ISLAMABAD, Jan 2: Nisar Ahmed set a new national mark in the 200m individual medley as the swimming trials for selection of Pakistan team began on Monday.

The Army swimmer clocked an impressive 2:20.02 to create the record leaving behind team-mates Muhammad Mansoor (2:28.37) and Muhammad Tauqeer (2:30.26) at the Pakistan Sports Board pool.

The trials are being held to choose a team for the Commonwealth Games at Melbourne in March and the FINA World Championships that take place at Shanghai in April.

On Tuesday the events to be contested will be 400m individual medley, 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 100m butterfly and 100m breaststroke.

Results:

200m individual medley: Nisar Ahmed (Army) 2:20.02 (NR), Muhammad Mansoor (Army) 2:28.37, Muhammad Touqeer 2:30.26.

50m freestyle: Adil Baig (Army) 00.26.29, Firdous Khan (Army) 00.26.63, Sikandar Khan (Wapda) 00:26.72

50m backstroke: Faiz Muhammad (Army) 00:30.17, Imdad Ali (Army) 00.30.74, Muhammad Asif (Army) 00.30.85

50m breaststroke: Nisar Mahmood (Army) 00.32.85, Sanaullah (Army) 00:33.64, Zurhay Khan (Army) 00:34.15

50m butterfly: Sikandar Khan (Wapda) 00.28.22, Nasir Ali (Army) 00:28.44, Ali Gul (Navy) 00:29.03

200m backstroke: Imdad Ali (Army) 02:22.16, Faiz Muhammad (Army) 02:25.96, Muhammad Asif (Army) 02:26.78

200m breaststroke: Nasir Mahmood (Army) 02:38.17, Sanaullah (Army) 02:42.05, Zurhay Khan (Army) 02:43.70, Nisar Ahmed (Army) 02:07.47, Firdous Khan (Army) 02:09.81, Adil Baig (Army) 02:10.50

200m butterfly: Nasir Ali (Army) 02:16.43, Ali Gul (Navy) 02:29.64, Zaheer Ahmed A9rmy) 02:32.07.