The swimmers of Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre (681 points) and Dolphin Aquatics (232 points) emerged Overall Champions respectively in the Junior and Sub-Junior sections of the Karnataka State Sub-Junior and Junior Aquatic Championships conducted by the Mysore District Swimming Association (MDSA) at the University Swimming Pool here that concluded yesterday. Rachana S.R. Rao, a 9th standard student of Ramakrishna School, Mangaluru (Mangala Swimming Club) hogged the limelight on the final day by erasing a 25-year-old record set by Sajini Shetty (BAC, 2:52.70, 1993), in the group II girls 200m backstroke event in the heats with a timing of 2:47.45. She went on to win the gold later in the evening with a timing of 2:48.17. She also emerged as the Individual Champion in her group with 1028 points. Srihari Natraj (BSRC) produced yet another splendid performance in the pool on the final day with a new meet record of 1:54.73, in the 200m freestyle event. He erased the previous National record timing of 1:54.90 set by Virdhawal Khade in 2008 and also rewrote the State record timing of 1:56.30 set by Aaron D'souza (BAC) in 2009. Srihari also won the Individual title in the Group I boys section with 1035 points.
