OTTERS CLUB’S Tannishtha Nair recorded seasons’s second clean sweep when she bagged five golds – all in the women’s category- in the GMAAA-MIG annual open swimming championships, held at their Bandra’s MIG Swimming Pool here yesterday. Earlier in the season she had won five golds in the MCF Swimming Gala – albeit in the junior events.
The collegian from Khar’s Jasudben added two golds in the 50m backstroke as well as in the 50m butterfly events – both by shattering the existing timings set by Khar Gymkhana’s Avantika Chavan and Zara Baksi – to add to yesterday’s three golds she won, al beit without bettering the exising timings, on the first day.
All the champions in different age groups with their trophs pose with the GMAAA and MIG officials.
Swimmers from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Sports Sankul, figured quite prominently in the meet with their Shweta Mhatre setting new records in the women’s Under-50 breast stroke event. She bettered Ozone’s Snehal Bhal (Ozone)’s 2023 timing of 00:47.76. by clocking 00:46.19 secs.
Record-breakers on the final day:
Women’s U-30: 50m Back stroke: Tannishtha Nair (Otters) – 00:31.88 secs. (Old record-Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym) (2014)- 00:33.16. 50m Butterfly Stroke: Tannishtha Nair (Otters) – 00:30.40. (OR)- Zara Baksi (Khar Gym) (2024) 00:30.58.
Women’s U-50: 50m Breast Stroke: Shweta Mhatre (CSMSS)- 00:46.19. (OR)-Snehal Bhal (Ozone) (2023) 00:47.76.
Individual champions in various age groups:
Men U- 30: Laksh Puri (Forest Club)- 1 G +S. Women U-30: Tannishtha Nair( Otters Club)- 5 G+ 1 S+ 2 NMR.
Boys U-16: Aarnav Wadekar (PSP)- 2+4 S+1 EMR. Boys U- 14: Utkkarsh Mehta (JVPGC)- 5 G+ 1 S+ 1 NMR. Boys U- 12: Rivan Kolahi (MGMO)- 1 4 G+ 1S+ 1B. Boys U- 10: Tanish Redekar (PSP)- 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1Bronze. Boys U- 8: Kiaan Kaple (Otters Club)- 1 G+ 4 S. Boys U- 6: Kaustav Sharma (Bombay YMCA)- 2 G+ 2 S.
Girls U-16: Dhruti Shroff (CSMSS)- 1 5 Gold, 1 Silver. Girls U-14: Seher Puri (Forest Club)- 3 Gold + 3 S+.Girls U-12: Sakshi Vemal (GSC)- 2 G+ 4 S. Girls U-10: Pratyasha Guchhait (IIT,Bombay)- 2 G+ 2 S+1B. Girls U-8: Gatha Pawar (CSMSS)- 4 Gold, 1 Bronze: 1 NMR. Girls U-6: Yukta Agnihotri (CSMSS)- 1 G+3S.