Dhinidhi Desinghu, the youngest member of the Indian contingent at the Olympics, returned from Paris and quickly made an impact by leading the Karnataka team to victory in the 4×200 metres freestyle relay at the National Sub-Junior and Junior Swimming Championships in Bhubaneswar. The event commenced on Tuesday, with the Karnataka team, consisting of Naisha, Tisya Sonar, Trisha Sindhu, and Dhinidhi, finishing in a record time of 8:55.30, breaking the previous 10-year-old mark of 8:57.98 set by another Karnataka team.
In the corresponding Group I event, Karnataka’s team of Shirin, Suhasini Ghosh, Sri Charani Tumu, and Hashika Ramachandra secured the gold with a time of 8:48.13. Karnataka’s Sharan S also claimed gold in the Group II 400m freestyle, while his teammate Rishith Rangan took third place.
Results (Karnataka only):
Girls:
Group I:
- 4x200m Freestyle: 1. Karnataka (Shirin, Suhasini Ghosh, Sri Charani Tumu, Hashika Ramachandra) – 8:48.13 NMR
- 100m Backstroke: 3. Vihitha Nayana Loganathan – 1:06.33
- 50m Breaststroke: 2. Lineysha AK – 34.73; 3. Manavi Varma – 34.77
- 1500m Freestyle: 1. Aditi N Mulay – 17:47.82; 2. Sri Charani Tumu – 18:08.50
Group II:
- 4x200m Freestyle: 1. Karnataka (Naisha, Tisya Sonar, Trisha Sindhu, Dhinidhi Desinghu) – 8:55.30 NMR
- 100m Backstroke: 1. Naisha – 1:08.64
Group III:
- 200m Freestyle: 2. Stuti Singh – 2:26.41
- 100m Backstroke: 3. Nyra Bopanna Kalengada – 1:19.81
Boys:
Group I:
- 400m Freestyle: 1. Dharshan S – 4:02.23
- 100m Butterfly: 3. Aryan Kailas Bhattbhatt – 56.87
Group II:
- 400m Freestyle: 1. Sharan S – 4:14.63; 3. Rishith Rangan – 4:17.79
- 100m Butterfly: 2. Akshaj Thakuria – 59.67
Group III:
- 100m Backstroke: 3. Amith H Pavan – 1:13.99
