FINA World Championships: Sajan Prakash finishes 25th, fails to progress to final

The 28-year-old clocked 1:58.67 to finish eighth in his heat. The top five swimmers from his heat progressed to the semi-finals.

The two-time Olympian, who is coming off a shoulder injury, was ranked 25th in the overall list. His personal best in the event is 1:56.48, which he clocked last year to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

In the men's 800m freestyle event, Delhi swimmer Kushagra Rawat finished 23rd. The 22-year-stopped the clock at 8:15.96 to finish fifth in his heat, failing to progress to the finals.

Kushagra had clocked the personal best of 8:08.32 in the 800m freestyle event last year during the Senior National Aquatic Championships. The top eight swimmers move to the final in the event.