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Tvm rules the pool

Principal Correspondent

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Thiruvananthapuram retained the overall title in the State Junior and sub-junior aquatic championships which concluded at the Water Works swimming pool here on Sunday.

Thiruvananthapuram logged 1652 points to take the first spot. Ernakulam came a distant second with 707 points followed by Thrissur in the third spot with 316 points.

Thiruvananthapuram also completed a double in waterpolo. Thiruvananthapuram crushed Thrissur 12-1 to win the boys title while its girls beat Thrissur 4-1 to take the title.

Two records were set on the final day. V.Turbu of Ernakulam set a new mark in 100m back stroke in boys group I division. Turbu clocked 1:07.28 to break C.Abhilash’s old mark (1:09.10) set in 2004.

The other record was set by s.Saravanan in boys 50m butterfly in boys group III division. Saravanan clocked 0:38.88s to sink R.Saravyan’s 0.33.20s set in 2007.

The results:

Boys: Group I: 50m freestyle: 1. C. Lalkrishna (Tsr), 2. Salu Sasi (Tvm), 3. S. Sunil Kumar (Tvm), (0:31.32); 100m backstroke: 1. V. Turbu (Ekm), 2. R.U. Anuraj (Tvm),3. V. Aravind (Tvm), (1:07.28, NMR; OR: 1:09.10, C. Abhilash, 2004); 50m butterfly: 1. Salu Sasi (Tvm), 2. V. Turbu (Ekm), 3. R.R. Rejin (Tvm), (0:28.66); 50m breaststroke: 1. R. Rajesh (Tvm), 2. C. Lalkrishna (Tvm), 3. Sanju Issac (Ekm), (0:34.28); 200m IM: 1. Sony Elias (Tsr), 2. R.R. Rejin (Tvm), 3. S. Kishore (Tvm), (2:33.28).

Group II: 100m backstroke: 1. R.N. Sreeresh (Ekm), 2. S.S. Sreekanth (Tvm), 3. A.K. Ajith (Tvm), (1:13.76); 50m breaststroke: 1. S. Arun (Tvm), 2. Ashwin Gomez (Ekm), 3. S.K. Sreejith (Tvm), (0:36.91); 50m butterfly: 1. A. Anantha Krishnan (Ekm), 2. A.J. Karthik (Tvm), 3. R.G. Deepu (Tvm), (0:31.37); 200m IM: 1. A. Anantha Krishnan (Ekm), 2. S. Arun (Tvm), 3. S. Sonu (Tvm), (2:38.78).

Group III: 50m freestyle: 1. S. Saravanan (Tvm), 2. B.S. Rajesh (Tvm), 3. A.S. Anand (Tvm), (0:30.57); 50m butterfly: 1. S. Saravanan (Tvm), 2. Drishyanth Sujith (Ekm), 3. Akhil Dinesh (Kzde), (0:30.88, NMR; OR: 0:33.20, R. Saravyan, 2007).

Group IV: 50m freestyle: 1. A.J. Rohith (Tvm), 2.A.R. Nikhil (Tvm), 3. M. Sujith (Tvm), (0:34.79); 50m breaststroke: 1. D.S. Sandeep (Tvm), 2. Nikhil Zakharya (Ekm), 3. A.J. Midhun (Tvm), (0:47.03).

Girls: Group I: 50m freestyle: 1. Sinju James (Tsr) 2. A.S. Archana (Tvm), 3. Kavya Ramachandran (Ekm) (0:31.32); 100m backstroke: 1. M.D. Dilna (Tsr), 2. M.S. Mahima (Tsr), 3. A.S. Archana (Tvm), (1:22.10); 50m breaststroke: 1. S. Al-Janah (Tsr), 2. Jiya Joseph (Ekm), 3. V.L. Reshma (Tvm) (0:42.09); 50m butterfly: 1. Kavya Ramachandran (Ekm), 2. M. Jyothi (Tsr), 3. M.K. Tittymol (Tsr), (0:35.88); 200m IM: 1. C.R. Rekha (Tvm), 2. V.L. Reshma (Tvm), 3. Al-Janah (Tsr), (3:05.97).

Group II: 50m freestyle: 1. Riya Orison (Ekm), 2. B.S. Salu (Tvm), 3. S.K. Dyudhi (Tvm), (0:31.37); 50m backstroke: 1. Maria Philomina Joe (Ekm), 2. Jaseela (Tvm), 3. T.K. Krishneedu (Tvm), (1:22.62); 50m breaststroke: 1. Riya Orison (Ekm), 2. R.S. Arathy (Tvm), 3. H.N. Haritha (Tvm), (0:39.19); 200m IM: 1. Maria Philomina Joe (Ekm), 2. R.S. Arathy (Tvm), 3. S. Jaseela (Tvm), (3:02.39).

Group III: 50m freestyle: 1. Reeta Orison (Ekm), 2. Manya Manohran (Tvm), 3. J. Sreekutty (Tvm), (0:31.59); 50m butterfly: 1. Swathy Sundar (Tvm), 2. Soorya Surendran (Tvm), 3. M. Arathi (Tvm), (0:38.00);

Group IV: 50m freestyle: 1. Srivarshini Goplakrishna (Tsr), 2. V. Drishya (Tvm), 3. L.R. Akshayeswari (Tvm) (0:38.35); 50m breaststroke: 1. V. Drishya (Tvm), 2. L.R. Akshayeswari (Tvm), 3. K.M. Anagha (Tvm) (0:48.16).

Individual champions: Group I: Boys: Turbu (30 Points). Girls: Nithya (35 pts).

Group II: Boys: Anantha Krishna (36). Girls: Riya Orison and Maira Philomina Joe (35 pts each).

Group III: Boys: S. Saravanan (28). Girls: Reetha Orison (28).

Group IV: Boys: A.J. Rohith (25). Girls: Srivarshini Goplakrishna (28).

Group V: S. Siddharth (28). Girls: Santhra Surendran (26).

Overall title: 1. Thiruvananthapuram (1652), 2. Ernakulam (707), 3. Thrissur (316).

Water polo: Finals: Boys: Thiruvananthapuram bt Thrissur 12-4. Girls: Thiruvananthapuram bt Thrissur 4-1.

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