Indian swimmer Sandeep Sejwal qualified for the 2012 London [ Images ] Olympics [ Images ] after clocking 1:02.62sec in the 100m Breaststroke event at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai.

The 2008 Beijing [ Images ] Olympian became the first Indian to qualify in the swimming events for the London Olympics after he bettered Olympic Invitation cut in the 100m Breaststroke event which was set at 1:02.92sec.

Sejwal had contested in the men's 100m and 200m breaststroke events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but failed to reach the finals in both events.

Compatriot Virdhawal Khade [ Images ] clocked a respectable time of 24.65sec to finish second among the Asian swimmers in the 50m butterfly. However, he missed the semifinals by 0.69sec.

The focus of this meet for the 20-year-old Khade is the 50m and 100m freestyle where he will be gunning to make the Olympic Invitation cuts.