Indian swimmers continued to sweep the medals for the third day running in the SAF Games.

After winning four gold medals on each of the first two days, India's [ Images ] Mandar Divase clinched the 1500 metres freestyle gold with a new Games mark, and the 4 x 100 metre medley relay team of Dipes Bairagi, Gairik Bardhan, Akar Ali Mir and Sujith ended the third day sweeping all four golds on offer.

The quartet also set a new mark, clocking 4 min 03.85 secs, bettering the old mark set by India in Kathmandu in 1999.

Divase eclipsed the 1993 record of J Abhijit (16.53.85 secs) by returning a time of 16min 30.83 secs in the 1500 metres.

Arun Vednkataram clinched the gold in the 50m backstroke with a time of 28.59 secs, followed by Dipes Bairagi (29.29 secs) and Sri Lanka's [ Images ] Kumara Pererra (29.43 secs).

Rehan Poncha annexed the 400m individual medley gold medal to add to the two gold medals he won yesterday.