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This is an archive article published on July 19, 1998

Kriplani, Shenoy share day’s honours

MUMBAI, July 18: Avinash Kriplani of Khar Gymkhana extended his record breaking spree as he set two new meet records today at the Greater...

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MUMBAI, July 18: Avinash Kriplani of Khar Gymkhana extended his record breaking spree as he set two new meet records today at the Greater Mumbai Amateur Aquatic Association’s (GMAAA) District Open Aquatic Championships, sponsored by Suman Motels, at the Andheri Sports Complex.

He swum majestically to obliterate the eight-year mark in the 200 metres free-style record in the boys Group III category with superb timing of 2.12.78 seconds. Vishal Kapoor (Otters Club) 2:19.42 was the earlier record holder.

Later, Kriplani submerged another of Kapoor’s records in the 100m butterfly stroke of the same category. He clocked 1.08.05 to re-write the 10-year record (1.10.17).

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Six-year-old Anukul Shenoy of Mulund was the other lad who shared the day’s honours setting two meet marks in the Group IV category.

He won the 25 mts free-style and 25 mts backstroke clocking 0.17.63 (the previous record was 0.18.03) and 0.21.70 sec (old record 0.21.83).

Bhavana Sharma swam a superb anchor leg to help her team BPCL win the4 X 50 mts free-style relay girls Group III in a record timing of 2.22.14 sec.

Results (Day Three)

MEN: 200m freestyle: 1 Avinash Kriplani (Khar Gym), 2 Sidhant Nagrani (Otters), 3 V Vinod (Khar Gym). Time: 2:12.78

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100m butterfly: 1 V Vinod, 2 Avinash Kriplani (both Khar Gym), 3 Riyad Paliya (Otters). Time: 1:03.57.

400m IM: 1 V Vinod (KG), 2 Riyad Paliya, 3 Sidhant Nagrani (both Otters). Time: 5:17.62

BOYS

200m freestyle (Group I): 1 Tejas Pathare (MGMC), 2 Mayank Bubna (Otters), 3 Vishal Nayak (ASP). Time: 2:15.66. Group II: 1 Sidhant Nagrani, 2 Riyad Palia (both Otters), 3 Sahil Bhatia. Time: 2:14.88. Group III: 1 Avinash Kriplani (Khar Gym), 2 Parikshit Shetty, 3 Varun Digvikar (both Otters). Time: 2:12.78 (NMR).

100m backstroke (Group I): 1 Mayank Bubna (Otters), 2 Vishal Nayak (ASP). Time: 1:23.65. Group II: 1 Riyad Palia, 2 Sidhant Nagrani (both Otters), 3 Sahil Bhatia (Khar Gym). Time: 1:09.36.

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100m butterfly (Group III): 1 Avinash Kriplani(KG), 2 Parikshit Shetty (Otters); 3 Rehan Poncha (Otters). Time: 1:08.05 (NMR). 50m freestyle (Group IV): 1 Loknath Char (Khar Gym), 2 Min Kwang Shu (ASP), 3 Piyush Divekar (RCF). Time: 0:32.35. Group V: 1 Dhiren Shetty (ASP), 2 Abhinav Sharma (BPCL), 3 Anuj Shah (JVP). Time: 0:35.54.

50m backstroke (Group IV): 1 Loknath Char (KG), 2 Min Kwang Shu (ASP), 3 Vivardhan (CCI). Time: 0:39.56.

25m freestyle (Group VI): 1 Anukul Shenoy (Mulund SP), 2 Sagar Patil (Khar Gym), 3 Vedant Garg (JVP). Time: 0:17.62 (NMR). 25m backstroke (Group VI): 1 Anukul Shenoy (MSP), 2 Sagar Patil (KG); 3 Vedant Ghag (Otters). Time: 0:21.70 (NMR).

400m IM (Group I): 1 Mayank Bubna (Otters) 6:09.54. Group II: 1 Riyad Palia, 2 Varun Bubna (both Otters). Time: 5:19.26

WOMEN

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200m freestyle: 1 Bhavna Sharma (BPCL), 2 Sindoor Thakkar, 3 Rashi Oberoi (both Otters). Time: 2:25.25.

100m butterfly: 1 Sindoor Thakkar, 2 Radhika Lakhani (both Otters); 3 Bhavna Sharma (BPCL). Time: 1:14.42

50mbreaststroke: 1 Bhavna Sharma (BPCL), 2 She Yen Shu (ASP), 3 Radhika Lakhani (Otters). Time: 0:38.74.

GIRLS

200m freestyle (Group I): 1 Nanita Khurana (Otters) 2:35.69. Group II: 1 Sindoor Thakkar, 2 Rashi Oberoi, 3 Radhika Lakhani (all Otters). Time: 2:26.17. Group III: 1 Bhavna Sharma (BPCL), 2 Gayatri Dhumatkar (Khar Gym), 3 Vishakha Naik (Mulund SP). Time: 2:25.25.

400m IM (Group II) : 1 Radhika Lakhani (Otters) 6:30.69.

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100m backstroke (Group I): 1 Nanita Khurana (Otters), 2 Deepali Anvekar (ARC). Time: 1:20.34. (Group II): 1 Sindoor Thakkar, 2 Rashi Oberoi, 3 Radhika Lakhani (all Otters). Time: 1:17.13. 100m butterfly (Group III): 1 Gayatri Dhumatkar (Khar Gym), 2 Bhavna Sharma, 3 Vasudha Gudipati (both BPCL). Time: 1:15.22

50m freestyle (Group IV): 1 Kaite Hakim (MGMC), 2 Alefiyah Bharmal (YMCA), 3 Anshuka Parwani (Khar Gym). Time: 0:33.66. Group V: 1 Pratiksha Ahuja (Khar Gym), 2 Shriya Pilgaonkar (Otters), 3 Shivangi Lolayekar (ASP). Time:0:37.53.

50m backstroke (Group IV): 1 Ankusha Parwani (Khar Gym), 2 Kaite Hakim (MGMO); 3 Ruksheen Palia (Otters). Time: 0:37.74.

25m freestyle (Group VI): 1 Ruchi Shah (ASP), 2 Shreya Nadkarni (BPCL), 3 Mehaik Shaikh (STC). Time: 0:19.66.

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25m backstroke (Group VI): 1 Shreya Nadkarni (BPCL), 2 Ruchi Shah (ASP), 3 Niyati Dalal (Khar Gym) Time: 0:24.28.

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