Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Tanishi Gupta Breaks 100m Backstroke National Record
Tanishi Gupta is a young swimmer from India.
She competed in the women’s 100-meter backstroke.
She finished the race in 1:03.36.
This was faster than the old national record.
Maana Patel previously held that record with a time of 1:03.48.
Gupta was 0.12 seconds faster.
The race took place at a junior national championship in Bhubaneswar.
Her result shows that young Indian swimmers are improving and challenging established records.
Tanishi Gupta won the women’s 100-meter backstroke in 1:03.36.
She set the record at the Junior National Aquatics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
Gupta’s time was 0.12 seconds faster than Maana Patel’s previous record.
Patel’s earlier national record stood at 1:03.48.
The result highlights the growing competition among young swimmers in India.
- Who
- Tanishi Gupta broke Maana Patel’s national record.
- What
- Gupta set a new women’s 100-meter backstroke record with a time of 1:03.36.
- Where
- The Junior National Aquatics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
- Why
- Her performance was fast enough to surpass the previous national record.
- Athlete
- Tanishi Gupta
- Event
- Women’s 100-meter backstroke
- New record
- 1:03.36
- Previous record holder
- Maana Patel
- Previous record
- 1:03.48
- Record margin
- 0.12 seconds
- Competition
- Junior National Aquatics Championships
- Location
- Bhubaneswar