Vritti Agarwal ne Sunday ko Ahmedabad mein huye National Aquatics Championships ke last day women’s 800m freestyle race mein 9:05.47 ka samay nikaal kar Richa Mishra ka 15 saal purana National Record tod diya aur gold medal apne naam kiya.
Telangana ki swimmer Vritti ki record- breaking performance ne unhe is event mein ‘Best Indian Time’ bhi dilaya.
Rishabh Das ne 2 minute ka barrier todte hue 1:59.90 ka samay nikala, apna hi purana record behtar kiya aur men’s 200m backstroke race jeetkar ek aur ‘Best Indian Time’ darj kiya. Rishabh aur doosre second place par rahe Utkarsh Patil (2:01.82) ne Asian Games ke liye qualification bhi haasil kar liya.
Nina Venkatesh ne 27.67 second ka time nikal kar women’s 50m butterfly ka title jeet liya. Yeh is category mein kisi Indian swimmer dwara darj kiya gaya ab tak ka Best Indian Time bhi raha.
3 gold aur ek bronze jeetne wale Aryan, jinhone do naye record bhi banaye, aur teen gold aur ek silver apne naam karne wali Saanvi Deshwal, jinhone ek record ko dobara likha, ko best swimmers chuna gaya. Karnataka ne male aur female dono team championships jeet li.
The results (winners only):
Men: 400m freestyle: Aryan Nehra (Guj) 3:55.34; 200m backstroke: Rishabh Das (Mah) 1:59.90 (NMR, Old 2:00.65, Rishabh Das, 2025); 50m breaststroke: Danush Suresh (TN) 28.38; 200m butterfly: Bikram Changmai (RSPB) 2:02.50.
Women: 800m freestyle: Vritti Agarwal (Tel) 9:05.47 (NMR, Old 9:06.31, Richa Mishra, 2011); 50m butterfly: Nina Venkatesh (Kar) 27.67 (NMR, Old 27.74, Nina Venkatesh, 2023); 4x100m medley relay: Karnataka (Nina Venkatesh, S. Lakshya, Tanishi Gupta, Dhinidhi Desinghu) 4:18.72 (NMR, Old 4:23.65, Maharashtra, 2023).
