Updated On: 19 July, 2024 07:41 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Nataraj has not been able to improve his best time since 2021 (53.77s). However, recently he has improved his first 50m time and been fastest in training

Srihari Nataraj
Standing on the 2023 National Games podium adorned with 10 medals, eight of them gold, ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj was exhausted. He had been competing non-stop at major events since 2017 when he was just 16, and the grind had finally taken a toll on his body. “I just needed time off to rest because my 2023 season was crazy. Had I not taken time off, my body would have broken down,” he told PTI.