JAKARTA (Reuters) - The family of Indian swimmer Sajan Prakash kept news of a devastating flood in his home state of Kerala away from him so it did not affect his Asian Games performance, the 24-year-old told Reuters on Tuesday.
The first Indian swimmer to reach an Asiad final in 32 years, Prakash clocked 1 minute and 57.75 seconds -- a national record but 3.22 seconds behind champion Seto Daiya -- to finish fifth in the men's 200 metres butterfly final on Sunday.
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