Telangana swimmer Mittapalli Ritvika wins gold, equals Indian 50m breaststroke record

Telangana swimmer Mittapalli Ritvika won gold in the 50-metre breaststroke at the Short Course Senior National Swimming Championships in Ahmedabad, clocking 32.91 seconds to equal Chahat Arora’s Indian record. She also secured bronze in the 4×50-metre mixed relay.

Hyderabad: Mittapalli Ritvika, from Nizamabad district, represented Telangana State in the championship and achieved a remarkable feat by winning a Gold Medal in the 50-metre Breaststroke event, completing the race in 32.91 seconds in the first short course Senior national swimming championship in Ahmedabad.

With this achievement, Ritvika equalled the Indian record set by Chahat Arora in 2022 and established herself as India’s fastest swimmer in the 50-metre Breaststroke event in 2026.
The Hyderabad girl also won a Bronze Medal in the 4×50-metre Mixed Relay event, bringing further laurels to Telangana State and Nizamabad district.

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