VG Baskar is someone who is petrified of water. “I was very confident about pulling it off, but you know, to still get my first senior national record, in an event that no one expected me to win was special.” Suvana’s win meant that existing NR holder and favourite Maana Patel could only manage a silver with a time of …
Suvana C Baskar of Karnataka edged Gujarat’s Maana Patel to create a new National Record in the 50m backstroke on day 3 of the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Suvana’s 29.63 swim erased the record set by Maana in the last edition of the nationals by more than 0.16 seconds. READ | Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, …
