Otter Club’s Kenisha Gupta and Glenmark Aquatic Foundation’s Sushrut Kapse bagged top honours in their respective men’s and women’s sections while 14 new records were created in the GMAAA senior and lower age group swimming meet, which concluded at Tata Swimming Pool, Chembur, today.
Kenisha Gupta
Kenisha, who had a solitary record in her kitty, on the opening day,added three more golds – all with new marks – to garner 28 points to take the top honours in the women’s section.
Sushrut, too, had created four new records to emerge the best in the men’s section.
Sushrut Kapse
The best and the second best:
WOMEN: 1. Kenisha Gupta (Otters Club)- ) – 28 pts – 4G –all new NMRs. 2. Trisha Karkhanis (MSP) – 24 pts – 3G+1S with 3NMRs .
MEN: 1. Sushrut Kapse (GAF) – 4G – 3NMRs. 2. Shlok Gupta (MSP) – 31 pts – 4G- 28 pts..
GIRLS U-8: 1. Esther Sinha (Matunga Gym)- 1G+3S.2. Tiara Singh (GSC)- 2G- 1B.
GIRLS: U-6: 1. Anusha Gaonkar (CSMSS)- 4 Gs. 2. Ditya Hamlai KRC) – 3S.
BOYS: U-8: 1. Fateh Singh (GSC)- 3G+ 1B. 3. 2. Viraj Kharude (MSP) – 2S.
BOYS: U-6: 1. Kabir Khubchandani (Khar Gym) – 4G with 1NMR. 2. Dhairya Bhuta (Matunga Gym) – 3S+1B.
Winners in the record-breaking events were:
MEN: 400m Freestyle: Sushrut Kapse (GSF) – 04:10.97. (Old record –04:20.75 secs.
1500m: 1. Sushut Kapse (GSF) – 16:19.79 secs. (Old record- 17.14.55 secs.
WOMEN:200m Breast Stroke: Kareena Shanka (Forest Club) – 02:45.30 secs. – Old record – 02:55.56 secs. 100m Back Stroke: Trisha Karkhanis (MSP) – 01:11.31 secs.
50 M. Butterfly Stroke – Women: Kenisha Gupta (Otters) 00:29.44 (Old Record- (2013- 00:29.91),
100 M. Butterfly Stroke – Women: Trisha Karkhanis (MSP) 01:05.22 (old Record- (2017-01:05.98)
100 M. Free Style: – Women: Kenisha Gupta (Otters) 00:59.73 (Old Record-: (2013-01:00.02).
200 M. Ind. Medley – Women: Kenisha Gupta (Otters) 02:31.90 (Old Record: (2014-02:35.59).