FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022 : Apeksha Fernandes becomes first Indian woman to reach finals

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Apeksha Fernandes has reached the final of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championship-2022, becoming the first Indian woman to do so.

IMPORTANT FACTS -

• She achieved this feat in the women's 200m butterfly at the 8th edition of the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2022 being held in Lima, Peru.

• The only other Indian to qualify for the final at the World Juniors is Srihari Nataraja who finished sixth in the 50m backstroke in 2019.

• In the heats, Fernandes finished fourth with a time of 2:18:18, and finished 8th overall to make her place in the final.

• He set a new national record.

• Earlier, the record stood at 2:18:39, which was set by Apeksha at the Junior Nationals held in June 2022.

• In Junior Nationals, Maharashtra Local set five new national records (Best Indian Performance).

FINA World Junior Swimming Championships :

• The 8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships is being held from 30 August to 4 September 2022 at the Videna Aquatic Centre in Lima, Peru.

• The competition is open to girls in the age group of 14 to 17 and boys between the ages of 15 and 18.

• India's 17-year-old Vedant Madhavan is leading the Indian men's side in this year's championship, while 15-year-old Ridhima Veerendrakumar from Karnataka is leading the women's side.