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Joy Polycarp and Abinaya claim titles

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Tuticorin: J. Joy Polycarp of St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Palayamkottai and V. Abinaya of Vikasa School, Tuticorin won the boys' group I and girls' group I individual championships respectively with 15 points each in the Tamil Nadu State The Hindu non-medallist inter-district swimming meet at the Spic Nagar Swimming pool, Tuticorin, on Sunday.

Other Individual champions:

Boys: Group II: Sathish Kumar, (SDAT Salem Unit) 15 pts; Group III: B. Sathish, (SDAT Salem Unit) 15 pts; Group IV: N. Karthick, (Life Spring Health Plus, Coimbatore) 9 pts.

Girls: Group II: D.N. Indhujaa, (Life Spring Health Plus, Coimbatore) 15 pts; Group III: B. Preethi, (SDAT Salem Unit) 15 pts; Group IV: G. Thangamari, (Kings Aquatic Club, Puthur) 13 pts.

The results (all winners): Boys: Group I: 50m freestyle: J.Joy Polycarp 27.86s; 100m freestyle: S. Sagidass, (St. Xavier's, Palayamkottai) 1:09.17s; 50m backstroke: J. Joy Polycarp 36.97s; 100m backstroke: J. Joy Polycarp 1:16.88s; 50m breaststroke: R. Vishnu Varadhan, (PSG Poly Technic, CBE) 40.89s; 100m breaststroke: Ronald Jenifer, (Pious XI HSS, Thoothoor) 1:35.94s. Group II: 50m freestyle: R. Karthick Subramanian, (Vidhya Nikethan, CBE) 33.19s; 100m freestyle: Sathish Kumar 1:41.81s; 50m backstroke: D. Vivekananth, (KVS Mat, Virudhunagar) 41.50s; 100m backstroke: D. Vivekananth 1:35.93s; 50m breaststroke: Sathish Kumar 44.94s; 100m breaststroke: Sathish Kumar 1:38.75s.

Group III: 50m freestyle: K. Poovanna, (SDAT, Salem) 34.55s; 100m freestyle: B. Sathish 39.28s; 50m backstroke: B. Sathish 39.28s; 100m backstroke: B. Sathish 1:30.25s; 50m breaststroke: M. Sarath Sadiappan, (St. Xavier's HSS, Palay) 45.32s; 100m breaststroke: Poovannan, (SDAT Salem) 1:41.25s.

Group IV: 50m free style: N. Karthick 37.20s; 50m backstroke: Vishak, (Life Spring Health Plus, CBE) 47.88s; 50m breaststroke: T. Emil Robin Singh, (Pusphalatha School, Tirunelveli) 42.88s.

Girls: Group I: 50m freestyle: V. Abinaya 38.09s; 100m freestyle: Keerthika, (Sri Vidhya Mandir, Salem) 1:51.13s; 50m backstroke: H.N. Nikitha, (Sri Vidhya Mandhir, Salem) 55.22s; 100m backstroke: H.N. Nikitha 2:05.44s; 50m breaststroke: V. Abinaya 53.26s; 100m breaststroke: V. Abinaya 2:04.32s.

Group II: 50m freestyle: R. Sruthi (St. Anne Girls HSS, Trichy) 41.50s; 100m freestyle: D.N. Indhujaa 1:20.91s; 50m backstroke: S.V. Madhumitha, (Perks Mat.CBE) 1:01.32s; 100m backstroke: D.N. Indhujaa 1:39.51s; 50m breaststroke: R. Sruthi 52.62s; 100m breaststroke: D.N. Indhujaa 1:46.85s.

Group III: 50m freestyle: B. Preethi 37.37s; 100m freestyle: M.P. Nandhini, (SDAT, Salem) 1:23.62s; 50m backstroke: A. Yoshmitha, (The Vikasa School, Tuty) 43.41s; 100m backstroke: A. Yoshmitha 1:42.34s; 50m breaststroke: B. Preethi 47.34s; 100m breaststroke: B. Preethi 1:40.78s.

Group IV: 50m freestyle: G. Thangamari 40.84s; 50m backstroke: G. Thangamari 54.63s; 50m breaststroke: S. Bhuvaneswari, (SDAT, Salem) 56.22s.