Four National Records on Day 1: Ahmedabad Witnesses a Historic Opening at the 79th Senior Nationals
Four National Meet Records fell on Day 1 of the 79th Senior National Aquatics Championships in Ahmedabad. Astha Choudhury shattered a 17-year-old butterfly record, Vinayak Vijay broke the 200m IM NMR, Aditi Satish Hegde rewrote the 1500m free mark, and Karnataka’s women demolished the relay record by eight seconds.
Slambook: Nithik Nathella
National Games Record-holder Nithik Nathella of Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre fills out the SwimmingDrive Slambook — on his 2:03.35 backstroke record, 100x100s at training, Sajan Prakash and Niranjan Mukund as inspirations, and why silence is the only pump-up playlist he needs.