The women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team also reached the final after finishing eighth.© AFP
Indian swimmers Tanish George Mathew, Vishal Grewal, Anand AS and Srihari Nataraj reached the final of the men’s 4x100m freestyle relay at the Asian Games on Thursday. They clocked a national record of 3:21.22 in their heat to qualify for the final. The men’s 4×100 meter freestyle relay final starts today at 6.18 pm in Hangzhou. Tanish, Srihari and Anand were also part of the previous national record, a 3:23.72 at the 2019 Asian Age Group Championships.
The women’s 4x200m freestyle relay team also reached the final after finishing eighth in the heats with a time of 8:39.64. They swim for a medal at 6:36 p.m.
Earlier, Srihari Natraj, Likith Selvaraj, Sajan Prakash and Tanish Matthew missed out on the podium in the men’s 4x100m medley relay at the Asian Games.
Indian swimmers Srihari Nataraj, Likith Selvaraj, Sajan Prakash and Tanish George Matthew clocked a time of 3:40.84 in the men’s 4x100m medley relay, securing their place in the final.
While ranked fourth overall, 6.04 seconds behind China, the Indian quartet also broke the national record from the 2018 Asian Games. The Indian team finished the heats with an impressive time of 3:40.84. The clocked time is India’s best ever timing in a men’s 4×100 medley event.
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