Date:16/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/16/stories/2008111657101600.htm

Sport - Swimming

Ashik breaks long-standing record

Principal Correspondent

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: R.S. Ashik of Centralised Sports Hostel (Nanniyode) cornered glory on the penultimate day of the 38th State school aquatics meet at the Water Works swimming pool here on Saturday.

Ashik broke the 10-year-old record in senior boys’ 1500m freestyle event. Ashik clocked 18:03.60s to erase A. Ramesan’s old mark (18:48.378) set in 1998.

Seven more meet records were set on a day which saw S.S. Sujithmon (CSH, Thrissur) set his third record of the meet in senior boys’ 50m breaststroke event.

Thiruvananthapuram education district was poised to win the overall title as it took an unassailable lead over second placed Attingal and third placed Aluva.

In the sports division category, CSH (Nanniyode) was leading the points tally followed by CSH (Thrissur) and Spdn (Pirappancode).

The results (finals): Boys: Seniors: 100m freestyle: 1. Ribil (Tvm); 2. Salu Sasi (Tvm); 3. Nithin Thomas (Pala) (0:59.34). 1500m freestyle: 1. V. Vineeth Sambu (Tvm); 2. A. Anu (Atl); 3. S.S. Sreevisakh (Tvm) (20:15.09, NMR (18:03.60), R.S. Ashik, CSH, Nanniyode); 200m backstroke: 1. M.S. Mukesh (Tvm); 2. V. Aravind (Atl); 3. V.S. Asok (Atl) (2:31.24). 50m breaststroke: 1. M.B. Arun (Tvm); 2. Sanju Issac (Mvtp); 3. Shareef Mohammed (Mlp) (0:33.82, NMR (0:32.91), S.S. Sujithmon, CSH, Tsr); 400m IM: 1. P.R. Vaishak (Pkd); 2. V.S. Aswn (Atl); 3. R.J. Sreekuttan (Tvm) (5:47.81).

Juniors: 100m freestyle: 1. V. Abhijith (Alu); 2. A.L. Vysakh (Tvm); 3. Anand G. Krishnan (Alu) (1:00.65). 200m backstroke: 1. V. Turbu (Alu); 2. G.V. Nithin (Atl); 3. K. Rahul Krishna (Tvm) (2:25.17, NMR); 50m breaststroke: 1. R.L. Arun Kumar (Tvm); 2. M.P. Vishnu (Tvm); 3. Sandeep Saju (Mvtp) (0:34.50, NMR (0:34.25), B.S. Adarsh, SAI, Tvm); 400m IM: 1. A.A. Shibinlal (Atl); 2. U.N. Nitheesh (Tvm); 3. V.S. Nandhu (Tvm) (5:51.05).

Sub-juniors: 100m freestyle: 1. R.N. Sreeresh (Alu); 2. A.S. Anand (Tvm); 3. S.S. Aneesh (Tvm) (1:06.91); 200m backstroke: 1. A.K. Ajith (Atl); 2. J.S. Sooraj (Tvm); 3. R.S. Vaishnav (Atl) (2:52.66); 50m breaststroke: 1. Ashwin Gomez (Alu); 2. M.S. Suhadev (Kut); 3. U.K. Sambath (Atl) (0:41.49, NMR (0:35.41), Nandu G. Nair, CSH, Nanniyode).

Girls: Seniors: 100m freestyle: 1. Divya Kuriakose (Pala); 2. K.S. Vijikrishna (Tvm); 3. Emilda P. Raju (Alu) (1:16.55). 200m backstroke: 1.M.S. Thanima (Atl); 2. Ancy Joseph (Pala); 3. U.N. Neethu (Tvm) (2:56.88). 50m breaststroke: 1.C.S. Rakhi (Tvm); 2. M.S. Nisha (Tvm); 3. S. Subha (Atl) (0:42.47). 400m IM: 1. H.S. Priyanka (Tvm); 2. C. Rajeswari (Pkd); 3. U.N. Neethu (Tvm) (5:56.24).

Juniors: 100m freestyle: 1. M.R. Nithya (Tvm); 2. B.S. Salu (Atl); 3. Vismaya Benny (Kngd) (1:08.22, NMR); 200m backstroke: 1. C. Radhika (Pkd); 2. Ramya Joseph (Kngd); 3. T. Saranya (Tvm) (3:04.52); 50m breaststroke: 1. M. Smruthi Sundar (Tvm); 2. K.A. Anila (Kut); 3. Aswini Ashok (Pala) (0:42.11, NMR (0:40.63), R.S. Aarathi, SDN, Pirappancode); 400m IM: 1. C. Radhika (Pkd); 2. T. Saranya (Tvm); 3. A.R. Kavya (Tvm) (6:46.47).

Sub-juniors: 100m freestyle: 1. A.A. Archa (Tvm); 2. Manya Manoharan (Atl); 3. V. Vismaya (Tvm) (1:13.37). 200m backstroke: 1. T.K. Krishnendu (Tvm); 2. S. Jaseela (Tvm); 3. Dona K. Job (Kngd) (3:12.56); 50m breaststroke: 1. Eaby M. Kaviyan (Kngd); 2. M.S. Archana (Tvm); 3. I.V. Ragi (Atl) (0:43.48, NMR).