Swimming | Srihari registers best Indian performance

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj set the ‘best Indian time’ at the FINA short course World Championship, but that was not enough to take him to the semifinals of the 50m backstroke event here on Sat

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj set the ‘best Indian time’ at the FINA short course World Championship, but that was not enough to take him to the semifinals of the 50m backstroke event here on Saturday.

The 20-year-old clocked 24.40s in the men’s 50m backstroke event to finish 26th in the overall heats.

However, Srihari, who competed at the Tokyo Games after becoming the second Indian swimmer after Sajan Prakash to breach the A qualifying time for the Olympics, was unable to progress to the semifinals where the top 16 swimmers compete.