Nisha sets national mark

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9: The opening day of the 52nd National Aquatic championships belonged to Nisha Millet as she sank another national...

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9: The opening day of the 52nd National Aquatic championships belonged to Nisha Millet as she sank another national record in 200 metres freestyle.

Nisha finished 10 metres ahead of the field, clocking 2.10.54 seconds to better her own mark of 2.11.43 seconds set in Indore during last nationals.“It was easy. I am aiming for three more records and hopefully ten gold medals,” she said after the race.

TK Senthilkumar won the rare gold for Kerala as he ended the hosts’ 20-year medal draught with an domineering show in 100 metres backstroke.

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The 21-year-old BA literature student from Thiruvallam clocked the best ever timing for this event in India when he shattered the field in 100m backstroke clocking 1.01.16 seconds to set a new meet record. The best timings returned by Indians are Ranajoy Punja’s 58.02 (Ft Lauderdale in 1988) and Wilson Cherian’s 59.84 sec (Warsaw in 1986). Wilson Cherian’s old meet record was 1.01.47 seconds.

Results (all finals)

200m freestyle: 1 SH Hakimudin (Pol) 2.00.41 secs, 2 Kailash Nath (Pol), 3 Martin Joseph (SSCB); 100m breaststroke: 1 Harinder Singh (Pol) 1.10.63s, 2 Deepak Singh (Del), 3 Abe Jose (SSCB); 100m backstroke: 1 TK Senthil Kumar (Ker) 1.01.16s, 2 S Ganguly (Rlys), Sandeep Kakar (Del).200m freestyle (women): 1 Nisha Millet (Kar) 2 10.54, 2 R Darshana (Kar), 3 S Sumisha (Ker); 100m breaststroke: Zeba Wadia (Mah) 1.23.76, 2 SumI Cyriac (Ker), 3 Rupali Dey (Ben).

Platfrom Diving: Ishani Ghosh (Rlys) 293.45, 2 Suprarna Paul (Ben), GB Shilpa (Kar).

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