Cricket World Cup Fever Is On But This Girl Just Broke A 7-Year Old National Record In 50m Breaststroke Swimming

Whenever we read stories of people achieving something, our hearts swell with pride for the person. One such swimmer who received accolades for her performance in the swimming pool, is Annie Jain. She is the same swimmer who had received widespread applause for her performance in the Khelo India Games 2018. She has yet again outshone herself by setting a new junior national record in the girls 50m breaststroke event of the 46th Junior Glenmark National Aquatic Championships 2019 at Rajkot, a report in the Times of India said.

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Madhya Pradesh's Palak Sharma won the individual championship title in the diving event. The state has won a total of 15 medals in the swimming championship, including four gold medals and seven silver medals.

Annie took 34.60 seconds to win the gold at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Swimming Pool in Rajkot. She broke the 7-year-old national record of Priyanka Priyadarshini set in 2012. Arushi Manjunath of Karnataka won the silver medal after clocking the distance in 35.59.

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Kareena Shankata of Maharashtra won the bronze medal who took 35.94 seconds. Annie began swimming in 2010 when she was 8 years old. It was then that her father introduced her to the aquatic sport. Annie is one of the country's most promising young swimmer and her dedication towards it is there for all to see. She trains for over 6 hours daily and her medals are testament to her hard work and perseverance.

She became a national sensation when she won six medals, including four gold medals in the 100m freestyle, 50m breaststroke, 100m freestyle relay and 100m medley relay. She had also won a silver in the 200m freestyle and a bronze in the 50m freestyle at the Khelo India School Games 2018.

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Delhi's Hema gave her a tough fight by clocking 2.30:60 to grab the silver medal. Astha Choudhary of Assam won bronze medal in the same event clocking 2.31: 46 timing.

Congratulating national record holder Annie and other winners, joint secretary of MP Swimming Association Ram Kumar Khilrani said MP swimmers have made the state proud at the national level.

"It was praiseworthy performance. Best part is that juniors have done well. They will be the future of our country," said Khilrani.