The Hindu : Sushanth, Bhuvaneshwari clinch titles

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Monday, Dec 01, 2003

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Sushanth, Bhuvaneshwari clinch titles

Chennai Nov. 30. Sushanth Krishna (ORCA) and Bhuvaneshwari (TSN), with 53 and 44 points respectively, won the individual titles on the second and final day of the inaugural State Youth swimming championship, conducted by the Tamil Nadu State Aquatic Association and Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT), at the SDAT aquatic complex at Velachery on Sunday. TSPA, with 92 points, and ORCA (133) clinched the boys' and girls' team titles respectively. The overall championship went to ORCA with 206 points.

Those finishing in the first, second and third places in the individual categories received Rs. 5,000, Rs. 3,000, and Rs. 2,000 in that order. Agni

Estate and Foundation Private Limited sponsored the event.

Dr. Shree Kumar, managing director, Surya Hospitals, gave away the prizes.

The results:

Boys: 400m freestyle: 1. S. Suresh Kumar (MAC) 4:41:14; 2. J. Agnishwar (Chettinad) 4:44:20; 3. R. Santosh Kumar (GAC) 4:45:34; 50m freestyle: 1. M. Murugan (TSPA) 0:25:61; 2. B. Vinod Kumar (TSN) 0:26:53; 3. R. Santosh Kumar (GAC) 0:27:35; 100m butterfly: 1. B. Vinod Kumar (TSN) 1:01:89; 2. M. Murugan (TSPA) 1:02:01; 3. J. Gurumurthy (SAC) 1:02:34; 400m IM: 1. J. Agnishwar (Chettinad) 5:19:40; 2. Sushant Krishna (ORCA) 5:34:48; 3. Md. Rafi (NLC) 5:34:72; 4x200m freestyle: 1. MAC (9:23:71), 2. GAC (9:27:71), 3. TSPA (9:39:96); 50m breaststroke: 1. Vinod Kumar (TSN) 0:34:08; 2. J. Agnishwar (Chettinad) 0:34:30; 3. Zubin Nigli (Marina) 0:34:99; 50m backstroke: 1. Sushant Krishna (ORCA) 0:31:64; 2. M. B. Balakrishnan (Sakthi) 0:32:08; 3. S. Satheesh (NLC) 0:32:23; 200m IM: 1. Sushant Krishna (ORCA) 2:29:18; 2. J. Agnishwar (Chettinad) 2:30:16; 3. J. Gurumurthy (SAC) 2:31:13; 100m freestyle: 1. M. Murugan (TSPA) 0:56:74; 2. B. Vinodh Kumar (TSN) 0:58:84; 3. B. Santosh Kumar (GAC) 1:00:59.

Girls: 400m freestyle: 1. Bhuvaneswari (TSN) 5:27:37; 2. Gayathri Pillai (ORCA) 5:27:43; 3. Apoorva Rajiv (ORCA) 5:27:84; 50m freestyle: 1 Mridula Rajiv (ORCA) 0:30:98; 2. Bhuvaneswari (TSN) 0:31:75; 3 Harika Reddy (Sakthi) 0:32:31; 100m butterfly: 1. Bhuvaneswari (TSN) 1:17;43; 2. Gayathri Pillai (ORCA) 1:17:74; 3. Harika Reddy (Sakthi) 1:19:35; 400m IM: 1. Harika Reddy (Sakthi) 6:10:88; 2. Gayathri Pillai (ORCA) 6:24:93; 3. N. Arthi (CAC) 6:28:76; 4x200m freestyle: 1 ORCA (10:39:79); 2. Sakthi (10:47:46), 3. Dolphin (10:52:22); 50m breaststroke: 1 R. Aishwarya (Dolphin) 0:39:89; 2. R. Mahalakshmi (NLC) 0:41:43; 3. Dharsana (ORCA) 0:42:56; 50m backstroke: 1. R. Aishwarya (Dolphin) 0:36:23; 2. V.M. Abinaya (Dolphin) 0:36:94; 3. Bhuvaneswari (NKT) 0:37:31; 200m IM: 1. R. Aishwarya (Dolphin) 2:52:68; 2. Harika Reddy (Sakthi) 2:52:74; 3. V.M. Abinaya (Dolphin) 2:57:80; 100m freestyle: 1. Mridula Rajiv (ORCA) 1:07:98; 2. Bhuvaneswari (NKT) 1:09:00; 3. Apoorva Rajiv (ORCA) 1:09:93.

Individual championship: Boys: 1. Sushanth Krishna (ORCA) 53; 2. Vinodh Kumar (TSN) 41; 3. Murugan (TSPA) and J. Agnishwar(Chettinad) 40.

Girls: 1. Bhuvaneshwari (TSN) 44; 2. Aishwarya (Dolphin) 42; 3. Harika Reddy (Sakthi) 36.

Team championship: Boys: TSPA (92); Girls: ORCA (133).

Overall championship: ORCA (206).

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