Karnataka bagged the overall championship with 551 points in the 39th Junior National Aquatic Championship at the Velachery Aquatic Complex here on Sunday.
Tamil Nadu’s AV Jayaveena was once again in her element, setting a new mark in 200m breaststroke in Group II clocking 2:53.58. Jayaveena was adjudged as the best swimmer along with Aakanksha Vora of Maharashtra as both secured 33 points in Group II.
Results: Boys: Group I: 800m Freesytyle: 1. Mitesh (Kar) 8:53:46; 2. A Ajay (Kar) 8:53.73; 3. AS Anand (Ker) 8:59:07;
100m Butterfly: 1. M Supriya (Ben) 58:76; 2. Rakshith (Kar) 58:94; 3. Bobby (Del) 59:22.
Group II: 100m Butterfly: 1. N Sriniram (TN) 1:01.10; 2. Shubham (MP) 1:01.16; 3. Ishaan (Mah) 1:02.74; 200m Breaststroke: 1. SP Likith (Kar) 2:29.48 (NR); 2. Jay Saxena (Guj) 2:40.76; 3. C Ruban Kumar (TN) 2:45:56; Girls: Group I: 400m: 1. VKR Meenakshi (TN) 5:16.45; 2. Kanchi Desai (Mah) 5:16.86; 3. Bhoomi (Kar) 5:32.82; 400m IM: 1. Aakanksha Vora (Mah) 5:20.10; 2. Sayani Ghosh (Ben) 5:39.25; 3. Antara (Mah) 5:44:19; 100m Freestyle: 1. Anusha (TN) 1:00.37; 2. Shivani (Har) 1:01.37; 3. Rhea (AP) 1:01:88; Group II: 200m Breaststroke: 1. AV Jayaveena (TN) 2:53:58 (NR), 2. Charu (Kar) 3:01:16; 3. Harleen Kaur (Pun) 3:02:57; 100m Freestyle: 1. AV Jayaveena (TN) 1:02:02; 2. V Malavika (Kar) 1:02:19; 3. Monique (Mah) 1:02.91; Best Swimmer: Boys: Group I: Neil Contractor (GUJ) 35 points (5 golds). Group II: SP Likith SP (KAR) 28 points (4 golds, 4 records); Girls: Group I: Priyanka Priyadarshini (DEL) 33 points (4 golds, 2 records); Group II: Aakanksha Vora (MAH) 33 points (4 golds, 3 records) and AV Jayaveena (TN) 33 points (4 golds, 3 records); Team Championships: Boys: 1. Karnataka 187 points; 2. Maharashtra 140; Water Polo: Boys: 1. Maharashtra, 2. Bengal, 3. Kerala, 4. Karnataka; Girls: 1. Kerala, 2. Maharashtra, 3. Karnataka, 4. Bengal.