India taste success in swimming
India clocked 3:28.06 to make a cut for the final of the Men's 4x100m Freestyle relay at CWG.
Led by India's biggest hope in swimming - Virdhawal Khade, The other three members of the team were Aaron Dsouza, Arjun Jayaprakash and Anshul Kothari. 
India could make their presence felt in two more categories, even as most of them failed to advance further.
In men's 50m backstroke, Badrinath Melkote clocked 27.52 to qualify for the semifinals, while Subha Chittaranjan clocked 29.96 to enter the last four stage in women's 50m butterfly.
However, India put up a disappointing show in all other categories, including women's 200m freestyle, men's 400m freestyle, women's 200m individual medley, men's 200m butterfly, women's 50m breaststroke, as none of the swimmers could qualify in these events.
Meanwhile, a formidable Australian team, followed by England and Canada have already established their dominance in the pool.
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