Apeksha Fernandes, the first Indian woman to reach the final of the World Junior Swimming 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 India.
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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, Vedaant Madhavan 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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