International Khade steals the show at Otters Swim Gala

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India’s one of the top international swimmer Virdhawal Khade  from Khar Gymkhana set the pool on fire as he broke the existing men’s 50m freestyle event by clocking 00:22.25 secs  in  the 36th Otters Club Open Swimming championships, held under the auspices of Greater Mumbai Amateur Aquatics Association at their pool, at Bandra  here today.  In the rocess he bettered the old timing of 00:22.40 secs set by Neel Roy in 2018.

Virdhaval Khade

Khade’s was one of  the 10 record-breakers on the final day, which included Forest Club’s Anannya Nayak, who swept the pool with hat-trick of golds with record-breaking efforts in the girls under-15 section in the 100m breast stroke, 100m butterfly and 100m back stroke events.

Among women, Aanya Wala (Otters) set new mark in the 200m freestyle events, clocking  02:07.17 and in the process broke Aditi Dhumatkar’s 2013 timing of -02:07.57.While another Khar Gymkhana swimmer: Avantika Chavan bettered Otters Jyotsna Pansare last year’s timing of  00:26.13).

Records breakers in various age groups were:

MEN:100m Backstroke: Heer Shah (MSP)- 00:58.77.  (OR)-Jason Smith (Khar Gym)-(2016- 00:59.98). 100 m Breaststroke: Rudransh Mishra (Khar Gym- 01:02.87. (OR-:Rudransh Mishra (Khar Gym-2022- 01:03.70).. 50 m Free Style: Virdhawal Khade  (Khar Gym- 00:22.25. (OR : Neel Roy (Khar Gym-2018)- 00:22.340. 200m Individual Medley: Aaryan Bhosale (Forest Club- 02:10.31 (OR)-  Meet Makhija (Khar Gym-2022- 02:12.62).

MEN: 4 x 50 m Freestyle Relay: Khar Gym A-01:32.79 . (OR)-[:Khar Gym (2022-  01:34.34..

WOMEN:. 200m Freestyle: Aanya Wala (Otters) 02:07.17;. (OR)-:Aditi Dhumatkar (Khar Gym-(2013-02:07.57). 50m Free Style: Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym-  00:26.10) – (OR)-Jyotsna Pansare (Otters) (2022- 00:26.13).

Girls: (U-15): 100m Backstroke: Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- 01:05.23. (Old record)- Khushi Patel (Khar Gym-2018- 01:08.68). 100m Breaststroke: Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- 01:15.75. (OR)-Kenisha Gupta (Otters-2018)- 01:15.94). 100m Butterfly Stroke -: Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- 01:03.87. (OR)-:Kenisha Gupta (Otters- (2018- 01:05.47).