Ridhima sets 100m backstroke mark

Bengaluru: On a day when five national marks fell, local talent Ridhima Veerendrakumar came up with a record-breaking performance in 100m backstroke (group II) at the Sub-Junior and Junior National Aquatic Championships here on Wednesday. The teenager came home in 1:04.87 to better the national record of 1:05.30 seconds created in 2014 by Olympian Maana Patel of Gujarat.
Ridhima was a cut above the competition as she dominated the two-lap event throughout.Shalini R Dixit, also of Karnataka, finished second 1:08.63 while Telangana’s Sri Nitya Sagi (1:10.14) settled for the bronze.


Sambhavv R of Karnataka collected his second gold in a tight 100m butterfly event, clocking 55.87 to finish ahead of Assam’s Bikram Changmai (55.92). In group I boys 400m freestyle, Aneesh S Gowda of Karnataka won in a record time of 4:00.11, rewriting Gujarat's Aryan Nehra's 2019 mark of 4:00.91.
JAS CONTINUES GOLDEN RUN
Karnataka’s Jas Singh continued to make a golden splash, winning his fourth individual gold medal in the 100m freestyle for group V boys. Jas, who trains with former international Shreesh Reddy, had won three gold medals on the opening day.
Results: Boys: Group I: 400M freestyle: 1. Aneesh S Gowda (Kar; 4:00.11; NR), 2. Shoan Ganguly (Kar; 4:03.69), 3. Vedaant Madhavan (Mah; 4:04.25); 200M backstroke: 1. Utkarsh Santosh Patil (Kar; 2:06.75), 2. Devansh Parmar (Guj; 2:11.84), 3. Sai Nihar Bikkina (Tel; 2:12.80); 100M butterfly: 1. Sambhavv R (Kar; 55.87), 2. Bikram Changmai (Asm; 55.92), 3. Harsh Saroha (Har; 55.98); 4x100 medley: 1. Karnataka (3:56.35; NR), 2. Bengal (4:03.72), 3. Tamil Nadu (4:06.93); 4x200M freestyle: 1. Karnataka (7:50.06; NR), 2. Maharashtra (8:12.07), 3. Assam (8:19.76). Group II: 200M butterfly: 1. Deva Ganesh (AP; 2:17.90), 2. Niranjan Karthik B (Kar; 2:20.78), 3. Aarush Zala (Guj; 2:21.63); 100M backstroke: 1. Utkarsh Gor (Mah; 1:02.95), 2. Rishabh Das (Mah; 1:03.91), 3. Suhas Preetham (Tel; 1:03.96); 50M breaststroke: 1. Abhishek Kannaujia (SSCB; 32.98), 2. Surya Jhoyappa OR (Kar; 33.44), 3. Bhhagya Gahlaut (Del; 33.57); 100M breaststroke: 1. Surya Jhoyappa (Kar; 1:11.61), 2. Abhishek Kannaujia (SSCB; 1:12.10), 3. Basit Ahmed (SSCB; 1:12.80).Group III: 400M freestyle: 1. Yagna Sai M (AP; 4:59.32), 2. Yashaswi Nune (Tel; 5:01.51), 3. Rakshan P (Kar; 5:02.17); 100M butterfly: 1. Akshaj Thakuria (Kar; 1:06.55), 2. Nitheesh M S (TNSA; 1:07.31), 3. Debojit D (Ben; 1:09.56); 50M backstroke: 1. Akshaj Thakuria (Kar; 33.60), 2. Yashaswi N (Tel; 34.63), 3. Arnav K (Mah; 34.81).Group IV: 200M IM: 1. Kabilan T (TNSA; 2:46.94), 2. Atharv Pal (Kar; 2:50.37), 3. Vihaan Chaturvedi (Mah; 2:55.34); 100M freestyle: 1. Sharan Sridhara (Kar; 1:06.85), 2. Kabilan T (TNSA; 1:07.09), 3. Ishan Ghosh (Ben; 1:07.21); 50M backstroke: 1. Ishan Ghosh (Ben; 35.37), 2. Sharan Sridhara (Kar; 35.67), 3. Kabilan T (TN SA; 36.35) Group V: 100M freestyle: 1. Jas Singh (Kar; 1:09.47), 2. Monish Naidu P (TNSA; 1:13.18), 3. S Someshwar (Kar; 1:13.72); 50M backstroke: 1. Jas Singh (Kar; 37.58), 2. Ajeet Yadav (UP; 38.69), 3. S Krish (Kar; 38.73).Girls: Group I: 400M freestyle: 1. Aanya Wala (Mah; 4:34.54), 2. Vritti Agarwal (Tel; 4:38.60), 3. Shakthi Balakrishnan (TNSA; 4:39.58); 200M backstroke: 1. Sanjana Prabhugaonkar (Goa; 2:28.71), 2. Palak Dhami (Mah; 2:29.52), 3. Palak Joshi (Mah; 2:29.89); 100M butterfly: 1. Astha Choudhury (Asm; 1:02.71; NR), 2. Apeksha Fernandes (Mah; 1:02.81), 3. Nina Venkatesh (Kar; 1:03.78); 4x100 medley: 1. Karnataka (4:32.69; NR), 2. 2. Maharashtra (4:38.62), 3. Assam (4:38.70); 100M breaststroke: 1. Saanvi S Rao (Kar; 1:17.21), 2. Tanisha Chheda (Mah; 1:18.14), 3. S Lakshya (Kar; 1:18.81).Group II: 100M breaststroke: 1. Lineysha A K (Kar; 1:16.66), 2. Venika Parikh (Guj; 1:20.47), 3. Rianna Dhrithi Fernandes (Kar; 1:22.07); 200M butterfly: 1. Hashika Ramachandra (Kar; 2:26.56), 2. Rithika B M (Kar; 2:32.42), 3. Dhriti Ahirwal (Mah; 2:34.13); 100M backstroke: 1. Ridhima Veerendra Kumar (Kar; 1:04.87; NR), 2. Shalini R Dixit (Kar; 1:08.63), 3. Sri Nitya Sagi (Tel; 1:10.14); 50M breaststroke: 1. Vihitha Nayana (Kar; 36.10), 2. Manavi Varma (Kar; 36.57), 3. Venika Parikh (Guj; 36.93). Group III: 100M butterfly: 1. Tanishi Gupta (Kar; 1:10.12), 2. Sarakshi Dangat (Mah; 1:14.64), 3. Ananya AJ (Kar; 1:16.13); 50M backstroke: 1. Pramiti Gnanasekaran (TNSA; 34.59), 2. Sarakshi Dangat (Mah; 35.40), 3. Naisha (Kar; 35.91).Group IV: 200M IM: 1. Anwesha Khanikar (Asm; 3:00.85), 2. Saanvi Deshwal (Mah; 3:01.59), 3. Annika Deborah (Tel; 3:02.60); 100M freestyle: 1. Alyssa Sweedal Rego (Kar; 1:08.72), 2. Trisha Sindhu (Kar; 1:11.63), 3. Zoya Jannat (Ben; 1:11.78); 50M backstroke: 1. Annika Deborah (Tel; 37.77), 2. Saanvi Deshwal (Mah; 37.79), 3. Shelyn Sunil (Kar; 39.65) Group V: 100M freestyle: 1. Lasya Sri K (AP; 1:12.46), 2. Dhruthi Karibasaveshwara (Kar; 1:18.06), 3. Anushka Vijapur (Mah; 1:19.32); 50M backstroke: 1. Shreya Binil (Ker; 39.88), 2. Adriza Chetia (Asm; 41.07), 3. Anangsha S (Asm; 41.92).