Former international and national champion, Virdhawal Khade, his wife Rujuta and Avanti Chavan, did their club Khar Gymkhana proud by figuring in five off the eight new records established as in the GMAAA Senior And Lower Age Group Aquatic Meet, which concluded at Celebration Sports Club, Lokhandwala Complex (Andheri-West) yesterday. In the process both Virdhawal and Avanti were adjudged the best men and women swimmers respectively and were rewarded with cash prizes of Rs 10,000 each.
Winners of various age groups with their trophies pose with GMAAA Secretaries Kishore Shetty and Ms Snehal Bhal (extreme left) and hosts Celebrations committee members.
Sharing the record-breaking spree with them were Ruddransh Mishra, also from Khar Gymkhana, who set to pool on fire with 100m free style men’s gold and Forest Club’s Anannya Nayak, who triumphed in the women’s 200m individual medley.
Individual Champions: Men: Virdhawal Khade (Khar Gym)- 2 NMR. Women: Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym)-1 NMR.
Boys (Gr V): Krishiv Nagpal (Khar Gym)-1 BMR. (Gr IV): Karamveer Khubchandani (Khar Gym)-NMR. Girls (Gr V): Pahel Shah(CSMSS)- 1. (Gr IV): Mannat Tripathi (Otters)-1.
Results of the record-breaking events:
MEN: 100m. Butterfly Stroke Virdhawal Khade (Khar Gym)- 00:58.22. (Old record)-Laksh Puri (Forest Club) 00:58.57 – (2022). 50m Freestyle: Virdhawal Khade (Khar Gym)- 00:23.19. (OR-)-Heer Shah (MSP)- 00:23.67 -(2022). 50m Breast Stroke: Rudransh Mishra (Khar Gym)- 00:30.00 (OR-00:31.04- (2022).
WOMEN: 50m. Butterfly Stroke: Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym) 00:28.75. (OR-Rujuta Khade- Khar Gym)- 00:29.12.-(2019). 50m. Free Style:Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym)- 00:26.92; 2.Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym- 00:27.07; 3.Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- 00:27.43.
200m Back stroke: Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- 02:33.35. (OR- Rayna Saldanha -GAF)- 02:35.95 -(2015).
GIRLS: 50m. Breast Stroke Gr IV: Jinayaa Jain (Khar Gym) 00:50.49. (OR-Aarohi Utkur (MGMO)- 00:50.69. (2022). 50m. Butterfly Stroke (Gr IV): Keiva Jadhav (Radio Club)- 00:43.15 (OR-Aarya Paste (CSMSS)-2022.