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Pooja sizzles

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BANGALORE: Pooja R. Alva of BAC was in her elements on the first day of the State junior and sub-junior swimming championship which began at PMSC pool here on Monday. Pooja sunk an eight-year- old record in the 200m individual medley, clocking 2:33.84s bettering Nisha Millet's 1999 mark of 2:33. 98. Pooja also won the 200m freestyle race. In the Group II girls' section, Arhatha Magavi, Sreelakshmi Gorur and B. Nischala shared the spoils.

The results (winners only): Boys: Group I: 1500m freestyle: Aaron D'Souza (BAC) 17:09.36; 100m breaststroke: Aditya Roshan (KCR) 1:14.76; 50m butterfly: D. Siddanth (KCR) 27.92; 200m freestyle: Poorna Chandra (BAC) 2:07.89; 100m backstroke: N.A. Sandeep.(BAC) 1:01.50 (NMR. Old :1:02.04); 4x100m medley relay: BAC `A': 4:16.73.

Group II: 800m freestyle: Akshay Krishna (KCR) 9:43.28; 50m butterfly: S. Abhinav (PMSC). 30.82; 100m breaststroke: Akash Rohit (KCR) 1:14.55; 200m freestyle: Akshay Krishna (KCR). 2:13.24; 100m backstroke: Nithin Prabhakar (KCR). 1:09.40.

Group III: 200m freestyle: K.S. Prajwal (BAC) 2:22.03; 50m butterfly: Karthik Shanbagh (KCR) 34.43; 100m backstroke: M. Arvind (BAC) 1:17.49; 50m breaststroke: Abhishek Lobo (BAC) 39.90; 4x50 medley relay: BAC 2:21.04.

Group IV: 50m butterfly: Skanda Shreyas (BAC) 37.44; 50m backstroke: Vishwas Shanbagh (KCR) 40.57.

Girls: Group I: 1500m freestyle: Sushaka Pratap (BAC) 19:08.09; 50m butterfly: B. Neeraja (BAC) 31.81; 100m breaststroke: Jessica Bole (BAC) 1:24.51. 200m freestyle: Pooja R. Alva (BAC) 2:14.46; 100m backstroke: M. Kshipra (BAC) 1:13.0; 200m individual medley: Pooja R. Alva 2:33.84 (NMR. Old: 2:33.98).

Group II: 800m freestyle: Sreelakshmi Gorur (KCR) 10:05.36; 50m butterfly: Arhata Magavi (BAC) 32.15; 100m backstroke: B. Nischala (BAC) 1:25.43; 200m freestyle: Sreelakshmi Gorur. 2:23.92; 200m individual medley: B. Nschala. 2:42.54; 100m backstroke: Arhata Magavi 1:17.56.

Group III: 200m freestyle: K. Prathima (KCR) 2:21.73; 100m backstroke: Bhoomi (BAC) 1:21.12; 50m breaststroke: T. Sneha (BAC) 41.67; 4x50m medley relay: KCR 2:27.01.

Group IV: 50m butterfly: V.S. Rchana (BAC) 39.56; 50m backstroke: S. Prajwala (KCR) 39.79.

Diving: 1m spring board: Group I: Boys: Shivraj Mohite (ABBA). 332 pts.

Girls: Karishma Mohite (YSCSC) 323.40 pts.

3m spring board: Group II: Boys: Akhilesh Prajapathi (MEG). 281.90. Girls: T. Shalini (DAC). 267.85.

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