Damini K Gowda of Karnataka rewrote the national record in 100 meters butterfly Group II clocking 1:06:61 on the third day of the 39th Junior National Aquatic Championships, held at Velachery Aquatic complex here on Friday. Damini bettered the record (1:06:81) set by Rujuta of Maharashtra in 2010.
Results: Girls: 1500m Freestyle: Gr I: 1. Anusha Mehta (TN) 18:45:40; 2. Ashritha NB (Kar); 3. Shruthi Mahalingam (TN). 800m FS: Gr II: 1. Aakanksha Vora (Mah) 9:29:43 (NR); 2. Nikita Bhaiya (TN); 3. Aishwarya Selvakumar (TN); 100m Butterflystroke: Gr I: 1. Rujuta (Mah) 1:06:41; 2. Vandita D (Guj); 3. VKR Meenakshi (TN).
100m Butterfly Gr II:1. Damini K Gowda (Kar) 1:06:61 (NR); 2. Sherlyn Devadason (TN); 3. Aakanksha B (Mah); 50m Backstroke: Gr I: 1. Rhea C (AP) 00:32:49; 2. VKR Meenakshi (TN); 3. Avantika C (Mah); 50m BS Gr II: 1. Sherlyn Devadason (TN) 00:32:78; 2. Akanksha M (Del); 3. Neha (Mah); Boys: 400m. IM: Gr I: 1. Arvind M (Kar) 4:48:29; 2. T. Sethu Manickavel (TN); 3. Pushpanand (Kar).
400m. IM: Gr II: 1. M. Kireety (AP) 05:10:70; 2. Vaishnav RS (Ker); 3. Ishaan Jaffer (Mah).
100m Freestyle Gr I: 1. Neil Contractor (Guj) 00:54:06; 2. Ajay A (Kar); 3. Rakshith U. Shetty (Kar). 100m FS: Gr II: 1. Viraj Prabhu (Mah) 00:56:15 (NR); 2. Ishaan Mehra (Mah); 3 N. Sriniram (TN). 50m Backstroke Gr I: 1 Pranam B (Kar) 00:28:51; 2. Rohit (MP); 3 Rakshith (Kar); 50m Backstroke Gr II: 1. P. Mukundhan (TN) 00:30:50; 2. Vedant Seth (Del); 3. Chhayank (Guj); 4x200m Freestyle Rly: Gr II: 1. Ishaan, Viraj, Amitesh, Jason (Mah) 08:43:23 (NR); 2. Avinash, Rajeev, Snjeev, Yaqoob (Kar); 3. Kerthan, Mukundhan, Andrew, Sriniram (TN).