Odisha swimming icon Pratyasa Ray also came close to winning an individual medal in womens 50m backstroke before finishing fourth with a time of 30.75 seconds. Vihitha Nayana Loganathan (Karnataka, 29.99s), Sanjana Manguesh Prabhugaonker (Goa, 30.68s) and Soubrity Mondal (Bengal, 30.70s) won the gold, silver and bronze medal respectively.

The third day witnessed three three new National Records. Bhavya Sachdeva created a new National record in womens 1500 freestyle event with a timing of 17:35.07. Rijula S of Karnataka broke the national record in womens 50m freestyle, clocking 26.36 seconds. In mens 4x100m medley relay race, Tamilnadu created a new National record with a timing of 3:45.09.

With two medals today, the total number of medals for Odisha has increased to three. Earlier on the opening day, Shristi won the gold medal in womens 100m butterfly, clocking 1:03.50.

Karnataka leads the medal tally with 10 gold, 4 silver and 11 bronze for a total 25, followed by Tamil Nadu (6 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze) and Railway Sports Promotion Board (3 gold, 4 silver, 4 bronze) with 10 and 11 medals respectively.

Odisha bagged  six medals in the previous edition of the Senior National Aquatic Championship in Mangalore, Karnataka. With two days to go for the conclusion of the current edition, it remains to be seen if the host State can better its previous medal haul.
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TOP: Odisha women swimmers (L-R) Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan, Mannata Mishra, Shristi Upadhaya and Pratyasa Ray pose with their 4x100 medley relay silver medal at the 78th Senior National Aquatic Championship in Bhubaneswar on 24 June 2025.
RIGHT: Odisha ace Shristi Upadhaya displays her 200m butterfly bronze medal at the 78th Senior National Aquatic Championship in Bhubaneswar on 24 June 2025.