Karnataka emerged the overall champion as the 39th junior National aquatic championships came to a close here on Sunday.
A.V. Jayaveena of Tamil Nadu and S.P. Likith of Karnataka stole the show by setting new record times, thereby helping their respective states finish the day with five gold medals each.
While Neil Contractor of Gujarat and Likith were adjudged the best swimmers in the boys’ section, Priyanka Priyadarshini of Delhi, A.V. Jayaveena and Aakansha Vora of Maharashtra were named the best in the girls’ section. The five-day competition witnessed a total of 26 National records.
The results (winners only):
Boys: Group I: 800m freestyle: Mitesh Manoj Kunte (Kar) 8:53.46s; 200m breaststroke: Neil Contractor (Gujarat) 2:30.41s; 100m butterfly: Supriya Mondal (Bengal) 00:58.76s; 4x100m medley: Karnataka (B. Pranam, Akhilesh Ram, Rakshith U. Shetty, A. Ajay) 4:11.48s; Group II: 1500m freestyle: Md. Yaqoob Saleem (Kar) 17:41.88s; 200m breaststroke: S.P. Likith (Kar) 2:29.48s (NR) (old: Akash Rohith, 2:33.61s, 2008); 100m butterfly: N. Sriniram (TN) 1:01.10s; 4x100m medley: Karnataka (Aditya Satpute, S.P. Likith, M. Avinash, Md. Yaqoob Saleem) 4:27.43s.
Girls: Group I: 400m IM: V.K.R. Meenakshi (TN) 5:16.45s; 200m breaststroke: Priyanka Priyadarshini (Delhi) 2:49.82s; 100m freestyle: Anusha Mehta (TN) 1:00.37s; 4x100m medley: Maharashtra (Ananya Panigrahi, Shruti Bhogle, Rujuta Bhatt, Avantika Chavan) 4.46:79s; Group II: 400m IM: Aakansha Vora (Maharashtra) 5:20.10s; 200m breaststroke: A.V. Jayaveena (TN) 2.53:58s (NR) (old: A.V. Jayaveena, 2:54.90s, 2011); 100m freestyle: A.V. Jayaveena (TN) 1:02.02s; 4x100m medley: Maharashtra (Neha Prasad, Monique Gandhi, Aakansha Vora, Trisha Bhimani) 4:50.13s (NR) (old: Maharashtra, 4:53.90s, 2010); Water polo: Boys: Maharashtra; Girls: Kerala; Best swimmers: Boys: Group I: Neil Contractor (Guj); Group II: S.P. Likith (Kar); Girls: Group I: Priyanka Priyadarshini (Delhi); Group II: Aakansha Vora (Mah) and A.V. Jayaveena (TN).
Team championships: Boys: Group I: Karnataka; Group II: Maharashtra; Girls: Group I: Maharashtra; Group II: Maharashtra.
Overall champion: Karnataka.
