Tuesday August 09, 2011 01:38:37 PM, Pervez Bari, ummid.com

Bhopal: Three National records one in individual event while two in relay races tumbled in the ongoing 38th National Junior Aquatics Championship here at Prakash Taran Pushkar swimming pool on Sunday. Swimmers from Maharashtra dominated the day’s proceedings and clinched five gold medals in different events.

A total of12 gold medals were at stake on Sunday and Maharashtra bagged five of them. Tamil Nadu swimmers won 4 yellow metals while Karnataka walked away with 2.Akanksha Vora from Maharashtra created a new National record in 800 meter freestyle in Group II girls’ category with a timing of 9:35.64 minutes.

The old National Record stands in the name of her state-mate Surabhi Tipre who had clocked 9:42.16 in 2007. Two National record were broken in 4x200-meter relay races both by Karnataka boys and girls. The Group I boys’ quartet of Akash Rohit, Akhilesh Ram, Ajay A. and Saurabh Sangvekar posted a timing of 8:13.58 to set a new National record.

The previous record of 8:20.90 was created by Maharashtra in 2007.

While in the corresponding girls’ section, Arhatha Magavi, Sneha T, Divya Guruswamy and Pratima Kollali combined to clock 9:12.70 for the gold. They erased the previous mark of 9:23.29 set by Maharashtra in 2008.

Meanwhile, budding swimmer Himanshu Dhakad from Madhya Pradesh did the State proud as he clinched the first gold medal for the state in 50-meter backstroke. Dhakad won the gold medal by clocking a timing of 00:30:01 but failed to obliterate the National record of Sandeep NA who had clocked 00:29:86 seconds in 2004.

R. Vishak from Tamil Nadu finished second, while Akash Debnath from Bengal clinched the third spot. Other young swimmers from Madhya Pradesh also did not disappoint, as Rohit Imalia bagged a bronze medal in 50m back stroke in Group I, while Rohitash Dubey also bagged a bronze in 100m freestyle in Group II.

The defending champions Karnataka have garnered 327 points up till now with 15 gold, 12 silver and 15 bronze medals while Tamil Nadu (270 points, 12 gold, 13 silver, 10 bronze) and Maharashtra (259 points, 14 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze) are closely following the holders after the third day of the championship.

Delhi and Gujarat stood fourth and fifth in the medals tally with two and one gold each. Madhya Pradesh swimmers have won six medals with one gold, one silver and four bronze medals and are placed seventh in the medals tally.

Detailed results are as follows:

1500 MT. FREE STYLE - GIRLS Group I Record: SURABHI TIPRE 17:46:88 MAHARASHTRA 2010: I ANUSHA MEHTA TAMILNADU 19:00:62, II SRI LAKSHMI GORUR - KARNATAKA 19:03:55, III SHINJINI SAHAY MAHARASHTRA 19:14:97; 800 MT. FREE STYLE - GIRLS Group II Record: SURABHI TIPRE 09:42:16 MAHARASHTRA 2007: I AAKANKSHA VORA - MAHARASHTRA 09:35:64 (National Record), II ASHRITHA N. BHARADWAJ - KARNATAKA 09:58:45, III MALAVIKA V. - KARNATAKA 10:06:68; 400 MT. INDIVIDUAL - BOYS Group I Record: REHAN PONCHA 04:42:57 KARNATAKA 2003: I ARVIND M. - KARNATAKA 04:50:01, II RAHUL CHOKSHI - GUJARAT 04:56:59, III AKHILESH RAM - KARNATAKA 04:58:71; 400 MT. INDIVIDUAL - BOYS Group II Record: ADITYA SANGVEKAR 05:01:48 MAHARASHTRA 2004: I JASON SMITH - MAHARASHTRA 05:04:40, II T. SETHU MANICKAVEL - TAMIL NADU 05:04:43, III PUSHPANAND H. - KARNATAKA 05:05:45; 100 MT. BUTTERFLY -GIRLS Group I Record: LEKHA KAMATH 01:05:08 MAHARASTRA 2006: I JYOTSNA PANSARE - MAHARASHTRA 01:05:39, II ARHATHA MAGAVI - KARNATAKA 01:07:08, III ANANYA PANIGRAHI MAHARASHTRA 01:07:61; 100 MT. BUTTERFLY - GIRLS Group II Record: RUJUTA BHATT 01:06:81 MAHARASHTRA 2010: I SHERLYN MEGHNA DEVADASON – TAMIL NADU 01:08:25, II MUGDHA MALLAREDDY TAMILNADU 01:10:51, III KRITIKA CHINCHOLKAR CHHATTISGARH 01:11:29; 100 MT. FREE STYLE - BOYS Group I Record: VEER DHAVAL KHADE 00:51:33 MAHARASHTRA 2008: I JAYWANT VIJAY KUMAR - TAMIL NADU 00:54:20, II NEIL CONTRACTOR - GUJARAT 00:54:63, III AJAY A. KARNATAKA 00:55:66; 100 MT. FREE STYLE - BOYS Group II Record: VEER DHAVAL KHADE 00:56:93 MAHARASTRA 2005: I S. K. ADARSH NARAYAN – TAMIL NADU 00:57:57, II DESHDEEP GHAI -PUNJAB 00:57:73, III ROHITASH DUBEY MADHYA 00:58:45; 50 MT. BACK STROKE - GIRLS Group I Record: FARIHA ZAMAN 00:31:90 ASSAM 2006: I JYOTSNA PANSARE MAHARASHTRA 00:32:25, II VKR MEENAKSHI - TAMIL NADU 00:32:81, III AARSI PODDAR BENGAL 00:33:19; 50 MT. BACK STROKE - GIRLS Group II Record: KAVYA BHANDEKAR 00:32:38 MAHARASTRA 2009: I SHERLYN MEGHNA DEVADASON – TAMIL NADU 00:32:68, II AVANTIKA CHAVAN - MAHARASHTRA 00:33:17, III RHEA CASTELINO ANDHRA PRADESH 00:34:05; 50 MT. BACKSTROKE - BOYS Group I Record: SANDEEP N. A. 00:28:02 KARNATAKA 2007(H): I PRANAM B. - KARNATAKA 00:28:93, II TURBU V. - KERALA 00:29:22, III ROHIT IMOLIYA MADHYA 00:29:79; 50 MT. BACK STROKE - BOYS Group II Record: SANDEEP N. A. 00:29:82 KARNATAKA 2004: I HIMANSHU DHAKAD MADHYA 00:30:01, II R VISHAK – TAMIL NADU 00:30:28, III AKASH DEBNATH BENGAL 00:31:43

 (pervezbari@eth.net)


 

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