Forest Club’s Ananya Nayak stole the show of the opening day’s honours, when 17 records tumbled in the 12th Matunga Gymkhana -GMAAA Aquatic championships, held at Matunga Gymkhana Swimming pool here.
Swimmers from the Forest Club took the cake with Anannya emerging best as she set new marks in the girls 50m back stroke, 50 m butterfly, 50m free style and 100m individual medley events in the girls under-15 section. While in the boys section only Kabir Khubhchandani from Khar Gymkhana was the sole record-breaker as eclipsed the 2015 mark of his teammate Meet Makhija.
There was refreshing scene as the men’s and women’s categories saw most of the old swimmers seen in action in the men’s and women’s under-30 categories, showing in ample measures that they are very much in competititive forms, as they figured prominently in their respective events.
RECORDS SET ON THE 1ST DAY:
BOYS Under 11:(100m Indl. Medley): Kabir Khubchandani (Khar Gym) 01:15.34 . (Old meet record-Meet Makhija (Khar Gym-2015)- 01:16.80).
GIRLS U-15: (50m Back Stroke): Anannya Nayak (Forest Club) 00:29.90: (Old record: Palak Dhami (GAF-2019)- 00:31.94). Girls U-15: (50m Breast Stroke): Sanaya Shetty (Khar Gym) 00:35.40 (OR -Zaara Jabbar (Otters-2019)- 00:36.67). (50m Butterfly Stroke): Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- 00:29.40.(50m Free Style): Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- 00:26.92. (OR)-Trisha Bhimani (Khar Gym- (2013- 00:29.15). Girls U-15:(100m Ind Medley):Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- 01:07.74. (OR- :Palak Dhami (GAF-2019)- 01:11.65).
MEN U-30: (50 m Back Stroke): Heer Shah (MSP)- 00:26.60.(OR:Heer Shah (MSP-2019) – 00:28.21). (50 m Breast Stroke):Heer Shah (MSP)- 00:29.04, (OR)-Shlok Gupta (MSP-2015) -00:30.30). (50 m Butterfly Stroke): Heer Shah (MSP- 00:25.27. (OR)- Heer Shah (MSP-2019)- 00:26.56). (50m Free Style): Heer Shah (MSP-00:22.89). (OR)- Heer Shah(MSP-2019) -00:24.34). (100 M. Indl. Medley): Heer Shah (MSP- 00:57.95. (OR)-Jason Smith (Khar Gym-2015)- 01:00.37).
WOMEN U-30: (50m Back Stroke): Palak Dhami (Khar Gym)- 00:30.65.(OR)- Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym-2014)- 00:31.85).(50m. Butterfly Stroke): Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym)- 00:28.76 .(OR)-Aditi Dhumatkar (Khar Gym-2013)- 00:29.71).(50m Free Style): Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym)- 00:26.77. (OR)- Aditi Dhumatkar (Khar Gym) (2013) 00:27.17).(100m. Indl. Medley): Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym)- 01:08.98. (OR)-Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym- (2014)- 01:10.25). (50 M. Butterfly Stroke): Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym-00:28.76. (OR)- Aditi Dhumatkar (Khar Gym-2013) -00:29.71.(50m. Free Style): Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym- 00:26.77. (OR)-Aditi Dhumatkar (Khar Gym-2013)- 00:27.17).(100m Indl. Medley): Rujuta Khade (Khar Gym) 01:08.98. (OR-Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym-2014) -01:10.25).
Individual Champions in various age groups: ¨
BOYS: Under-11: 1. Kabir Khubchandani (Khar Gym) – (1 NMR);2. Dhairya Bhuta (Mat Gym) 2. U-13: Fateh Chahal (Forest Club). U-15: Shwet Poojary (Forest Club).U-15:Om Satam (Bombay YMCA).
GIRLS:U-11: Nishtaa Shetty (Forest Club). U-13: Nivedita Shah (Otters). U-15:1. Anannya Nayak (Forest Club)- (4 NMR, 1 BMR);2. Sanaya Shetty (Khar Gym)-(1 NMR).
MEN U-30: 1. Heer Shah (MSP) – (5 NMR); 2.Rudransh Mishra (Khar Gym)– (3 BMR).
WOMEN: U-30: Palak Dhami (Khar Gym)- (1 NMR).