Beijing: Indian challenge in swimming came to an end as neither Virdhawal Khade nor Ankur Poseria could repeat or better their personal best at the Olympics in Beijing on Thursday.
In the 100m butterfly event, Poseria clocked 54.74 to finish overall 57th, more than one second behind his personal best of 53.68.
Khade, on the other hand, timed 22.73 in the heats to finish overall 40th, failing to better his personal best of 22.69s which he recorded at last month's FINA World Youth Championship in Mexico.
Coach Nihar Amin said Poseria's lack of experience showed while Khade was close to repeat his personal best.
"Ankur is new and does not have the experience you need to do better in Olympics. So I'm not surprised by his performance. Vir, on the other hand, put up a good show and was close to touch his personal best. I'm not too unhappy with his performance," Amin said.
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