Parikshit erases seven year old record
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MUMBAI, MAY 28: S Parikshit Shetty overcame team-mate Avinash Kriplani's challenge to create a new record in the the 200 metres backstroke event for boy's Group II in the GMAAA conducted Sub-Junior and Junior State Level Aquatic Championships at Andheri Sports Complex on Sunday.

Results: Boy's: 200 mts Freestyle (Group I): Amar Muralidharan (Pune) 2 mins, 04.79 secs. (NMR); Kaustubh Radkar (Pune) 2 mins, 13.78; Sandeep Varma (Mumbai) 2 mins, 14.73 secs.

200 mts Freestyle (Gr II): Avinash Kriplani (Mum) 2 mins, 09.87 secs.; Parikshit Shetty (Mum) 2 mins, 10.86 secs; Mandar Divse (Kol) 2 mins, 11.17 secs.

100 Butterfly (Gr III): Arjun Muralidharan (Pune) 1 min, 08.22 secs.; Rohit Barve (Pune) 1 min, 12.35 secs.; Min Kwang Shu (Mum) 1 min, 14.12 secs.

50 mts Butterfly (Gr IV):Aditya Sangvekar (Thane) 33.74 secs.; Ashwath Shetty (Pune) 35.37 secs; Dhaval Bharitkar (Pune) 35.38 secs.

200 mts Back (Gr I): Anand Barge (Kol) 2 mins, 25.83 secs.; Amar Muralidharan (Pune) 2 mins, 29.66; Riyad Palia (Mum) 2 mins, 32.11 secs.

200 mts Backstroke (Gr II): Parikshit Shetty (Mum) 2 mins, 26.16 secs. (NMR); Avinash Kriplani (Mum) 2 mins, 31.88; Mandar Divse (Kol) 2 mins, 37.39 secs.

50 mts Freestyle (Gr III): Anujoy Bardhan (Thane) 29.25 secs.; Arjun Muralidharan (Pune) 29.53; Dhruv Rawat (Mum) 29.60 secs.

Girls: 200 mts Freestyle (Gr I): Zeba Wadia (Mum) 2 mins, 20.78 secs.; Tejaswi Shetty (Mum) 2 mins, 22.03; Pooja Nayar (Kol) 2 mins, 29.08 secs.

200 mts Freestyle (Gr II): Bhavna Sharma (Mum) 2 mins, 20.62 secs.; Avani Sawant (Kol) 2 mins, 21.89; Madhurika Ghatge (Kol) 2 mins, 22.66 secs.

100 mts Butterfly (Gr III): Shruti Reddy (Mum) 1 min, 12.93 secs.; Ruksheen Palia (Mum) 1 min, 13.93; Anshuka Parwani (Mum) 1 min, 19.10 secs.

50 mts Butterfly (Gr IV): Triparna Chakravorty (Mum) 35.75 secs.; Amruta Uttekar (Thane) 36.62; Nimisha Gupta (Mum) 37.84 secs.

200 mts Back (Gr I): Delna Bhumgara (Mum) 2 mins, 43.81 secs.; Rashi Oberoi (Mum) 2 mins, 48.59; Pooja Nayar (Kol) 2 mins, 54.19 secs.

200 mts Back (Gr II): Avani Sawant (Kol) 2 mins, 41.70 secs. (NMR); Bhavna Sharma (Mum) 2 mins, 42.22; Sapna Desai (Mum) 2 mins, 47.96 secs.

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