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16-year-old Tanishi Gupta breaks Maana Patel’s 100m backstroke national record
16-year-old Tanishi Gupta breaks Maana Patel’s 100m backstroke national record
Sixteen-year-old Tanishi Gupta set a new national record in the women's 100m backstroke at the Junior National Aquatics Championships in Bhubaneswar, clocking 1:03.36. She shaved 0.12 seconds off Maana Patel's previous record of 1:03.48.
Gupta also broke the national record in the 50m butterfly at the same championships with a time of 27.41 seconds. Earlier this year at the Senior Nationals in Ahmedabad, she broke the 100m butterfly national record twice in one day, posting a Best Indian Time of 1:00.07.
Gupta began swimming at age eight and won medals at the National Games by age 12. She now trains in the US with Dolphin Aquatics and represented India at the Asian Age Group Championships in Bangkok, winning five bronze medals.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Tanishi Gupta, 16, has now broken four national records in 2026, including two in one day at the Senior Nationals in Ahmedabad. The Junior Nationals in Bhubaneswar are where India’s next generation of swimmers first appear on the national radar. Maana Patel’s previous 100m backstroke mark had stood since 2019. For Gupta, the next target will likely be the qualifying time for the 2028 Olympics, currently 1:00.39 for the women’s 100m backstroke. Her 1:03.36 is still nearly three seconds away.
Source: timesnownews.com
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