Apeksha Fernandes, the first Indian woman to reach the final of the World Junior <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/swimming-all" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Swimming</a> Championships, finished eighth in the 200m women's butterfly summit clash in Lima, Peru.
The 17-year-old clocked 2:19.14 to finish last in the eight-swimmer final on Wednesday.
In the heats, Fernandes had rewritten her own 'Best Indian Time' of 2:18.18. to qualify for the final, the first Indian woman to do so in the world meet.
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Her previous best was 2:18.39 set in June which is awaiting ratification by the Swimming Federation of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/sachin-tendulkar-to-lead-india-legends-in-road-safety-world-series-23243758" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">India</a>.
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In swimming, a timing is considered a national record only when it has been achieved at the National Aquatics Championships. Hence, the timings clocked in other meets are called the 'Best Indian time'.
In other results, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/actor-madhavan-proud-of-swimmer-son-vedaants-feat-23236635" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Vedaant Madhavan</a> was disqualified due to a false start in the men's 200m freestyle event heats while Sambhavv Rama Rao failed to qualify for the final, finishing 27th overall with a time of 1:55.71.
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The 17-year-old clocked 2:19.14 to finish last in the eight-swimmer final on Wednesday

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