Ganguly showcases his mettle to clinch 400m medley

Shoan, who claimed the 200m medley crown with an ‘India greatest’ time the opposite day, made it a tasty double by profitable the 400m medley gold with a time of 4:24.64. Ganguly, who led after 300m, withstood the problem from Advait Page and Aryan Nehra, who held the National document at 4:25.62, earlier than hitting the touchpad first. His second document breaking efficiency earned him the ‘greatest swimmer’ honour together with Dhinidhi Desinghu.

“This is my greatest time in two years in my essential occasion. I thank Page and Nerha for pushing me,” stated Ganguly. A day after profitable the 200m backstroke, Rishabh Das claimed his second gold amid a eager contest between 4 swimmers. He clocked his private better of 56.13 over 100m.

Rishabh’s coaching mate from Mumbai, Heer Shah held his nerve to clock 51.29 and bag his maiden crown in males’s 100m freestyle.

Bhavya Sachdeva picked up her third gold medal as she received the ladies’s 800m title. Vihitha Nayana Loganathan (100m backstroke) and Harshitha Jayaram (100m breaststroke) received their second crowns.

Altogether 14 new information have been set within the championships.

The outcomes (winners solely): Men: 100m freestyle: Heer Shah (Mah) 51.29; 100m backstroke: Rishabh Das (Mah) 56.13; 100m breaststroke: Likith Selvaraj Prema (SSCB) 1:03.06; 400m medley: Shoan Ganguly (Kar) 4:24.64 (NMR, Old 4:25.62, Aryan Nehra, 2023). Women: 800m freestyle: Bhavya Sachdeva (Del) 9:09.67; 100m backstroke: Vihitha Nayana Loganathan (Kar) 1:05.18; 100m breaststroke: Harshitha Jayaram (RSPB) 1:13.24.

Best swimmer: Shoan Ganguly (males) and Dhinidhi Desinghu (ladies) (2 NMR and ‘India greatest’ performances apiece); Team championships (males, ladies and total): Karnataka.