Nishan Manohar Kadam, a 19-year-old boxer from Karnataka's Belagavi district, swam 2.5 km in floodwaters in 45 minutes to join his district team which had to leave for Bengaluru for state-level championship. Nishan bagged the silver medal in his category in the tournament. "I was waiting for this event and didn't want to miss it at any cost," he said.