Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 3: Suvana breaks women’s 50m backstroke National Record
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 3: Suvana breaks women’s 50m backstroke National Record

The Hindu  

Suvana C Baskar of Karnataka edged Gujarat’s Maana Patel to create a new National Record in the 50m backstroke on day 3 of the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Suvana’s 29.63 swim erased the record set by Maana in the last edition of the nationals by more than 0.16 seconds. READ | Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, Anannya break National Records Aryan Nehra of Gujarat broke the men’s 1500m freestyle record with a timing of 15:29.76 and broke the record set by Kushagra Rawat in Banglore in 2021 to win gold. The Maharashtra quartet of Rujuta, Palak Joshi, Apeksha Fernandes and Ananya reigned supreme in the women’s 4x100m medley ahead of Karnataka and Bengal.

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American swimmer Gretchen Walsh adds to her record collection at world short course championships
1 week, 2 days ago

American swimmer Gretchen Walsh adds to her record collection at world short course championships

The Hindu  

American swimmer Gretchen Walsh set her 10th world record at the world short course championships with gold in the 50-meter freestyle final before adding an 11th as part of the winning U.S. team in the women’s 4x100 medley relay on Sunday. Walsh later extended her world record total to 11 — nine individual and two in relays — when the …

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds
1 week, 6 days ago

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds

China Daily  

File photo of Tang Qianting. Paris Olympic champion Regan Smith of the United States triumphed in the women's 100m backstroke final in 54.55 seconds, a new championship record. The men's 100m backstroke event delivered a thrilling final, where Russia's 18-year-old Miron Lifintsev, competing as a neutral athlete, emerged victorious with a new world junior record of 48.76 seconds. In the …

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds
1 week, 6 days ago

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds

China Daily  

File photo of Tang Qianting. Paris Olympic champion Regan Smith of the United States triumphed in the women's 100m backstroke final in 54.55 seconds, a new championship record. The men's 100m backstroke event delivered a thrilling final, where Russia's 18-year-old Miron Lifintsev, competing as a neutral athlete, emerged victorious with a new world junior record of 48.76 seconds. In the …

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds
1 week, 6 days ago

China's Tang sets new Asian record at short course swimming worlds

China Daily  

File photo of Tang Qianting. Paris Olympic champion Regan Smith of the United States triumphed in the women's 100m backstroke final in 54.55 seconds, a new championship record. The men's 100m backstroke event delivered a thrilling final, where Russia's 18-year-old Miron Lifintsev, competing as a neutral athlete, emerged victorious with a new world junior record of 48.76 seconds. In the …

Lani Pallister sets Australian record in 400m freestyle as Summer McIntosh breaks the world record at swimming's short course championships
2 weeks ago

Lani Pallister sets Australian record in 400m freestyle as Summer McIntosh breaks the world record at swimming's short course championships

ABC  

Lani Pallister has produced an Australian record time at the world short course championships in Budapest, but it was not enough to successfully defend her 400m freestyle title. The Sydneysider added silver to the gold she won in Melbourne two years ago, but still finished more than a length behind Canadian teen sensation Summer McIntosh. The 18-year-old, who came second …

From Gabriel Medina to Daniel Wiffen: A list of all the record breakers at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympic Games
4 months, 3 weeks ago

From Gabriel Medina to Daniel Wiffen: A list of all the record breakers at the 2024 Summer Paris Olympic Games

Hindustan Times  

The Olympics are among the most widely watched sports events worldwide. Gabriel Medina and Daniel Wiffen Swimming 30th July: Women’s 100m backstroke Kaylee McKeown from Australia broke her own Olympic record of 57.47 seconds from the 2021 Tokyo Games. 29th July: Women’s 200-meter freestyle Mollie O’Callaghan from Australia broke the Olympic record of 1:53:50 set by another Australian, Ariarne Titmus …

Kaylee McKeown proves that timing is everything in brilliant 100m backstroke win at the Paris Olympics over American rival
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kaylee McKeown proves that timing is everything in brilliant 100m backstroke win at the Paris Olympics over American rival

ABC  

There can't be too many swimmers as up for a scrap as Kaylee McKeown. It was Canadian Kylie Masse in lane two who leaped out to turn first though, dead level with Smith, McKeown fourth behind Berkoff. In the second 50m though, McKeown turned it on, drawn through by Masse, Berkoff and Smith, the four in a line through 75m …

Regan Smith sets 100m backstroke World Record at the U.S. Olympic trials
6 months ago

Regan Smith sets 100m backstroke World Record at the U.S. Olympic trials

The Hindu  

Regan Smith set a world record in the 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Tuesday night. Showing how much her confidence has grown, Smith bounced back emphatically after getting edged for a spot on the U.S. team in the 100 butterfly, where she finished third behind Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske. Flipping to her back, Smith set …

Regan Smith sets a world record in the 100 backstroke at the U.S. Olympic trials
6 months ago

Regan Smith sets a world record in the 100 backstroke at the U.S. Olympic trials

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — This world record was five years in the making for Regan Smith. Bouncing back from a close-but-no-Olympics call in her first race, Smith set a world record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke at the U.S. swimming trials on Tuesday night. Showing how much her confidence has grown, Smith bounced back emphatically after getting edged for a spot on …

Regan Smith reclaims world record in women’s 100m backstroke at U.S. Olympic swim trials
6 months, 1 week ago

Regan Smith reclaims world record in women’s 100m backstroke at U.S. Olympic swim trials

New York Times  

Three-time Olympic medalist Regan Smith set a new world record in the women’s 100-meter backstroke Tuesday night with a time of 57.13 seconds at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. Smith was on the cusp of breaking Australian Kaylee McKeown’s world record time of 57.33 seconds Monday night in the semifinals, missing it by just.14 seconds while lowering her American …

Three-time Olympic gold medallist McKeown deflated after world record near-miss at Olympic trials
6 months, 1 week ago

Three-time Olympic gold medallist McKeown deflated after world record near-miss at Olympic trials

The Hindu  

Kaylee McKeown came within a whisker of her 100 metres backstroke world record at Australia’s Olympic trials on Tuesday but was more impressed with rival Mollie O’Callaghan’s swim than her own. Olympic champion McKeown won the final in 57.41 seconds, the event’s second-fastest swim in history and only 0.08 seconds short of her best from the World Cup event in …

Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, May 26: Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming

The Hindu  

SWIMMING Srihari wins silver in Mare Nostrum swimming Ace India swimmer Srihari Nataraj clinched a silver medal in the 50m backstroke event at the 30th Mare Nostrum swimming tour at the Canet-en-Roussillon, France. The results : Under-16 boys: Tavish Pahwa bt Prateek Sheoran 6-4, 6-0 Under-16 girls: Parthsarthi Mundhe bt Ranjhana Sangram 6-1, 6-3 -Kamesh Srinivasan Aryan Shah and Adhithya …

O’Callaghan upstages Olympic champion Titmus as McKeown challenges world record
8 months ago

O’Callaghan upstages Olympic champion Titmus as McKeown challenges world record

The Hindu  

World record holder Mollie O’Callaghan upstaged Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus in the year’s fastest 200m freestyle Saturday, while Kaylee McKeown narrowly missed her own 200m backstroke world best. She clocked the fastest 200m backstroke of the year ahead of American arch-rival Regan Smith by powering home in 2:03.84 to miss her world record by just seven-tenths of a second. “I …

McKeown swims fourth fastest 400m medley ever, but not on Olympic agenda
8 months ago

McKeown swims fourth fastest 400m medley ever, but not on Olympic agenda

The Hindu  

A red-hot Kaylee McKeown swam the fourth fastest women’s 400m medley in history Thursday but said she did not plan to race it at the Paris 2024 Olympics. It’s good to challenge yourself.” In focusing on the 400m medley, McKeown was a no-show in the 100 backstroke despite being Olympic champion. In her absence, Mollie O’Callaghan, who led home a …

McKeown goes close to 100m backstroke world record ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
9 months, 1 week ago

McKeown goes close to 100m backstroke world record ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics

The Hindu  

Kaylee McKeown went close to her own 100m backstroke world record on Saturday, hitting the wall at the NSW State Championships in the sixth-fastest time ever. She blitzed home at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre ahead of 200m freestyle world record holder Mollie O’Callaghan and now owns all six quickest times in history. READ | Kaylee McKeown on fire in …

Australian teenager Iona Anderson wins 100m backstroke silver at World Aquatics Championships in Doha
10 months, 1 week ago

Australian teenager Iona Anderson wins 100m backstroke silver at World Aquatics Championships in Doha

ABC  

In short: Iona Anderson clocked a PB time of 59.12 to win silver in the 100m backstroke Iona Anderson clocked a PB time of 59.12 to win silver in the 100m backstroke A number of the world's best have skipped the Doha event, including reigning backstroke champ Kaylee McKeown What's next? The World Aquatics Championships continue until Sunday Australia's Iona …

Sanjana betters her national record in Khelo India
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Sanjana betters her national record in Khelo India

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Haryana weightlifter Sanjana improved her national record as she won 76kg gold in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games here on Monday. Shreenithi Natesan was the one who bagged silver medal in the girls’ 400m medley. Results: Football : Boys: Meghalaya bt Jharkhand 5-3; Punjab bt Odisha 1-0; Kho Kho : Girls: Odisha bt Delhi 27-18; Maharashtra bt Gujarat …

37th National Games: Swimmer Nina Venkatesh Bags Fourth Gold, Maharashtra Still Top Table, MR Poovamma Returns
1 year, 1 month ago

37th National Games: Swimmer Nina Venkatesh Bags Fourth Gold, Maharashtra Still Top Table, MR Poovamma Returns

News 18  

Karnataka swimmer Nina Venkatesh won the women’s 50m butterfly event for her fourth gold medal while Virdhawal Khade did the double, adding the men’s 50m butterfly yellow metal to his kitty, at the 37th National Games on Thursday. Nina stopped the clock at 27.70 seconds to win the gold with a Games record time ahead of Manavi Varma of Karnataka …

McKeown becomes first woman to hold every backstroke World Record
1 year, 2 months ago

McKeown becomes first woman to hold every backstroke World Record

The Hindu  

Australian Kaylee McKeown said she was “super stoked” after becoming the first woman to hold world records in all three backstroke disciplines by smashing the 50m mark. “I am super stoked with that,” said McKeown, who is a red-hot favourite to dominate in the pool at next year’s Paris Olympics. READ | Kenya says World Aquatics has lifted swimming ban …

Kaylee McKeown breaks 50m backstroke world record to hold all three long-course marks
1 year, 2 months ago

Kaylee McKeown breaks 50m backstroke world record to hold all three long-course marks

ABC  

Australian swimming star Kaylee McKeown has smashed the 50 metre backstroke world record by 0.12 seconds to underline her status as swimming's backstroke queen. Key points: Kaylee McKeown now holds the world record in all three backstroke distances in a long-course pool McKeown is one of three women to simultaneously hold four world records across long and short course events …

Asian Games: Indian Swimmers Draw a Blank in Hangzhou, Sajan Prakash-Advait Page Fail to Clinch Podium Finish
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games: Indian Swimmers Draw a Blank in Hangzhou, Sajan Prakash-Advait Page Fail to Clinch Podium Finish

News 18  

India’s Sajan Prakash and Advait Page finished fifth and seventh in their respective finals to draw curtains on the country’s swimming campaign at the Asian Games here on Friday. The gold in this event was won by Tomoru Honda of Japan with a Games record timing of 1:53.15s, while the silver and bronze were bagged by Chinese Taipei’s Kuan-Hung Wang …

Asian Games: Srihari enters second consecutive final, Likith and men's 4x200m freestyle team also in medal contention
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Srihari enters second consecutive final, Likith and men's 4x200m freestyle team also in medal contention

Hindustan Times  

Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj finished sixth in the men's 50m backstroke heats to progress to his second consecutive final at the Asian Games here on Monday. Srihari Nataraj of India Nataraj, who finished sixth in the men's 100m backstroke final on Sunday, clocked 25.43s to finish third in his heat 4 and sixth overall. The Indian quartet of Aryan …

China takes silver medal in 4x200m freestyle relay at world junior swimming c'ships
1 year, 3 months ago

China takes silver medal in 4x200m freestyle relay at world junior swimming c'ships

China Daily  

JERUSALEM -- China's quartet of Wang Xizhe, Ji Yicun, Liu Wudi and Zhang Zhanshuo on Thursday took the silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2023 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Netanya, Israel. In the women's swims, American Leah Hayes won the 200m individual medley gold in a championship record time of 2:10.24, adding to her golds …

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10
1 year, 4 months ago

Today in Sports - Week Ahead, August 4 - August 10

Associated Press  

Aug. 4 1936 — American athlete Jesse Owens wins his 2nd gold medal at the Berlin Olympics; beats German Luz Long in the long jump final with an Olympic record. 2007 — Lorena Ochoa wins the Women’s British Open — the first women’s professional tournament played at venerable St. Andrews — for her first major title. 2018 — Georgia Hall …

Canadian Summer McIntosh, 16, gets second gold medal at swimming worlds in Japan
1 year, 4 months ago

Canadian Summer McIntosh, 16, gets second gold medal at swimming worlds in Japan

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh should be a star at next year’s Paris Olympics, and she showed why Sunday on the closing day of the swimming world championships in Japan. That made up for a slow start for the young Canadian, who finished fourth in the 400 free, where she held the world record until Australia’s Ariarne Titmus …

Swimming World C’Ships: Americans unworried by lack of golds at Swimming World C’Ships
1 year, 4 months ago

Swimming World C’Ships: Americans unworried by lack of golds at Swimming World C’Ships

The Hindu  

American performances at the swimming world championships have been eclipsed by an Australian gold rush but backstroker Justin Ress said Saturday there was no panic in the US camp. Ress is aiming to defend his men’s 50m backstroke title after posting the fastest time in the morning’s heats in 24.18sec, ahead of Greece’s Apostolos Christou on 24.48 and American world …

Mollie O’Callaghan and Qin Haiyang complete sweeps at the swimming world championships in Japan
1 year, 4 months ago

Mollie O’Callaghan and Qin Haiyang complete sweeps at the swimming world championships in Japan

Associated Press  

FUKUOKA, Japan — John Mason, the announcer at the swimming world championships, stuck a nickname on Mollie O’Callaghan after the 19-year-old Australian added the 100-meter freestyle title to her gold in the 200 two days earlier. Not be outdone by O’Callaghan, Qin Haiyang of China set a world record in the men’s 200 breaststroke in 2:05.48. But the world record …

Swimming World Championships 2023: Qin Haiyang shatters men’s 200m breaststroke world record, O’Callaghan defends 100m freestyle title
1 year, 4 months ago

Swimming World Championships 2023: Qin Haiyang shatters men’s 200m breaststroke world record, O’Callaghan defends 100m freestyle title

The Hindu  

Qin Haiyang of China set a new world record in the men’s 200 metres breaststroke event, winning the gold medal in a time of 2:05.48s at the swimming world championships on Friday. 🥇50m 🥇100m 🥇200m WR #AQUAFukuoka23pic.twitter.com/G63Y9eGbZ3 — World Aquatics July 28, 2023 Australia’s Mollie O’Callaghan stormed to victory in the women’s 100 metres freestyle race, capturing gold in a …

World Aquatics Championships: Kyle Chalmers powers to gold in men’s 100m freestyle
1 year, 4 months ago

World Aquatics Championships: Kyle Chalmers powers to gold in men’s 100m freestyle

The Hindu  

Australia’s Kyle Chalmers set a blistering pace towards the end to claim gold in the blue riband men’s 100 metres freestyle at the World Aquatics Championships on Thursday. Romania’s David Popovici, who boasts the world record of 46.86 seconds, was sixth in another disappointing run after his fourth-place finish in the 200m freestyle this week at the Marine Messe Fukuoka …

Srihari Nataraj fails to reach 100m backstroke semis in World Championships despite season-best time
1 year, 5 months ago

Srihari Nataraj fails to reach 100m backstroke semis in World Championships despite season-best time

Firstpost  

Asian Games-bound Indian swimmer Nataraj clocked 55.26s to finish last in his heat and 31st overall. Fukuoka, Japan: Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came up with a season-best time but that was not enough for him to qualify for the semi-finals of the men’s 100m backstroke event at the World Championships in Fukuoka on Monday. The Asian Games-bound swimmer clocked …

Srihari fails to qualify for 100m backstroke semifinals at World Championships
1 year, 5 months ago

Srihari fails to qualify for 100m backstroke semifinals at World Championships

The Hindu  

Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj came up with a season-best time but failed to qualify for the semifinals of the men’s 100m backstroke event at the World Championships on Monday. READ | ‘Main aim was to win gold’: National backstroke record-holder Suvana Baskar The 22-year-old Nataraj had begun his season with a 55.60s effort to win the gold at the Singapore …

National record-holder Suvana Baskar says main aim was to win gold and not break record
1 year, 5 months ago

National record-holder Suvana Baskar says main aim was to win gold and not break record

The Hindu  

VG Baskar is someone who is petrified of water. “I was very confident about pulling it off, but you know, to still get my first senior national record, in an event that no one expected me to win was special.” Suvana’s win meant that existing NR holder and favourite Maana Patel could only manage a silver with a time of …

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023, Day 4: Aryan, Dhinidhi, Palak, Lineysha, Nina create new National Record

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat, ‘who won the best male swimmer’, broke yet another National Record, this time in the men’s 400m medley event at the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Wednesday. 13-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu from Karnataka, erased the previous national record by more than a second, clocking 2:04.24 to win gold in the 200m freestyle. READ | Swimming Nationals …

Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, Anannya break National Records
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023 Day 2: Hashika, Anannya break National Records

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat broke the men’s 800m freestyle national record on day 2 of the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Monday. Hashika Ramachandra from Karnataka also broke the national record in the women’s 200m medley with a time of 2:21.15. Day 1 Results: Maana, Aryan, Lineysha, Nina break National Records The women’s 100m freestyle national record was broken …

Swimming Nationals 2023: Maana, Aryan, Lineysha, Nina break National Records
1 year, 5 months ago

Swimming Nationals 2023: Maana, Aryan, Lineysha, Nina break National Records

The Hindu  

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat broke the men’s 400m freestyle national record at the National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad on Sunday. Lineysha A K of Karnataka’s 2:37.35 helped her clinch gold and break her won national record in the women’s 200m breaststroke. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Adding yet another record to her bag was Maana Patel, who erased her own …

McKeown narrowly misses world record as Chalmers lights up 100m free
1 year, 6 months ago

McKeown narrowly misses world record as Chalmers lights up 100m free

The Hindu  

Kaylee McKeown just missed her own 200m backstroke world record in an ominous swim at the Australian world championship trials on Friday, while sprint king Kyle Chalmers powered to victory in the 100m freestyle. McKeown lowered American rival Regan Smith’s world best in March with a sizzling 2:03.14 and hit the wall in an eye-popping 2:03.70 -- the fourth-quickest time …

Olympic champion McKeown swims third fastest 100m backstroke ever
1 year, 6 months ago

Olympic champion McKeown swims third fastest 100m backstroke ever

The Hindu  

Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown fired a warning shot to American archrival Regan Smith on Wednesday with the third-fastest 100m backstroke ever as she warms up for next month’s world championships in Japan. The 21-year narrowly missed her own 57.45 world best when she touched in 57.50 at the Australian trials in Melbourne ahead of 100m freestyle world champion Mollie O’Callaghan. …

MacNeil shatters 100m fly record as two more relay bests set at short course championships
2 years ago

MacNeil shatters 100m fly record as two more relay bests set at short course championships

The Hindu  

Canada’s Maggie MacNeil destroyed the 100m butterfly world record Sunday and the United States shattered the women’s 4x100m medley relay mark to wrap up the six-day World Short Course Championships. A third record tumbled in the final race at Melbourne with Australia and the United States finishing in a dead heat to jointly set a new best time in the …

16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records
2 years ago

16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records

The Hindu  

Two more relay world records tumbled on Wednesday at the FINA World Short Course Championships as rising Australian star swimmer Lani Pallister completed the 400-800m freestyle double and Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown won 100m backstroke gold. It was the fourth world record of the meet after Australia set a new best in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay and Italy in …

National Games: Chahat Arora breaks 25-year record in 100m breaststroke
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Chahat Arora breaks 25-year record in 100m breaststroke

The Hindu  

Punjab’s Chahat Arora erased one of the longest standing records from the books as she powered her way to gold in 100m breaststroke on the final day of the swimming events of the 36th National Games at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Saturday. Chahat, who set the national record in the event at the recent National Championships in …

National Games HIGHLIGHTS, October 8: Shivangi Sarma beats Maana Patel to win women’s 100m freestyle gold; Services beats Kerala in men’s volleyball
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games HIGHLIGHTS, October 8: Shivangi Sarma beats Maana Patel to win women’s 100m freestyle gold; Services beats Kerala in men’s volleyball

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE Updates of the 36th National Games in Gujarat Want to know more about the events taking place today? It’s Haryana vs Tamil Nadu with Haryana in 1-0 lead after the first quarter Karnataka becomes the first team to enter the men’s hockey semifinals after defeating Gujarat 11-2 Manna Patel of Gujarat sets a new National Games …

National Games, October 7 in pictures: Shiva Thapa reaches quarterfinals, swimmers continue to shine
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games, October 7 in pictures: Shiva Thapa reaches quarterfinals, swimmers continue to shine

The Hindu  

Manna Patel of Gujarat sets a new National Games record in women’s 50m backstroke at the 36th National Games in Rajkot on Friday. Sajan Prakash of Kerala sets a new National Games record in men’s 200m individual medley at the 36th National Games in Rajkot on Friday. Hashika Ramachandra of Karnataka won two gold medals in women’s 400m freestyle and …

National Games 2022, October 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Maana Patel wins 100m backstroke gold, sets meet record; Atanu Das claims archery recurve men’s title
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games 2022, October 6 HIGHLIGHTS: Maana Patel wins 100m backstroke gold, sets meet record; Atanu Das claims archery recurve men’s title

The Hindu  

Welcome to Sportstar’s HIGHLIGHTS of the 36th National Games in Gujarat. BOXING Paramjeetkaur, representing Gujarat, wins the women’s welterweight category first round match against S. Pragathi of Tamil Nadu. Next in action: Paramjeetkaur of Gujarat vs S.Pragathi of Tamil Nadu BOXING Paramjeetkaur, representing Gujarat, wins the women’s welterweight category first round match against S. Pragathi of Tamil Nadu. Next in …

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games, Swimming: Avantika Chawan spoils Maana Patel’s day, wins 50m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

The young Avantika Chawan pulled out an upset and spoiled crowd favourite Maana Patel’s day in the National Games swimming events at the Sardar Patel Aquatic Complex here on Tuesday. Avantika became the fastest swimmer of the meet as she pipped Maana Patel to the finish in a new games record of 26.54s. Advait Page, who holds the fastest Indian …

National Games 2022, October 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Amlan Borgohain wins men’s 200m gold with Games record; Ram Baboo breaks National Record in 35km race walk
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games 2022, October 4 HIGHLIGHTS: Amlan Borgohain wins men’s 200m gold with Games record; Ram Baboo breaks National Record in 35km race walk

The Hindu  

Thanks for tuning into Sportstar’s LIVE Updates of the 36th National Games in Gujarat. Tamil Nadu’s Vithya Ramraj sets a new National Games record of 56.58s to win the women’s 400m hurdles gold. Chanda KM of Delhi wins gold in women’s 800m clocking 2:01.58 and breaks National Games record set by Tintu Luka. Maharashtra’s Avantika Chavan beats local favourite Maana …

National Games: Swimmers Advait Page, Bhavya Sachdeva hog limelight
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games: Swimmers Advait Page, Bhavya Sachdeva hog limelight

The Hindu  

Advait Page didn't go all out and swam well within himself yet he dominated the men’s 1500m freestyle to set a new games record on the second day of the swimming events of the 36th National Games at the Sardar Patel Aquatic complex here on Monday. Delhi’s Bhavya Sachdeva underlined her growing stature by setting a new mark in women’s …

National Games 2022: Swimmer Astha Choudhury Creates New Record in 100m Butterfly
2 years, 2 months ago

National Games 2022: Swimmer Astha Choudhury Creates New Record in 100m Butterfly

News 18  

Astha Choudhury claimed the honour of becoming the first swimmer to break a record as the National Games Aquatics competition commenced at the Sardar Patel Aquatics Complex here on Sunday. Sajan Prakash, the Best Male Athlete of the 2015 National Games, started his quest to repeat that feat by entering two individual finals and the 4x100m Freestyle relay final with …

National Aquatics Championship: Chahat Arora and Shivangi Sarma set National Records
2 years, 3 months ago

National Aquatics Championship: Chahat Arora and Shivangi Sarma set National Records

The Hindu  

Chahat Arora bettered the National record twice on her way to win the women’s 100m gold medal on the concluding day of the National aquatic championships at the Dr. Zakir Hussain Aquatic Complex here on Saturday. Shivangi Sarma of Assam set a new meet record in women 100m freestyle, with a timing of 57.73. Shivangi Sarma of Assam celebrates after …

Maana Patel, Aastha Choudhury set national records at National Aquatic Championships
2 years, 3 months ago

Maana Patel, Aastha Choudhury set national records at National Aquatic Championships

The Hindu  

Olympian Maana Patel and local favourite Aastha Choudhury hogged the limelight by setting new meet records on the penultimate day of the National Aquatic Championships at the Dr. Zakir Hussain Aquatic Complex here on Friday. Maana, whose best mark is 29.30, timed 29.79 to better her 2016 record by 0.10 seconds and win the women’s 50m backstroke title. Guwahati: Swimmer …

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