Aaryan Bhosale, of Forest Club, set the pool on fire by winning five golds – including three recording breaking ones – to take the honours on the second day of the GMAAA senior and lower age group swimming meet, held at Tata Power Swimming Pool, Chembur, today.
Aaryan Bhosale
Aaryan, who clocked 02:14.72 seconds in the men’s recording-breaking 200m backstroke event on the opening day, added two more records by claiming gold in the 100m backstroke, bettering his own 2017 timing of 01:03.44 secs. by clocking 01:02. 76 secs. In addition, he had broken 50m back stroke long standing 2011 record of Anukul Shenoy’s (00:30.10 secs) by re-writing the record with a timing of 00:29. 68 secs.
Aaryan, apart from his record-breaking spree also bagged golds in the 100m butterfly and 200m individual medley events also.
Individual winners pose with the GMAAA officials (from right-GMAAA President Mr Zarir Baliwalla, Hon. Secretary Pradeep Divgikar and on the left GMAAA Jt. secretary Kishor Shetty.
Sharing the day’s honours with Aaryan were Rujuta Bhatt Khade, who added one more record to her yesterday’s kitty, by winning the 50m butterfly event and in the process improved upon Kenisha Gupta’s last year’s timing by clocking 00:29.12 secs.. Others to excel were Apeksha Fernandes (IIT, Powai), Mihika Kolambekar (MLWB) and Dev Ambokar (Glenmark Aquatic Foundation).
Results of the record-breaking events:
MEN: 50m Backstroke : Aaryan Bhosale (Forest Club) – 00:29..68 secs. (old record- 00:30.10 secs).
100m Backstroke: Aaryan Bhosale (Forest Club) – 01:02.76 secs. (old record- 01:03.44 secs.).
WOMEN: 50m Butterfly Stroke: Rujuta Bhatt Khade (Khar Gym) – 00:29.12 secs. (Old record- 00:29.44 secs.).
Winners of various events (2nd day):
WOMEN: 50m Back Stroke: Ariesa Mongia (Otters) – 00:33.15 secs.
200m Breast Stroke: Jyoti Patil (MLWB) – 02:47.61secs.
50m Butterfly Sroke: Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym)- 00:29.12 secs –NMR.
100m Butterfly stroke: Apeksha Fernandes (IIT, Powai) – 01:07.41 secs.
100m Free Style: Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym)- 01:01.59 secs –NMR.
400m Freestyle: Mihika Kolambekar (MLWB) – 05:43.35 secs.
200m Individual Medley: Apeksha Fernanes (IIT, Powai)- 02.32.28 sec.s
1500m Free style: Mihika Kolambekar (MLWB) – 23:05.58 secs..35 secs.
MEN: 50m Back Stroke: Aaryan Bhosale (Forest Club) – 00:29.68 secs. (NMR).
1000m Back Stroke: Aaryan Bhosale (Forest Club) – 02:02.76 secs. (NMR).
200m Breast Stroke: Rachit Rambhia (PMHB) 03:01.48 secs..
50m Butterfly Stroke: Shawn Jaidhara (Otters)- 00:27.86 secs.
100m Butterfly Stroke: Aaryan Bhosale (Forest Club) – 01:00.80 secs.
10m Freestyle: Rudransh Mishra (MLWB)- 00:56.26 secs.
400m Freestyle: Aaron Fernandes (GAF) – 04:27.40 secs.
1500 metres: Free Style: Dev Ambokar (GAF) – 18:16.08 secs.69 secs.
200m Individual Medley: Aaryan Bhosale (Forest Club) – 02:18.93 secs.