Indian swimmer Srihari Natraj clocked 25.52 seconds to qualify for the semifinals of men's 50m backstroke event at the 22nd Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
The 21-year-old Indian from Bengaluru was the second fastest swimmer in his heat and eighth fastest overall.
He has a personal best of 24.40s in men's 50m backstroke, having achieved it at 15th FINA World Swimming Championships last year in UAE.
Natraj had finished seventh in the men's 100m backstroke.
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In men's 200m butterfly, Sajan Prakash finished fourth in his heat after clocking 1:58:99s and was put in the reserve list.
The best eight swimmers progress to the final in men's 200m butterfly.
