<p>Defending champions Karnataka endured another disappointing day at the 68th Senior National Aquatic Championship, pocketing just two medals, while Railways ruled the roost here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Malvika V bagged a silver in the 1500M freestyle and the women’s 4x100M freestyle quartet also claimed a silver in the relay race as Karnataka’s 23-year-old grip on the overall championship appears in serious jeopardy with arch-rivals Maharashtra looking good to regain the crown.<br /><br />Maharashtra, who have led the points tally since the first day, nailed three gold (one from diving), two silver (and a bronze to further drive home the advantage on the fourth and penultimate day.<br /><br />While Aditi Dhumatkar won the 50M freestyle gold in 27.07 seconds to emerge the fastest swimmer of the championship, the women’s 4x100M relay squad rode to victory in record-breaking fashion, coming home in 4:03.05.<br /><br />Maana Patel once again lived up to the high expectations, the 14-year-old Gujarati touching the pad first in the 50M backstroke event in a new national record time of 30.38 seconds. Tamil Nadu’s VKR Meenakshi, another talented swimmer, bagged silver in 31.60 and Maharashtra’s Jyotsana Pansare (31.63) took bronze.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Karnataka women’s waterpolo team lost 1-11 to Kerala in the semifinals. In the third-place match on Sunday, they will take on Bengal.<br /><br />DH News ServiceResults: Men: 50M backstroke: Madhu P (Services) 27.02 seconds (NR; Old: MB Balakrishnan, 27.15, 2012) 1; Rohit Imoliya (Madhya Pradesh) 27.28, 2; Aaron D’Souza (Railways) 27.33, 3.<br /><br />100M breaststroke: Sandeep Sejwal (Railways) 1:02.81, 1; Puneet Rana (Police) 1:04.61, 2; Anoop Augastin (Railways) 1:04.74, 3.<br /><br />200M butterfly: Sajan Prakash (Railways) 2:02.13, 1; Supriya Mondal (Bengal) 2:02.75, 2; Sanu Debnath (Railways) 2:06.20, 3.<br /><br />4x100M freestyle: Railways (3:29.32) (NR; Old: Karnataka, 3:32.14, 2012) 1; Maharashtra (3:32.32) 2; Gujarat (3:36.23) 3.<br /><br />Women: 50M backstroke: Maana Patel (Gujarat) 30.38 (NR; Old: Maana Patel, 31.00 seconds, 2012) 1; VKR Meenakshi (Tamil Nadu) 31.60, 2; Jyotsana Pansare (Maharashtra) 31.63, 3.<br /><br />50M freestyle: Aditi Dhumatkar (Maharashtra) 27.07, 1; Talasha Prabhu (Goa) 27.34, 2; Shivani Kataria (Haryana) 27.49, 3.<br /><br />100M breaststroke: AV Jayveena (Tamil Nadu) 1:18.50, 1; Monique Gandhi (Maharashtra) 1:18.66, 2; Harleen Kaur (Punjab) 1:19.40, 3.<br /><br />1500M Freestyle: Richa Mishra (Police) 17:47.12, 1; Malvika V (Karnataka) 17:55.45, 2; PM Abhishikta (Tamil Nadu) 18:17.89, 3.<br /><br />4x100M freestyle: Maharashtra (4:03.05) (NR; Old: Maharashtra, 4:06.18, 2013) 1; Karnataka (4:11.91) 2; Tamil Nadu (4:16.00) 3.<br /><br />Diving: Men: 1M spring board: K Ramananda Sharma (Services) 359.20 metres (NR; Old: K Ramananda Sharma, 337) 1; T Hariprasad (Railways) 295.70, 2; Y Hemjit Meitei (Services) 284.95, 3.<br /><br />Women: 1M spring board: Simran Rajani (Maharashtra) 180.60, 1; Hrutika Shriram (Railways) 172.00, 2; Tanuka Dhara (Bengal) 154.45, 3.</p>
<p>Defending champions Karnataka endured another disappointing day at the 68th Senior National Aquatic Championship, pocketing just two medals, while Railways ruled the roost here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Malvika V bagged a silver in the 1500M freestyle and the women’s 4x100M freestyle quartet also claimed a silver in the relay race as Karnataka’s 23-year-old grip on the overall championship appears in serious jeopardy with arch-rivals Maharashtra looking good to regain the crown.<br /><br />Maharashtra, who have led the points tally since the first day, nailed three gold (one from diving), two silver (and a bronze to further drive home the advantage on the fourth and penultimate day.<br /><br />While Aditi Dhumatkar won the 50M freestyle gold in 27.07 seconds to emerge the fastest swimmer of the championship, the women’s 4x100M relay squad rode to victory in record-breaking fashion, coming home in 4:03.05.<br /><br />Maana Patel once again lived up to the high expectations, the 14-year-old Gujarati touching the pad first in the 50M backstroke event in a new national record time of 30.38 seconds. Tamil Nadu’s VKR Meenakshi, another talented swimmer, bagged silver in 31.60 and Maharashtra’s Jyotsana Pansare (31.63) took bronze.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the Karnataka women’s waterpolo team lost 1-11 to Kerala in the semifinals. In the third-place match on Sunday, they will take on Bengal.<br /><br />DH News ServiceResults: Men: 50M backstroke: Madhu P (Services) 27.02 seconds (NR; Old: MB Balakrishnan, 27.15, 2012) 1; Rohit Imoliya (Madhya Pradesh) 27.28, 2; Aaron D’Souza (Railways) 27.33, 3.<br /><br />100M breaststroke: Sandeep Sejwal (Railways) 1:02.81, 1; Puneet Rana (Police) 1:04.61, 2; Anoop Augastin (Railways) 1:04.74, 3.<br /><br />200M butterfly: Sajan Prakash (Railways) 2:02.13, 1; Supriya Mondal (Bengal) 2:02.75, 2; Sanu Debnath (Railways) 2:06.20, 3.<br /><br />4x100M freestyle: Railways (3:29.32) (NR; Old: Karnataka, 3:32.14, 2012) 1; Maharashtra (3:32.32) 2; Gujarat (3:36.23) 3.<br /><br />Women: 50M backstroke: Maana Patel (Gujarat) 30.38 (NR; Old: Maana Patel, 31.00 seconds, 2012) 1; VKR Meenakshi (Tamil Nadu) 31.60, 2; Jyotsana Pansare (Maharashtra) 31.63, 3.<br /><br />50M freestyle: Aditi Dhumatkar (Maharashtra) 27.07, 1; Talasha Prabhu (Goa) 27.34, 2; Shivani Kataria (Haryana) 27.49, 3.<br /><br />100M breaststroke: AV Jayveena (Tamil Nadu) 1:18.50, 1; Monique Gandhi (Maharashtra) 1:18.66, 2; Harleen Kaur (Punjab) 1:19.40, 3.<br /><br />1500M Freestyle: Richa Mishra (Police) 17:47.12, 1; Malvika V (Karnataka) 17:55.45, 2; PM Abhishikta (Tamil Nadu) 18:17.89, 3.<br /><br />4x100M freestyle: Maharashtra (4:03.05) (NR; Old: Maharashtra, 4:06.18, 2013) 1; Karnataka (4:11.91) 2; Tamil Nadu (4:16.00) 3.<br /><br />Diving: Men: 1M spring board: K Ramananda Sharma (Services) 359.20 metres (NR; Old: K Ramananda Sharma, 337) 1; T Hariprasad (Railways) 295.70, 2; Y Hemjit Meitei (Services) 284.95, 3.<br /><br />Women: 1M spring board: Simran Rajani (Maharashtra) 180.60, 1; Hrutika Shriram (Railways) 172.00, 2; Tanuka Dhara (Bengal) 154.45, 3.</p>