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562:. Although he did not qualify for the semifinals of the 100m freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he did finish first in his heat (Heat 3) and set a new personal best of 50.07 seconds, placing him 42nd overall. He came 48th in the 200 m freestyle and 32nd in the 50 m.
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852:"Indian's men swimming quartet makes history"
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1320:"Khade, Mishra adjudged best athletes"
1002:"Khade ends 24 year old medal drought"
778:"India find hope in teenage sensation"
1448:"List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)"
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1201:"Swimmers grab 5 more gold medals"
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1253:"Indian swimmers win gold medals"
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