Glasgow, July 24 -- Olympian and Asian Championship swimmer Srihari Natraj made it to the semifinals of the 50 m backstroke competition at the ongoing Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026 on Friday.

Srihari finished fifth in the heats of the 50 m backstroke competition with timings of 25.52 seconds. The Indian swimmer, as per ESPN, was a part of heat four (a total of five heats) and despite being placed 14th overall, his timing was good enough to help him secure the semifinal spot.

His CWG qualification mark was 25.39, and the fastest heat time was 24.45 by South Africa's Pietr Coetze, as per ESPN.

The semifinals will take place at 12:30 AM at midnight on Friday.

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