The 24-year-old Pratyasa, who is the spearhead of the Odisha IIS JSW Swimming HPC, also helped Odisha secure the silver medal in the womens 4×100m freestyle relay. Shristi Upadhaya, Sonia Patel and Anshika Aradhana Sahoo were the other three swimmers of the Odisha relay team that finished second, clocking 4:03.50.

Odisha won the third medal of the day wen Shristi Upadhaya captured the bronze in the womens 100m butterfly with a timing of 1:03.02. With an impressive start to the championship, Odisha swimmers will look to build on this momentum in their remaining events.
------------------------------------------------------------ PICS ------------------------------------------------------------
TOP: Odisha ace Pratyasa Ray poses with her 100m backstroke gold medal at the 1st Short Course Senior National Aquatic Championship in Ahmedabad on 25 October 2026.

RIGHT: Members of the Odisha womens 4×100m freestyle relay team (L-R) Pratyasa Ray, Anshika Aradhana Sahoo, Shristi Upadhaya and Sonia Patel pose with their silver medal at the 1st Short Course Senior National Aquatic Championship in Ahmedabad on 25 October 2026.