Heer Shah of Mulund Swimming Pool with three men’s record-breaking efforts in 50m back stroke, 50m free style and 100m free style events and Anannya Nayak of Forest Club shattering the women’s 100m back stroke record emerged as the best men’s and women’s swimmers at the GMAAA Senior Open and Lower age group District meet, held at Goregaon’s Ozone Swimming pool on Sunday. The meet witnessed six individual records re-written. Incidentally, two records Heer eclipsed were those held by Arjuna Awardee national swimmer Virdhawal Khade.
Apart from receiving the glittering trophies, both were honoured with cash awards of Rs 30,000 each for their splendid efforts. It was for the first time GMAAA offered highest ever cash prizes to the winners. In addition all the individual winners in various men’s and women’s categories were presented with Rs 1000 per event.
The other notable performers in the senior categories were Laksh Puri (Forest Club), Sushrut Kapse MGMO), Aryan Bhosale (Forest Club), Deepak Patil (PSP), Ariaa Shetty (Otters), Shruti Swamy (Forest Club) and Tannishtha Nair (Forest Club).
Records set during the meet
MEN: 200m Butterfly Stroke: Aaryan Bhosale (Forest Club)- 02:15.47. (Old Record:Vedant Khandeparkar (Otters-2014)-02:17.19. 50m Back Stroke: Heer Shah (MSP)- 00:28.59. (OR- Aaryan Bhosale (FC-2019)- 00:29.68. 50m Free Style: Heer Shah (MSP) 00:23.6. (OR-Veerdhawal Khade (KG-2015)- 00:23.70. 100m Free Style: Heer Shah (MSP) -00:53.46. (OR-Neel Roy (KG – 2017)- 00:53.77. 100m Butterfly Stroke : Laksh Puri (Forest Club)-00:58.57 (OR-Veerdhawal Khade (KG-2015)-00:58.99.
4x50m Free Style Relay: Forest Club- 01:46.75. (OR- Otters (2014)- 01:48.78. 4x50m Medley Relay: MGMO -01:59.84.(OR-Khar Gym-2014)- 02:04.85.
WOMEN: 100m Back Stroke: Anannya Nayak (Forest Club) – 01:11.25. (OR-Trisha Karkhanis (MSP-2018)-01:11.31).
4x50m Free Style Relay: Forest Club-02:00.27, (OR-PSP-2014) -02:18.51. 4x50m Medley Relay: Forest Club-02:16.67.(OR-Otters (2016)- 02:21.10.
Individual Champions in age groups: Men : Heer Shah (MSP); Women: Anannya Nayak (Forest Club); Boys: (Group IV): Abir Seth (GSC);(Group V): Daksh Shah (Ozone);Girls (Group IV ): Aarya Paste (CSMSS); (Group V): Pratyasha Guchhait (IIT Bombay ).