Khar Gymkhana’s aqua queen Avantika Chavan and up and coming Akanksha Shah, stole the limelight by their stupendous performances in the Khar Gymkhana 10th Open Marathon Swimming Gala, held at their swimming pool, here today. The gala witnessed only solitary one record-breaking effort by Akanksha.
Avantika Chavan
Akankasha clocked 52:38.12 in the girls under-12 category, as she bettered her own last year’s 4000m timing of 54:15.00 secs. While Avantika hardly encountered any challenge on her way to gold in the women’s 5000m swim. She virtually outpaced her rivals right from the word go and clocked 1:04:59.30 secs. However, she could not match the 2014’s Aditi Dhumatkar’s timing of 59:52.00 secs.
Otters’ Ishaan Jaffer took the gold in the men’s 5000m with a timing of 59:59.43 secs, while Neel Roy, another Khar Gymkhana stalwart, emerged best in the boys under- 16 section, winning the 5000m event in 59:456.27 secs. The corresponding event in the girls section saw Pegasus’ Vaishnavi Kudale clocking 1:31:10.65 secs.
Akanksha Shah
Results of the various age groups were:
5000m Freestyle (Men): 1. Ishaan Jaffer (Otters) – 59:59.42 secs. 2. Neel Gunde (CAC); 3. Prabhat Kohli (MLWB).
5000m Freestyle (Women): 1. Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym) – 1:04: 59.30 secs., 2. Aarti Patil (PSP); 3. Jyoti Patil (PSP).
5000m Freestyle (Boys U-16): 1. Neel Roy (Khar Gym)- 59:45.27 secs; 2. Ashok Gawade (PSP) ; 3. Chris Fernandes (PSP).
5000m Freestyle (Girls-U-16): 1.Vaishnavi Kudale (Pegasus) – 1:31:10.65 secs; 2. Panki Damania (MLWB); 3. Mahima Bhatkande (MS).
5000m Freestyle (Boys u-14): 1. Utkarsh Hadge (GAF) – 1;05;26.30 secs; 2. Aaryan Bhosale (Forest Club); 3. Viit Mane (GSC) .
5000m Freestyle (Girls u-14): 1. Saee Patil (PSP) – 1:08:02.90 secs.; 3. Maitrayani Bhosale (Forst Club).
4000m freestyle (Boys U-12): 1. SrishMaulik (Khar Gym)- 54:14.62 secs; 2. Soham Athalye (GSC) ; 3. Anvesh Prasad (Harmony).
4000m Freestyle (Girls U-12). Akanksha Shah (Khar Gym)- 56:51.47 (NMR); 2.Aanya Wala (Khar Gym); 3. Nishka Mehta (GAF).
2000m Freestyle: (Boys U-10): 1. Ashwin Jaiswal (MLWB) – 29:29.91 secs; 2. Ronak Sawant (PSP), 3, Rishab Asudani (GAF).
2000m Freestyle (Girls- U-10): 1. Pushpa Sahakwani (CSMSS) – 30:467.05 secs; 2. Nitya Khinvasara (Harmony); 3. Diva Punjabi (Khar Gym).