Maana Patel breaks national record in women's 100m backstroke event

While the record came in the heats of the last leg, the Indian was fifth overall in Final B, while compatriot Suvana Bhasker was 30th. Patel, who is the first Indian woman to qualify for the Olympics, also competed in the 50m backstroke event, but could not make it to the final.

On the other hand, Srihari Nataraj competed in the men’s 50m freestyle, 100m, and 200m backstroke events. Nataraj, who won three gold medals at the Khelo India University Games last month, also came close to winning a medal in the 100m backstroke event but missed the bronze by 0.70 seconds. 

Likith Selvaraj, the only Indian in the Barcelona leg, competed in the men’s 50m and 100m breaststroke events. He did not have a great outing and failed to make the finals of both events. Meanwhile, points were awarded to swimmers from all three legs, and the one with the most points won the tour.