Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj was the shining light in an overall lacklustre Indian swimming squad at the Asian Games on Monday, advancing to the men's 50m backstroke final. Meanwhile, actor R Madhavan's son Vedaant lost in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay.

Srihari Nataraj, the two-time Olympian, registered a time of 25.37 seconds, matching the mark set by Iran's Homer Abbasi to claim third position in his heat and a joint-ninth finish overall, securing his berth in the event final.