FINA World Swimming C’ships 2022: Chahat Arora sets national record in women’s 100-metre breaststroke
In Swimming, Indian swimmer Chahat Arora set a national record in the women’s 100-metre breaststroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships 2022 in Melbourne, Australia yesterday. FINA is the International Swimming Federation.
Chahat Arora completed the 100-metre breaststroke race in 1 minute, 13.13 seconds. Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte, topped the overall heats in 1 minute, 3.81 seconds, which was 9.32 seconds quicker than Chahat Arora. The 19-year-old Lara Van Niekerk of South Africa came second in 1 minute 3.93 seconds, while Lilly King of the USA came third in 1 minute 3.94 seconds.
Chahat will participate in the women’s 50m breaststroke event on Saturday. Siva Sridhar will compete in the 100-metre individual medley today. The FINA World Swimming Championships will conclude on Sunday.
