JOIN USShruti Mahalingam and Meenakshi VKR of Jain University were in top form as they won the gold medals on the opening day of the All-India inter-university aquatics championship, at the Panjab University campus here.
In the 400M freestyle final, Shruti won in 4:50.50, while Pallavi Sejwal of the Delhi University settled for a silver in 4:54.22. Another Karnataka swimmer, Sneha T of the Rajiv Gandhi University, Bengaluru, took the bronze in 4:57.25. Meenakshi won the gold in 200M backstroke, timing 2:33.25.
Results: Women: 100M freestyle: AV Jayaveena (Sri Ramachandra) 1:02.34, 1; Sneha T (RGU) 1:02.52, 2; Deeksha Ramesh (Mangalore) 1:03.61, 3; 400M freestyle: Shruti Mahalingam (Jain) 4:50.50, 1; Pallavi Sejwal (DU) 4:54.22, 2; Sneha T (RGU) 4:57.25, 3;
200M backstroke: Meenakshi VKR (Jain) 2:33.25, 1; K Harishree J Rai (VTU) 2:40.16, 2; Simran Mungekar (Mumbai) 2:42.64, 3.