Karnataka's Saurabh Sangvekar (boys' Group I) and Tamil Nadu's Yashna Vummidi (girl's Group III) set two new meet records each in the 25th South Zone aquatics championship that commenced at the Corporation Swimming Pool in Basavanagudi, here on Monday.
Saurabh clocked 16:26.41s in the 1,500m freestyle relay and 1:57.55 in the 200m freestyle, while Yashna topped the 100m breaststroke (1:23.81) and 50m breaststroke (39.10) segments.
The results (winners only): Boys: Group I: 1,500m freestyle: Saurabh Sangvekar (Kar), 16:26.41s, NMR, Old: 16:55.44, Self, 2011; 200m breast stroke: M. Arvind (Kar), 2:36.31; 50m butterfly: Mitesh Kunte (Kar), 27.05; 200m freestyle: Saurabh Sangvekar, 1:57.55, NMR, Old: 2:01.57, Self, 2011; 100m back stroke: B. Pranam (Kar), 1:02.12, NMR, Old: 1:04.60, V. Turbu, 2011; 50m breast stroke: M. Arvind (Kar), 33.25; 4x200m freestyle relay: Karnataka 8:27.21, NMR, Old: 8:44.56, Karnataka, 2011.
Group II: 400m freestyle: Md. Yaqoob Saleem (Kar), 4:31.94; 200m breast stroke: S.P. Likith (Kar), 2:35.45, NMR, Old: 2:36.70, Akash Rohit (Kar), 2008; 50m butterfly: Nikhil Rajaram (Kar), 29.15; 200m freestyle: Yaqoob Saleem, 2:07.45; 100m back stroke: T. Sethu Manickavel (TN), 1:05.18; 50m breast stroke: S.P. Likith, 33.47; 4 x 200m freestyle relay: Karnataka, 8:54.56, NMR, Old: 8:55.52, Karnataka, 2011.
Group III: 200m freestyle: R. Sanjeev (Kar), 2:19.76; 100m breast stroke: S. Nithya Anand (TN), 1:23.75; 100m back stroke: S. Siva (Kar), 1:14.58; 50m breast stroke: Nithya Anand, 38.65.
Group IV: 50m breast stroke: S. Charan (AP), 43.33; 4 x 50m freestyle relay: TN, 2:11.94; 50m back stroke: N. Srihari (Kar), 36.62.
Girls: Group I: 1,500m freestyle: Anusha Mehta (TN), 19:10.53; 200m breast stroke: Bhoomi Motwani (Kar), 3:03.87; 50m butterfly: Kavya Gopalakrishnan (TN), 32.14; 200m freestyle: Anusha Mehta, 2:14.40, NMR, Old: 2:15.18, Arhata Magavi (Kar), 2011; 100m back stroke: R. Tulasi (Kar), 1:13.30; 50m breast stroke: Hrithikka Prabhakar (TN), 39.23; 4 x 200m freestyle relay: Kar, 9:50.26, NMR, Old: 10:06.16, TN, 2011.
Group II: 400m freestyle: V. Malavika (Kar), 4:58.63; 200m breast stroke: Deeksha Ramesh (Kar), 3:01.59; 50m butterfly: Sherlyn Devadasan (TN), 30.55 NMR, Old: 31.02, C. Subha (Kar), 2004; 200m freestyle: V. Malavika, 2:19.91; 100m back stroke: Sherlyn Devadasan, 1:13.80; 50m breast stroke: Charu Hamsini (Kar), 38.57; 4 x 200m freestyle relay: TN, 9:35.90 NMR, Old: 9:46.48, TN, 2011. Group III: 200m freestyle: Nikita Bhaiya (TN), 2:25.31; 100m breast stroke: Yashna Vummidi (TN), 1:23.81, NMR, Old: 1:25.75, A.V. Jayaveena (TN), 2010; 100m back stoke: Damini Gowda (Kar), 1:13.88; 50m breast stroke: Yashna Vummidi (TN), 39.10, NMR, Old: 39.43, A.V. Jayaveena (TN), 2010.
Group IV: 50m breast stroke: Manasi Herekar (Kar), 43.58; 4 x 50m freestyle relay: Karnataka, 2:17.82; 50m back stroke: V.K. Achuthan (Kar), 39.34.
