Vidith, Ishaan set records

Bengaluru: Karnataka swimmers set the pool on fire on the penultimate day of the Sub Junior and Junior National Aquatic Championships in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.Karnataka teenager Vidith S Shankar broke his own national record in the 100m breaststroke for group 1 boys. He clocked 1:04.26 to rewrite is previous mark of 1:05.04. In the 200m butterfly for group II boys, 13-year-old Akshaj Thakuria from Karnataka added gold medal to his kitty by clocking 2:13.82s.The 200m butterfly for group II girls witnessed Karnataka’s Tanishi Gupta and Dhinidhi Desinghu breaking the record set by Apeksha Fernandes (2:23.67) in 2019. Tanishi came home with an impeccable timing of 2:21.45, while Dhinidhi Desinghu clocked 2:22.18In the boys’ 50m freestyle event for group II, Karnataka lad Ishaan Mehra created a new record with a timing of 24.68. He beat his own record of 24.71 seconds.Results (Karnataka only): Boys: Group I: 100m breaststroke: 1. Vidith S Shankar 1:04.26 NMR; 200m Butterfly: 2. Dharshan S 2:07.99. Group II: 200m butterfly: 1. Akshaj Thakuria 2:13.82; 3. Harikarthik Velu 2:17.51. Group III:100m butterfly: 3. Vedant Anand Misale 1:12.05 Girls: Group I: 200m butterfly: 2. Hashika Ramachandra 2:23.64; 400m freestyle: 2. Hashika Ramachandra 4:33.95; 3. Shirin 4:34.73. Group II: 400m freestyle: 2. Naisha 4:40.77; 3. Meenakshi Menon 4:42.11; 200m butterfly: 1. Tanishi Gupta 2:21.45 NMR; 2. Dhinidhi Desinghu 2:22.18 New Meet Record
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