Ahmedabad: Odisha’s Pratyasa Ray made waves on the opening day of the inaugural SFI Short Course Senior National Aquatic Championships in Ahmedabad.
The 24-year-old swimmer Pratyasa Ray won gold in the Women’s 100m Backstroke event in a time of 1:02.21, delivering the Best Indian Performance in the meet.
Pratyasa then combined with Shristi Upadhaya, Sonia Patel and Anshika Aradhana Sahoo to finish second and secure silver medal in the Women’s 4×100m Freestyle Relay. The Odisha team clocked 4:03.50.