BAC, Dolphin bag honours

Basavanagudi Aquatics Centre (BAC) emerged overall champions of the junior category as the State Junior and Sub-Junior swimming championship came to an end here on Sunday.

BAC, with 681 points, lifted the title. Dolphin Aquatics collected 232 points to be the overall champions in the sub-junior category.

Bangalore Swim Research Centre finished second overall in the junior category with 563 points. In the sub-junior section, Dolphin, with 232 points, settled for the runners-up spot.

Bangalore Swimming Research Centre’s Srihari Natraj, who scored 1035 points, was the boys’ group I champion. Srihari had a good outing on the final day.

New meet mark

In the 200M freestyle, Srihari clocked 1:54.73 to clinch gold. He bettered the national mark of 1:54.90 set by Virdhawal Khade in Amritsar in 2008. Dolphin’s Sanjay CJ (1:58.43) of and Raj Vinayak Relekar (2:03.01) came second and third.

Suvana C Baskar, from Dolphin Aquatics, with 135 points, was crowned the girls’ group I champion. Suvana set two meet records.

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Results: Boys: Group-I: 200M freestyle: Srihari Natraj (BSRC) 1:54.73 NMR (Old: 1:54.90, Virdhawal Khade, INA Amritsar, 2008) 1; Sanjay CJ (Dolphin Aquatics) 1:58.43, 2; Raj Vinayak Relekar (Dolphin) 2:03.01, 3.

200M breaststroke: Kushal P (Bangalore Swimming Research Center) 2:32.97, 1; Litheesh G Gowda (Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre) 2:33.95, 2; Neil Mascarenhas (Puttur Aquatic Club) 2:35.45, 3.

100M butterfly: Srihari Natraj (BSRC) 57.78, 1; Tanish George Mathew (BSRC) 57.80, 2; Prasidha PA Krishna (BSRC) 59.61, 3.

Group-II: 200M freestyle: Kapil D Shetty (Dolphin) 2:04.61, 1; Kaustubh Agarwal (BAC) 2:12.76, 2; Akshaya Shet (BSRC) 2:13.62, 3.200M breaststroke: Kalp S Bohra (Pooja Aquatic Centre) 2:35.31, 1; Adith Smaran Olety (BAC) 2:37.96, 2; Harsha R (BSRC) 2:38.66, 3.

100M butterfly: Samarth Subramanya Rao (BSRC) 1:03.35, 1; Utkarsh S Patil (BAC) 1:03.51, 2; Sambhavv R (BSRC) 1:03.54, 3.

Group III: 50M backstroke: Patil Amey B (Aqua Swim Centre) 34.40, 1; Akash Mani (BAC) 34.65, 2; Yajath Aiyappa (Matsya Inc) 34.950, 3.

50M breaststroke: Vidith S Shankar (Dolphin) 37.67, 1; Krish Sukumar (Dolphin) 39.53, 2; Suyog Gowda L (Nettakallappa Aquatic Centre) 39.65, 3.

Group-IV: 50M freestyle: R Navaneeth Gowda (Dolphin) 31.90, 1; Renukacharya Hodmani (Dolphin) 32.10, 2; Sharvil Lokesh Reddy (BSRC) 32.17, 3.

4x50M medley: Dolphin 1, 2:33.67, 1; BAC ‘A’ 2:36.83, 2; Swimmers Club Belgaum 1, 2:38.46, 3.

Girls: Group I: 200M freestyle: Khushi Dinesh (BAC) 2:16.72, 1; Madhura B G (BAC) 2:19.71, 2; Abigna Anand (PAC) 2:21.81, 3.

200M breaststroke: Saloni Dalal (BAC) 2:53.29, 1; Harshitha Jayaram (BSRC) 2:54.86, 2; Siddhi Jhade (BAC) 3:13.94, 3.

100M butterfly: Smruthi Mahalingam (BSRC) 1:09.05, 1; Saanya D Shetty (MSC) 1:10.46; 3. Thanuja S (BAC) 1:11.35, 3.

Group II: 200M freestyle: Divya Ghosh (BSRC) 2:18.07, 1; Samanvitha Ravikumar (ASC) 2:20.66, 2; Vaishnavi P (BAC) 2:22.55, 3.

200M breaststroke: Rachana S Rao (MSC) 2:48.17, 1; Saanvi S Rao (BSRC) 2:51.38, 2; Arushi Manjunath (DA) 2:58.30, 3.

100M butterfly: Latiesha Mandanna (YCSC) 1:10.13, 1; Adya Nayak (BAC) 1:10.83, 2; Anvesha Girish (VAC) 1:11.01, 3.

Group III: 50M backstroke: Ridhima Veerendra Kumar (BAC) 33.86, 1; Imani Jadhav (SCB) 36.10, 2; Suvali P Shetty (MAC) 36.79, 3.

50M breaststroke: Hitaishi V (VAC) 39.19, 1; Anvita A Gowda (DA) 40.56, 2; Rhea Girish (BAC) 40.88, 3.

Group IV: 50M freestyle: Vihitha Nayana (PAC) 33.32, 1; Monya Kousumi (Puttur) 33.87, 2; Hashika R (VAC) 33.97, 3.

4x50M medley: BAC ‘A’ (2:45.33) 1; DA 1 (2:48.77) 2; BAC B (2:51.05) 3.

Achievements: Swimming: Overall champions: Junior: BAC (681).

Runners-up: BSRC (563).

Sub-junior: Dolphin Aquatics (232).

Runners-up: BAC (182).

Water Polo: Winner: Boys: BAC

Runners-up: NAC.

Girls: Winners: BAC.

Runners-up: NAC.

Boys: Group I: Srihari Natraj (BSRC) 1035.

Group II: Kapil D Shetty (DA) 85.

Group III: Vidith S Shankar (DA) 78.

Group IV: Navaneeth Gowda (DA) 35.

Girls: Group I: Suvana Baskar (DA) 135.

Group II: Rachana S Rao (Mangala) 1026.; Group III: Hitaishi (VAC) 72.

Group IV: Vihitha Nayana (Pooja) 38.