Khar Gymkhana’s Virdhawal Khade, a former national champion, set two new meet records in the GMAAA Annual Senior Open & Lower Age Group Aquatic Meet- 2023 held at Andheri’s Celebration Sports Club at Lokhandwala Complex here today.Virdhawal first eclipsed the 50m free style mark earlier set by MSP’s Heer Shah (oo.23.67 secs) by clocking 0:23.19 secs and later triumphed in the 100m butterfly event as he outswam teammate Nimesh Muley with a new timing of00:58.22 (a new record), pipping .Nimesh (00:59.48) and.Shwet Poojary (Forest Club). 01:05.17.
Overall the meet proved to be out and out Khar Gymkhana show as apart from Khade’s double record-breaking efforts, Rudransh Mishra, in the men’s50m breast stroke bettered Shlok Gupta old mark by while Krishiv Nagpal in the boys (Group V) and Karamveer Khubhchandani in Group IV category were the others to share the meete’s,honours.
Individual Champions:
Men : Virdhawal Khade ( Khar Gym)- 2 NMR. Rudransh Mishra (Khar Gym)- NMR.
Women: Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym)- 1NMR.Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- NMR..
Boys (Gr V): Krishiv Nagpal (Khar Gym)- 1 BMR. (Gr IV)- Karamveer Khubchandani (Khar Gym)- 1NMR.
Girls (Gr V): Pahel Shah (CSMSS)- 1NMR. (Gr IV): Mannat Tripathi (Otters Dolphin)- 1NMR.