Kabir Khubchandani from Khar Gymkhana, with three golds and Annika Bhatia from Goregoan Sports Club, with two golds shared the opening day’s honour in the GMAAA’s (Greater Mumbai Amateur Aquatic Association Junior and Sub-junior Swimming championships, hosted by Celebration Club at their swimming pool’s) at Lokhandwala Complex (Andheri) here today.
Kabir, who had earlier won six golds in the Otters meet, today won the 100m free style, 100m breast stroke and 100m butterfly stroke events in boys III age group. While Aanika, likewise emerged winner in the 100m butterfly and 400m free style events in the girls group III category. Another GSC’s swimmer Ronak Sawant, too had a brace of golds, winning 200m and 1500m freestyle events in boys Group I section.
Winners in various age groups were:
BOYS: GROUP I: 50 M. Back Stroke – Boys – I: Aarnav Goel (Khar Gym) -00:29.41 secs.. 100 M. Breast Stroke : .Bilal Sayed (YMCA)- 01:17.43 secs.100 M. Butterfly Stroke: Jaiveer Motwani (Khar Gym) -01:02.62. 200 M. Free Style: Ronak Sawant (GAF -GSC) – 02:10.28.1500 M Free Style : Ronak Sawant (GAF -GSC) -19:24.41
GROUP II: 200 M. Back Stroke: Hridanshu Mishra (CSMSS)- 02:48.49 secs. 100 M. Breast Stroke : Khaiz Gheewala (Gen Vaidya)- 01:16.56.100 M. Butterfly Stroke: Shwet Poojary (Forest Club)- 01:06.99.200 M. Free Style : Om Satam (YMCA)- 02:16.31.800 M. Free Style: Shardul Mhatre (GAF -GSC)- 10:07.81.
GROUP III: 50 M. Back Stroke: Dhairya Bhuta (Matunga Gym)- 00:43.90. 100 M. Breast Stroke: Kabir Khubchandani (Khar Gym) 01:35.04. 100 M. Butterfly Stroke : Kabir Khubchandani (Khar Gym)- 01:21.00.100 M. Free Style: Kabir Khubchandani (Khar Gym)- 01:11.21. 400 M. Free Style: Dhairya Bhuta (Matunga Gym) -06:23.92.
GIRLS: GROUP I: 50 M. Back Stroke: Palak Dhami (Otters)- 00:33.88. 100 M. Breast Stroke: Neer Balekar (YMCA)- 01:26.15. 100 M. Butterfly Stroke: Diva Punjabi (Khar Gym)- 01:10.44. 200 M. Free Style : Aanya Wala (Otters)- 02:13.64.1500 M Free Style: Ariaa Sheth (Otters) 19:35.56.
GROUP II: 200 M. Back Stroke : Vanshika Parti (Otters)- 02:47.68.100 M. Breast Stroke : Sanaya Shetty (Khar Gym) -01:20.74. 100 M. Butterfly Stroke : Tannishtha Nair (GAF -GSC)- 01:09.99. 200 M. Free Style: Aarya Bhatia (GAF -GSC) -02:25.16.800 M. Free Style : Aarya Bhatia (GAF -GSC) – 10:26.49.
GROUP III: 50 M. Back Stroke: Saanvi Deshwal (Otters)- 00:37.26.100 M. Breast Stroke: Saanvi Deshwal (Otters)- 01:28.99.100 M. Butterfly Stroke: Aanika Bhatia (GAF -GSC) – 01:17.85.100 M. Free Style: Anvi Deshwal (Otters) 01:11.16. 400 M. Free Style : Aanika Bhatia (GAF -GSC) -05:39.27.