Aryan Nehra equals 800m freestyle national record at World Aquatics Championships 2023

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Teenage swimmer Aryan Nehra equalled the national record on Tuesday during the World Aquatics Championships 2023 with a timing of 8:00.76 seconds in the men's 800m freestyle category. He finished 27th in the heats while matching the previous Indian record by Advait Page.

With Tuesday's swim, Aryan improved his personal best of 8:01.81, which he had clocked earlier this month at the Nationals in Hyderabad. Aryan, however, failed to advance to the final as only the top eight swimmers from the heats qualify.

The teenager from Gujarat is in the middle of a purple patch. He went on a record-breaking spree at the Nationals, winning four gold medals and notching up as many national records. Aryan will also compete in the 1500m freestyle event later this week.

In swimming, timing is considered a national record when it has been achieved at the National Aquatic Championships. Hence, the timings clocked in other meets are called the 'best Indian time'.

The other Indian swimmer in action on Tuesday, Sajan Prakash, finished 23rd in 200m butterfly with timing of 1:58:07. The 29-year-old Kerala swimmer has a personal best of 1:56:38 in the event. The two-time Olympian's campaign thus came to an end. He had finished 57th among 91 swimmers in the 50m butterfly.

With inputs from PTI