Telangana swimmers Preetham, Nithya excel in nationals

Preetham and Nithya clinches silver and bronze in the ongoing 40th Sub-Junior and 50th Junior National Aquatic Championship on Thursday.

Hyderabad: Telangana swimmers Preetham Mylari Suhas and Sri Nithya Sagi clinched silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the ongoing 40th Sub-Junior and 50th Junior National Aquatic Championship held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha on Thursday.

In the men’s 50m backstroke event, Preetham finished second with a timing of 27:70s. The Maharashtra duo of A Rishabh Das and Rohit Shah Jay secured the first and second positions respectively, with timings of 26:19s and 27:74s. This marks Preetham’s second medal of the championship, as he had earlier won silver in the 100m backstroke event.

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Another Telangana swimmer, Sri Nithya Sagi, excelled in the women’s individual medley competition, securing the third position with a timing of 05:18.37s. She finished behind the Karnataka duo of Ramachandra Hashika and Rithika, who claimed the first and second places, respectively.

Results: 50m backstroke: Men’s: 1. A Rishabh Das (Maharashtra) (26:19s), 2. Preetham Mylari Suhas (Telangana) (27:70s), 3. Rohit Shah Jay (Maharashtra) (27:74s); 400m individual medley: Women’s: 1. Ramachandra Hashika (Karnataka) (05:08.79s), 2. Rithika (Karnataka) (05:17.99s), 3. Sri Nithya Sagi (Telangana) (05:18.37s).