while the United States’ Lee Se-bom finished second in 1:57.27. Australia’s Stuart Swinburn claimed third place with a time of 1:58.04. Das finished fifth overall in the final but once again underlined his growing reputation as one …

Rishabh Das becomes the first Indian to go sub-two minutes in 200m Backstroke

Rishabh Das sinks National Record in 200m backstroke

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Maharashtra’s swimmer Rishabh Das set a new National Record in men’s 200m Backstroke at the 2026 NSW State Open Championships in Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday. Rishabh clocked 2:00.14s to set the record and claim the bronze medal. He erased his own record of 2:00.69s set at the Senior national in Bhubaneswar last year. Stuart Swinburn (1:58.80s) and Henry Allan (1:59.45s) took home the gold and silver medals. Rishab’s effort is currently about 2 seconds slower than the 1:57.50s qualification standard set by the Swimming Federation of India for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Rishab is supported by IIS and is currently training in Sydney. He will return to India in April. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link