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While Maana's participation is confirmed as no other female swimmer has achieved the Olympic Selection time or 'B' cut, there is a chance Srihari may miss out on the Games. Six Indian male swimmers, including Srihari himself, have achieved the 'B' cut and are vying for the 'A' standard this week.
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"Srihari Nataraj and Maana Patel being the highest-ranked basis their FINA points have been nominated for the 'Universality Place' in the respective gender," he added. Asian Games bronze medallist Virdhawal Khade, Aryan Makhija, Kushagra Rawat and Advait Page are the other swimmers who have achieved the 'B' standard and are vying for the Olympic qualification time. The Indian swimmers will be participating in qualification events at Rome and Los Angeles this week. "We are still very hopeful that out of the eight Indian swimmers who have achieved the B qualification mark, at least two of them will make the A cut. "The swimmers have improved their timings in Belgrade and we are expecting them to go faster in Rome," stated SFI Executive Director Virendra Nanavati.
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