Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash

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Sajan Prakash Breaks Italy's Standard Record In International Swimming

Sajan Prakash has become the first Indian swimmer to clear the 'A' cut standard of International swimming with a record of 1:56.38 minutes in the 200m butterfly. The 27-year-old from Kerala is heading to the Tokyo Olympics after breaking Italy's standard record of 1:56.48 minutes. “We worked on gaining a centimetre of speed over each of his 79 strokes,” coach Pradeep Kumar explained.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 - 03:59 PM / by Aditi Chavan

Tags: Sajan Prakash, Indian swimmer, 'A' cut standard, Tokyo Olympics, 200m, butterfly

Courtesy: The Indian Express