Kabir Khubchandani, from Khar Gtymkhana continued to impress this year with yet another record-breaking show as he sets two new records – both in the 100m and 400m free events- opening day of the GMAAA junior and sub-junior Aquatic Meet held at Goregaon’s Ozone Swimming Pool here today when four new marks were established. Incidentally, in the 100 m, Kabir mproved upon his last year’s timing (01:11.21 sec,) by clocking 01:09.23 secs. While in the 400m he broke Matunga Gymkhana’s Dhairya Bhuta” last year’s (06:23.92) record with a time of 05:14.86,
Sharing the honours on the record-breaking day, with Kabir were Forest Club’s girls Club’s Anannya Nayak in the 200 m freestyle for girls –II section and Nishtaa Shetty in the 50m backstroke events in the girls-III category. Anannyya shattered Rayna Saldanha’s record of 02:23.92 seet in 2015, with a timing of 02:10.71 secs and Nishtaa clocked 00:36.50 secs, to0 eclipse Otter’s Saanvi Deshwal’s 00:37.26 secs.
Results of the record-breaking events:
Boys-III: 100m freestyle: 1. Kabir Khubchandani (Khar Gym)- 01:09.23 secs ( NMR) –(Old record- 01:11.21).; 2.Abir Seth (GSC) 01:19.30; 3.Ivan George (Khar Gym) 01:20.63. 400m freestyle:1. Kabir Khubchandani (Khar Gym) 05:14.86- NMR, –(Old record- (06:23.92); 2.Samarth Vikram (Otters) 05:55.82 BMR; 3.Rudr Prabhu (MSP) 06:23.98.
Girls-II: 200m freestyle: 1. Anannya Nayak (Forest Club) 02:10.71 –(NMR)- (OR-02:23.92); 2. Arianna Jolly (Khar Gym) 02:22.48; 3.Saanvi Deshwal (Otters) 02:24.50.
Girls – III: 50m Backstroke: 1.Nishtaa Shetty (Forest Club) 00:36.50-(NMR)– (OR-00:37.26 secs.;2. 2.Vaidehi Kejriwal (CCI) 00:43.67; 3.Heeva Patel (YMCA) 00:43.79