Likith, Damini call the shots

Karnataka swimmer Likith SP set a new mark while claiming the gold in the boys' 50m breaststroke in Group I at the 41st Junior National Aquatic Championships in Bhopal on Sunday. Likith erased Tamil Nadu lad J Agnishwar's 2007 timing of 30:57 seconds by finishing in 30.08 seconds ahead of teammate Vaishnav Hegde and Maharashtra's Sidharth Sankhe.
Meanwhile, Karnataka's Damini K Gowda erased the 2013 record of Tamil Nadu's VKR Meenakshi in the girls' 200m butterfly event in Group I.Damini clocked 2:24:26 for the gold. In all, the state swimmers sealed three gold medals on the second day of the meet.
Results:
Boys: Group I: 1500m Freestyle: 1. Ishaan Jaffer (Mah) 16:29:43s; 2. Md Yaqoob Saleem (Kar) 17:02:01; 3. Sanjeev R (Kar) 17:04:10. 200m Butterfly: 1. Supriya Mondal (WB) 02:03:63 NR – OR Supriya Mondal (WB) 02:06:51 in 2013; 2. Avinash M (Kar) 02:09:91; 3. Vinayak Parihar (Del) 02:10:14. 50m Breast Stroke: 1. Likith SP (Kar) 00:30:08 NR – OR J Agnishwar (TN) 00:30:57 in 2007; 2. Vaishnav Hegde (Kar) 00:31:22; 3. Sidharth Sankhe (Mah) 00:31:82. 50m Freestyle: 1. P Mukundhan (TN) 00:24:35; 2. Manavdeep Singh Bal (Pun) 00:24:51; 3. Viraj Prabhu (Mah) 00:24:76.
Group II: 800m Freestyle: 1. Aryan Makhija (Mah) 08:50:48 NR – OR Sanjeev R (Kar) 08:51:02 in 2013; 2. Karan K Raju (Kar) 09:15:71; 3. Sushrut Kapse (Mah) 09:16:91. 200m Butterfly: 1. Vedant Khandeparkar (Mah) 02:15:83; 2. Chirag Kempegowda (Kar) 02:17:47; 3. Nachiket Buzruk (Mah) 02:20:09. 50m Breast Stroke: 1. S Danush (TN) 00:31:51; 2. Manav D (Kar) 00:31:65; 3. Basant Tomar (Har) 00:32:93. 50m Freestyle: 1. Jerry D'mello (Goa) 00:26:32; 2. Akash N (Kar) 00:26:47; 3. Shiven Brahmbhatt (Guj) 00:26:57
Girls: Group I: 400m Freestyle: 1. Aakanksha Vora (Mah) 04:25:79 NR – OR Monique Gandhi (Mah) 04:30:71 in 2013; 2. Monique Gandhi (Mah) 04:26:45 BMR; 3. Malavika V (Kar) 04:32:90. 200m Butterfly: Damini K Gowda (Kar) 02:24:26 NR – OR VKR Meenakshi (TN) 02:25:16 in 2013; 2. Simran Deepak M (Kar) 02:30:76; 3. Aakanksha Buchade (Mah) 02:34:14. 50m Breast Stroke: 1. AV Jayaveena (TN) 00:34:72; 2. Mugdha Mallareddy (TN) 00:36:45; 3. Charu Hamsini DA (Kar) 00:37:03. 50m Freestyle: 1. Shivani Kataria (Har) 00:27:11 NR – OR Shivani Kataria (Har) 00:27:30 in 2013; 2. Avantika Chavan (Mah) 00:27:63; 3. Deeksha Ramesh (Kar) 00:27:84.
Group II: 400m Freestyle: 1. Rayna Saldanha (Mah) 04:42:48; 2. PM Abishiktha (TN) 04:43:71; 3. Nikitha SV (Kar) 04:52:73. 200m Butterfly: 1. Trisha Karkhanis (Mah) 02:30:23; 2. Hita Nayak (Kar) 02:37:98; 3. Jasmine Chawla (Del) 02:38:54. 50m Breast Stroke: 1. Preethi T (Kar) 00:37:77; 2. Mannat Singh (Del) 00:37:96; 3. Apeksha Shrirao (Mah) 00:38:76. 50m Freestyle: Maana Patel (Guj) 00:27:56 NR – OR Sneha T (Kar) 00:28:12 in 2009; 2. Amita Gondi (AP) 00:29:41; 3. Joan R Deepak (Kar) 00:29:46.