JOIN USSangvekar shines as Karnataka retain title
Defending champions Karnataka tallied 528 points (24 gold, 17 silver, 28 bronze) to beat back the challenge of Maharashtra, who garnered 468 points (26 gold, 12 silver, 13 bronze). Tamil Nadu swimmers put up a valiant effort but had to be satisfied with third place with 19 gold, 22 silver and 13 bronze medals.
Saurabh stormed to victory in the 16-lap event, clocking 8:24.97, bettering the old mark by a good 18 seconds. The 17-year-old erased State-mate AP Gagan’s two-year-old mark of 8:43.60. Soon after, Saurabh, who trains under National coach Pradeep Kumar at the Basavangudi Aquatic Centre, touched the tape in 57.94 to pocked the 100 butterfly gold.
Saurabh’s five gold medals and two National records -- 800 and 200 freestyle -- got him the best swimmer award in the Group I boys category. Karnataka’s Group I boys’ 4x100M medley relay team obliterated the National mark. The quartet of Pranam B, Akash Rohit, Saurabh and Ajay A posted 4:07.71 to rewrite the previous mark of 4:08.35 created by Delhi in 2006.
The State Group II boys’ quartet of Pushpanand H, Likith SP, Md Yaqoob Saleem and Nikhil Rajaram timed 4:30.13 to bag the corresponding title. Akash Rohit took home his fourth gold when he timed 2:30.46 to win the Group I boys’ 200M breaststroke. In the corresponding Group II event, Likith SP clocked 2:39.11 to complete a double.
In the water polo competitions, Karnataka girls clinched bronze. The State lasses routed Bengal 7-1 in their last league match to register their second win from four matches.
Results:
Boys: Group I: 800M: Saurabh Sangvekar (Kar) 8:24.97, 1. National Record (Old: Gagan AP, 8:43.60, Karnataka, 2009); Sanu Debnath (WB) 8:46.23, 2; Ajay A (Kar) 9:01.40, 3.
200M breaststroke: Akash Rohit (Kar) 2:30.46, 1; Neil Contractor (Guj) 2:32.56, 2; Arun S (Ker) 2:36.71, 3.
100M butterfly: Saurabh Sangvekar (Kar) 57.94,1; Jaywant Vijay Kumar (TN) 58.73, 2; Rahul Chokshi (Guj) 58.76, 3.
4x100M medley relay: Karnataka (Pranam B, Akash Rohit, Ajay A, Saurabh Sangvekar) 04:07.71. NR (Old: 4:08.35, Delhi, 2006); Gujarat (Sjay Shah, Neil, Rahul, Raj B) 4:20.07) 2; Kerala (Turbu, Arun, Visakh, Ananthakrishnan) 4:20.14, 3.
Group II: 1500M freestyle: Vedant Rao (Mah) 17:44.04, 1; Md Yaqoob Saleem (Kar) 17:51.70, 2; Anand A S (Ker) 17:57.29, 3.
200M breaststroke: Likith SP (Kar) 2:39.11, 1; Vikrant (Har) 2:42.18, 2; Viraj Prabhu (Mah) 2:48.82, 3.
100M butterfly: Supriya Mondal (WB) 1:01.43, 1; SK Adarsh Narayan (TN) 1:03.02, 2; Nikhil Rajaram (Kar) 1:03.85, 3.
4x100M medley relay: Karnataka (Pushpanand H, Likith SP, Md Yaqoob Saleem, Nikhil Rajaram) 4:30.13, 1; Tamil Nadu (Sethu, Kumaresh, Adarsh, Sriniram) 4:32.24, 2; Bengal (Akash, Suvik, Kushal, Supriya) 4:34.04, 3.
Girls: Group I: 100M freestyle: Jyotsna Pansare (Mah) 1:00.33, 1; R Sushmitha (TN) 1:01.42, 2; Pratima Kollali (Kar) 1:01.69, 3.
200M breaststroke: M Raghavi (TN) 2:46.96, 1. NR (Old: 2:47.08, Tejaswini V, Karnataka, 2006); Gauri Desai (Mah) 2:53.43, 2; Priyanka Priydrshini (Del) 2:55.37, 3.
400M individual medley: Kanchi Desai (Mah) 5:14.46, 1. NR (Old: 5:17.89, Tejaswini V, Karnataka, 2006); Ananya Panigrahi (Mah) 5:24.93, 2; Bhoomi R Motwani (Kar) 5:28.33, 3.
4x100M medley relay: Maharashtra (Ananya P, Gauri, Kanchi, Jyotsna) 4:42.55, 1. NR (Old: 4:49.82, Karnataka, 2010); Tamil Nadu (Sushmitha, Raghavi, Anusha, Kavya) 4:46.79, 2. BMR; Delhi (Ruhaab, Priyanka, Anjali, Vasundhara) 5:00.85, 3.
Group II: 100M freestyle: Shivani Kataria (Har) 1:01.54, 1; Rhea Castelino (AP) 1:03.25, 2; Avantika Chavan (Mah) 1:03.42, 3.
200M breaststroke: AV Jayaveena (TN) 2:54.90. NR (Old: 2:55.37, Poorva Shetye, Maharashtra, 2007); Monique Gandhi (Mah) 2:58.61, 2; Charu Hamsini DA (Kar) 3:03.19, 3.
400M individual medley: Aakanksha Vora (Mah) 5:26.17, 1; Kritika C (Chg) 5:38.47, 2; Charu Hamsini DA (Kar) 5:51.44, 3.
4x100M medley relay: Maharashtra (Avantika, Monique, Aakanksha, Aakanksha C) 4:55.99, 1; Tamil Nadu (Aarthi, Jayaveena, Samyuktha, Sherlyn) 5:03.27, 2; Karnataka (Sahithya Alva, Charu Hamsini, Malavika V, Simran Deepak) 5:03.99, 3.
Special awards:
Overall championship: Karnataka (528 points).
Team championship: Boys: Group I: Karnataka (187). Group II: Maharashtra (124).
Girls: Group I: Maharashtra (140). Group II: Maharashtra (152).
Best swimmer awards: Boys: Group I: Saurabh Sangvekar (Kar, 35). Group II: Vedant Rao (Mah, 29).
Girls: Group I: Jyotsna Pansare (Mah, 33). Group II: Aakanksha Vora (Mah, 35).
Water polo: Boys, final: Maharashtra bt Bengal 8-2. Third place playoff: Kerala bt Punjab 11-3.
Girls (league): Karnataka: 7 (Anarghya Prasad 3, Mrudula V 3, Uttara K 1) bt Bengal: 1 (Sumitra Kujur) 1; Kerala bt Maharashtra 3-2.
Standings: Kerala, 1; Maharashtra, 2; Karnataka, 3.