Karnataka ki swimmer Tanishi Gupta ne ek hi din mein do baar 100m butterfly ka national record tod diya, jabki unki state-mate Thanya Shadakshari aur Tamil Nadu ki mixed medley relay team ne bhi Guruvaar ko yahan National Aquatics Championships mein record books mein apna naam darj karaya.
Tanishi ne sabse pehle heats mein 1:01.97 second ka samay nikaal kar Nina Venkatesh ke naam par darj 1:02.51 second ke national record ko toda. Iske baad final mein unhone apne hi record ko aur behtar banate hue 1:00.07 second mein race poori ki aur na sirf naya national record banaya, balki Best Indian Time bhi apne naam kiya.
Record-Breaking Performances Continue
Karnataka ki swimmer Tanishi Gupta ne women’s 100m backstroke event mein silver medal bhi jeeta.
Odisha ki swimmer Pratyasa Ray ne 1:04.75 second ka samay nikaal kar gold medal apne naam kiya, jabki Tanishi 1:05.19 second ke saath doosre sthan par rahi. Nina Venkatesh ne 1:05.61 second ke timing ke saath bronze medal jeeta.
Women’s 400m individual medley mein Karnataka ki Thanya Shadakshari ne shandaar perform karte hue 4:56.78 second ka samay darj kiya. Iske saath unhone national record ko behtar banaya aur ek naya Best Indian Time bhi set kiya.
Tamil Nadu ki quartet — Dhivashree Kesavan, Danush Suresh, B. Benedicton Rohit aur Deeksha Sivakumar — ne bhi mixed 4x100m medley relay mein record breaking performance di aur championship mein apna naam record books mein darj karaya.
Team ne 4:01.87 second ka time nikaal kar gold medal jeeta aur is event mein naye National Record ke saath-saath naya Best Indian Time bhi set kiya.
Swimming mein National Record sirf tabhi maanya hota hai jab woh National Aquatics Championships mein banaya gaya ho. Wahin, desh ya videsh ki kisi bhi competition mein Indian swimmers dwara darj kiya gaya sabse tez samay Best Indian Time (BIT) ke roop mein maana jata hai.
