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Puttur Aquatic Club swimmers win rich haul of medals

Last Updated 07 August 2018, 18:37 IST

Diganth V S, a Class V student of Bethany Higher Primary School, Puttur, made a splash at SPEEDO Invitational Swimming Championship 2018 held in Bengaluru, plucking two gold and a silver.

Diganth, who is finetuning his skills with the coaches at Puttur Aquatic Club, won gold medals in 100m freestyle and 50m backstroke and a silver in 200m individual medley.

Three other swimmers of Puttur Aquatic Club made their mark in the state-level invitational event.

Siya Bhavin Savjani, a Class III student of Bethany school, bagged a gold medal in 50m butterfly.

Anvith Rai Barike won a silver medal in 50m butterfly while Amanraj, a Class V student of Saandeepani Narimogaru, managed to win a bronze in 50m freestyle.

Puttur Aquatic Club garnered a total of 2,269 points in the meet. All four swimmers are trained by Partha Varanashi, Niroop G R, Rohith and Krishna at Balawana swimming pool in Puttur and St Aloysius pool in Mangaluru.

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(Published 07 August 2018, 18:32 IST)

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