Asian Games: Indian Swimmers Enter Men’s Freestyle Relay Final
Sandeep Sejwal, Sajan and Avinash Mani topped their respective heats but still failed to qualify for the finals.
The Indian swimmers failed to qualify in their individual events, however, the Indian team entered the final of the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay of the 18th Asian Games after finishing on top in their heat.
The team of Sajan Prakash, Virdhawal Khade, Anshul Kothari, Aaron Dsouza clocked a timing of 3:25.17 in their heat on Wednesday, 22 August.
Sandeep Sejwal, Sajan and Avinash Mani topped their respective heats but still failed to qualify for the finals.
Sejwal finished first in his heat with a timing of 62.07 but could not make the final of the men's 100m breaststroke, missing the mark by just 0.07 seconds.
Before that, Sajan Prakash won his heat with a timing of 54.04 in men's 100m butterfly, while Avinash Mani beat Saudi Arabia's Bu Arish in their two-man unseeded heat. Mani had a timing of 56.98.
Both the Indian swimmers failed to qualify for the finals.
(With inputs from PTI)
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