National aquatics: Aryan sets record, makes the cut for both CWG and Asian Games

Aryan Nehra clocked 7:59.36 to amended his ain grounds with a ‘best Indian time’ and unafraid the men’s 800m freestyle golden medal astatine the National aquatics championships successful Ahmedabad connected Saturday.

Aryan sliced 2 seconds disconnected his three-year-old grounds to gain qualifying standards for some the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games.

B. Benedicton Rohit lowered the National grounds twice, successful heats and final, arsenic helium won the men’s 50m butterfly crown with 23.63s. His past year’s grounds was 24.11, which helium erased successful the morning.

Rujula S. improved upon her erstwhile year’s women’s 50m freestyle people by achieving 26.23.

The results (winners only): Men: 800m freestyle: Aryan Nehra (Guj) 7:59.36 (NMR, Old 8:01.81, Aryan Nehra, 2023); 50m butterfly: B. Benedicton Rohit (TN) 23.63 (NMR, Old 23.79, B. Benedicton Rohit, 2026); 200m breaststroke: Manikanta L. (Kar) 2:19.45; 4x100m freestyle relay: Karnataka (Akash Mani, Chinthan S. Shetty, Aneesh S. Gowda, Monish P.V.) 3:24.15 (NMR, Old 3:26.26, Tamil Nadu, 2025).

Women: 50m freestyle: Rujula S. (Kar) 26.23 (NMR, Old 26.36, Rujula S., 2025); 200m breaststroke: Saanvi Deshwal (Mah) 2:37.81; 4x200m freestyle relay: Karnataka (Sri Charani Tumu, Shirin, Suhasini Ghosh, Dhinidhi Desinghu) 8:42.48 (NMR, Old 8:52.32, Karnataka, 2025).