Women freestyle

Railways Sports Promotion Board: Rujula S. of Karnataka clocked 26.36 sec in the 50m Women Freestyle, improving the national meet record as well as Best Indian Performance, by breaking the long-standing record of Shikha Tandon in the 78th National Aquatics Championships at the Aquatic Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, on Tuesday.

While Rujula surged to break the long-standing mark by clocking 26.36, Avantika Sudhir Chavan of the Railways Sports Promotion Board finished second in 26.58, while Karnataka's upcoming swimmer Dhinidhi Desinghu finished third in 26.69 seconds.

Among other noteworthy performances on the day, Olympian Aryan Nehra, Kushagra Rawat, and Aneesh Gowda set the pool on fire with their last 50m in the 400m Men Freestyle. Aryan Nehra won the gold with Kushagra coming in close behind him, while Aneesh Gowda settled for the bronze.