Paralympian Sharath Gayakwad qualifies for the Asian Para Championships in 7 events

Sharath Gayakwad with his medals from IDM 2014.

April 28 2014, Bangalore: Speedo athlete and ace Paralympic swimmer Sharath Gayakwad finished strong at IDM Berlin, ending his campaign with two Bronze and single Silver through the week of competition in his category, S8. Adding to his Bronze medals in the 200m Individual Medley (2:44.06 seconds) and the 100m Butterfly (1:09.67 seconds), was a Silver Medal that the young Bangalore boy won in the 100m Breaststroke, swimming in the Fastskin LZR, with a timing of 1:19.97seconds, missing his personal best time of 1:18.20 that he set at London 2012.

In the other events at the competition, Sharath finished sixth in the 400m Freestyle (5:42.20 seconds) the 50m Freestyle (0:30.53 seconds) and the 100m Backstroke (01:21.66 seconds) and seventh in the 100m Freestyle (1:11.06), meeting the qualification times for the Asian Para Games in the 50m, 100m and 400m Freestyle, the 100m Butterfly, the 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke, and 200m Individual Medley.

Speedo’s star athlete Sharath Gayakwad, who was also India’s sole representative at the International German Championships, is delighted to have qualified for the Asian Para Games in October, where he looks at beating his personal best times and aiming for Gold.