BIRMINGHAM: Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj bettered the very best Indian time en route a 3rd place end in warmth 2 however couldn’t qualify for the ultimate of the males’s 200m backstroke occasion on the Commonwealth Games right here on Tuesday.
Nataraj clocked 2:00.84s to be the primary reserve within the occasion.
His earlier finest was 2:01.70s, which had come throughout the FINA World junior swimming championships in 2019.
In swimming, a timing is taken into account a nationwide report solely when it has been achieved on the Nationwide Aquatics Championships.
Therefore, the timings clocked in different meets are referred to as the very best Indian time.
Luke Greenbank of England gained the warmth with a timing of 1:56.33s, whereas South Africa’s Pieter Coetze completed second clocking 1:58.08s.
The very best eight swimmers from the three heats certified for the ultimate.
The Indian completed ninth total and has been saved as the primary reserve, which suggests if anyone pulls out earlier than the ultimate, he would sneak in.
Nataraj missed out on a direct remaining berth by simply 0.19 seconds.
Nataraj had earlier completed fifth, his best-ever outcome within the CWG, within the males’s 50m backstroke remaining with a timing of 25.23 seconds.
Later within the day, two extra Indian swimmers, Advait Web page and Kushagra Rawat will compete within the males’s 1500m free type occasion.
Nataraj clocked 2:00.84s to be the primary reserve within the occasion.
His earlier finest was 2:01.70s, which had come throughout the FINA World junior swimming championships in 2019.
In swimming, a timing is taken into account a nationwide report solely when it has been achieved on the Nationwide Aquatics Championships.
Therefore, the timings clocked in different meets are referred to as the very best Indian time.
Luke Greenbank of England gained the warmth with a timing of 1:56.33s, whereas South Africa’s Pieter Coetze completed second clocking 1:58.08s.
The very best eight swimmers from the three heats certified for the ultimate.
The Indian completed ninth total and has been saved as the primary reserve, which suggests if anyone pulls out earlier than the ultimate, he would sneak in.
Nataraj missed out on a direct remaining berth by simply 0.19 seconds.
Nataraj had earlier completed fifth, his best-ever outcome within the CWG, within the males’s 50m backstroke remaining with a timing of 25.23 seconds.
Later within the day, two extra Indian swimmers, Advait Web page and Kushagra Rawat will compete within the males’s 1500m free type occasion.