Aryan and Lineysha adjudged best swimmers as Karnataka takes the overall honours

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat and A.K. Lineysha of Karnataka were adjudged ‘best male’ and ‘best female’ swimmers respectively in the senior National aquatics championship at Gachibowli Aquatics Complex here on Wednesday.

Aryan Nehra of Gujarat and A.K. Lineysha of Karnataka were adjudged ‘best male’ and ‘best female’ swimmers respectively in the senior National aquatics championship at Gachibowli Aquatics Complex here on Wednesday.

Aryan set a new record in the 400m medley clocking 4:25.62 to beat the previous mark of 4:30.13 set by Rehan Poncha in 2009. Earlier, he had set new marks in the 1500m, 800m and 400m freestyle events.

Karnataka’s 13-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu also set a National record in the 200m freestyle with a timing of 2:04.24.

Lineysha created another National mark with a timing of 1:12.67 in the 100m breaststroke while teammate Nina Venkatesh broke the 100m butterfly record by clocking 1:02.51 to eclipse’s Astha Choudhury’s mark set in 2022.

Maharashtra’s Palak Joshi also joined the record-breaking spree when she clinched gold with a timing of 2:18.90 in the 200m backstroke, bettering the 2:19.30 set by Maana Patel in 2015.

Karnataka, which won the men’s and women’s team championships, also clinched the overall championship.

The results: Men: 400m medley: 1. Aryan Nehra (Guj) 4:25.62, 2. Shoan Ganguly (Kar) 4:33.90, 3. Yug Chelani (Raj) 4:38.80.