THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Fifteen new records were set on the opening day of the 20th South Zone junior and sub-junior aquatic championships at the Water Works Swimming pool here on Friday.

Tamil Nadu led the points tally at the end of the competitions on the first day with 331 nosing ahead of defending champion Karnataka (325). Host Kerala was a distant third at 189 points.

The results (winners only):

Group 1: Boys: 200m freestyle: Rishender (TN) (2:06.97). 1500m freestyle: R. Rishender (TN) 17:30.82 - New Meet Record; 18:27.28, N.Abhiram, 2006); 50m backstroke: S.R. Sarath (TN) (0:30.20); 200m backstroke: Ashwin Menon (Kar) (2:21.13 - NMR; 0R - 2:23.77, Skanda R.Aswanth, 2004). 200m butterfly: K.M. Vishnu (Kar) (2:20.57); 100m breaststroke: D. Tamilarasan (TN) (1:14.18); 4x100m medley relay: 1. Tamil Nadu, 2. Kerala, 3. Karnataka (4.24.49 - NMR; OR - 4:28.31, TN, 2005)

Group II: 1500m freestyle: A.P. Gagan (Kar) (18:08.59 - NMR; OR- 19:00.83, Gagan, 2006); 50m backstroke: M. Siddarth (Kar) (0:32.10); 200m backstroke: M. Siddarth (Kar) (TN) (2:26.37); 200m butterfly: D. Siddanth (Kar) (2:16.20 - NMR; OR - 2:31.53, Pooja R. Alva, 2005); 100m breaststroke: S.R. Koushik (Kar) (1:15.09).

Group III: 200m freestyle: Jaywant (TN) (2:17.56); 50m backstroke: V. Tarbu (Ker) (0:32.45 - NMR; OR - 0:32.55, Susanth Krishna, 2003); 100m breaststroke: Akash Rohit (Kar) (1:16.75 - NMR; OR- 1:18.93, S.R.Koushik, 2006); 100m butterfly: V.S. Abhinav (Kar) (1:10.68).

Group IV: 50m backstroke: B. Pranam (Kar) (0:36.60 - NMR; OR - 0:37.12, N.Venkadeswaran, 2006); 200m IM: M. Arvind (Kar) (2:48.94 - NMR; OR - 2:51.88, Shrevas, 2006).

Girls: Group I: 200m freestyle: A.A. Sarojini Devi (TN) (2:27.97); 800m freestyle: A.A. Sarojini Devi (TN) (10:45.44); 50m backstroke: Amreen Malik (AP) (0:34.21); 200m backstroke: T. Archana (TN) (2:47.28 - NMR; OR - 2:49.49, K.Aishwarya, 2006); 200m butterfly: H.S. Priyanka (Ker) (2:50.53 - NMR; OR - 2:50.70, N. Arthi, 2006); 4x100m: 1. Tamil Nadu, 2. Kerala, 3. Andhra Pradesh (5:18.41 - NMR; OR - 5:20.54, Tamil Nadu, 2006)

Group II: 800m freestyle: Sushanka Pratap (Kar) (10:17.63 - NMR; OR - 10:30.03, G.Archana Gupta, 2006); 50m backstroke: S. Sameeksha (Kar) (0:34.65); 200m backstroke: Sameeksha S. Alva (Kar) (2:39.97); 100m breaststroke: Sonali Sethilvel (TN) (1:27.81); 200m butterfly: Sushaka Pratap (Kar) (2:41.40).

Group III: 200m freestyle: Prathima Kollali (Kar) (2:24.44); 50m backstroke: R.C. Sanskruthi (Kar) (0:36.10); 100m breaststroke: Bhoomi R. Motwani (Kar) (1:28.28); 100m butterfly: Arhatha Magavi (Kar) (1:11.18 - NMR; OR - 1:11.73, Madhavi Giri, 2005).

Group IV: 50m backstroke: S. Vilassini (TN) (0:37.60 - NMR; OR - 0:37.90, Vibhavi, 2005); 200m IM: Ishwarya Bhandari (Kar) (2:58.60).

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