Gujarat's Aryan Nehra creates another national record

Gujarat's Aryan Nehra creates another national record

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Category : Sports Published on: July 07 2023

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  • Asian Games-bound swimmer Aryan Nehra broke yet another national record en route to his gold-winning performance in the men's 800m freestyle event at the national swimming championships 2023.
  • Aryan breached the Asian Games qualifying standard for the second time this year by clocking 8:01.81.
  • In a repeat of 400m freestyle event, Aryan once again got the better of national record holder Delhi’s Kushagra Rawat, who clinched a silver with a timing of 8:09.25, while Karnataka swimmer Aneesh Gowda (8:16.92) came third.
  • The Gujarat swimmer had booked his place in the continental event in April during a meet in Chicago where he swam a personal best of 8:03.15 in the 800m freestyle event.
  • He has also breached the 1500m freestyle qualification time.
  • Karnataka’s Harshika Ramachandra and Maharashtra swimmer Anannya Nayak also rewrote national marks in the the women’s 200m medley and 100m freestyle events respectively.
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