Sakshi Yadav wins golden double at Masters National Swimming Championship

Telangana’s Sakshi Yadav bagged a golden double at the 21st Masters National Swimming Championship in Hyderabad, winning gold in the 50m freestyle (30–34 years) and the 4x50m medley relay at Gachibowli Stadium. Several veterans also excelled across age categories

Hyderabad: Sakshi Yadav of Telangana bagged a ‘double’, winning gold in the 50m freestyle (30–34 years category) and in the 4x50m medley relay events of the 21st Masters National Swimming Championship at Gachibowli Stadium here on Saturday.

The results:

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Women – 50m freestyle

80 years & above: 1. Bakula Patel (Guj) 1:13.23

75–79 years: 1. Seetha Rao (Kar) 1:08.47, 2. Shama Kulkarni (Maha), 3. Geetha Venkataraman (TN)

70–74 years: 1. Vidya Singh (TN) 59.32, 2. Athpkpam Manbi Devi (Mani), 3. Usha Patel (Guj)

65–69 years: 1. Sunita Rana Agarwal (Kar) 36.97, 2. Abujam Sandhyarani Devi (Mani), 3. Nalini Patil (Maha)

60–64 years: 1. Loveleen Johal (Dli) 48.29, 2. Rohini Bhangle (Maha), 3. Vandana Advani (Maha)

55–59 years: 1. Tayunaz Merchant (Maha) 43.86, 2. Nima Manjrekar (Kar), 3. Saroj Sharma (Dli)

50–54 years: 1. Anusuya Alva (Kar) 37.36, 2. V Gitanjali Babu (Guj), 3. Kirti Deo (Maha)

45–49 years: 1. Snehal Bhal (Maha) 34.45, 2. V Shijini (Ker), 3. Rashmi Pathak

40–44 years: 1. Varuna Mayya (Kar) 35.37, 2. G Sarasija Reddy (TG), 3. Archana Muthyala (TG)

35–39 years: 1. Pooja Ghorpade (Maha) 35.90, 2. Pooja Shetty (Maha), 3. Vaishnavi Mukunda (Kar)

30–34 years: 1. Sakshi Yadav (TG) 37.80, 2. Diksha Kushawah (MP), 3. N K Malu (Ker)

25–29 years: 1. Khushnaaz Soni (Kar) 30.95, 2. Vandana Sahani (UP), 3. Vedika Vedika (Kar)

Women – 100m breaststroke

80 years & above: 1. A V Subbalakshmi (AP) 5:30.39

75–79 years: 1. Kalindi Cholkar (Maha) 5:11.25, 2. Gayathri Inkollu (TG), 3. Geetha Venkataraman (TN)

70–74 years: 1. Vidya Singh (TN) 2:32.97, 2. Sarita Tandon (Dli)

65–69 years: 1. P Prasanna Kumari (Ker) 2:10.65, 2. Ealikutty Scaria (Maha), 3. Parampal Johal (Dli)

60–64 years: 1. Anya Saini (Kar) 2:05.12, 2. Rohini Bhangle (Maha), 3. Asha Devi (Dli)

55–59 years: 1. Nima Manjrekar (Kar) 2:06.30, 2. Babita Chourey (MP), 3. Tripti Borgohain Gogoi (Asm)

50–54 years: 1. Sujata Bhave (Maha) 2:08.84, 2. Mamta Jain (Raj), 3. Ruju Doshi (TG)

45–49 years: 1. Arti Daga (Maha) 1:53.35, 2. Vandana Choudhary (Raj), 3. Rashmi Pathak

40–44 years: 1. Bhawana Anand (Kar) 1:47.06, 2. Archana Muthyala (TG), 3. Barkha Kedia Agarwal (Maha)

35–39 years: 1. V Aswathy (Ker) 1:45.10, 2. Akshaya Zanzad (Maha), 3. L V Rashmi (Kar)

30–34 years: 1. N K Malu (Ker) 1:57.46, 2. Jehena Aktar (Asm), 3. S Subha (Ker)

25–29 years: 1. Shikha Thakkar (Maha) 1:53.78, 2. Shreelakshmi Ganiga (Kar), 3. Bhagyashree Pintu Tamboli (Maha)

Men – 100m breaststroke

30–34 years: 1. Akash Powar (SSCB) 1:12.52, 2. Arjun Khanna (Pjb), 3. Deepak Nishad (UP)

25–29 years: 1. Yash Bagwe (Maha) 1:15.36, 2. Mahendra Kumar Rundla (Raj), 3. P Nani (Pdy)