CHANDIGARH, SEPT 11 : Five new meet records were established on the opening day of the Panjab Univrsity Inter- College Swimming (Men & Women) Championship at P.U. Swimming Pool here today. In the men’s category, Karan Brar of DAV College, Chandigarh won two gold medals and also set a new meet record in 100m freestyle event by clocking 55.93 seconds. Jashadeep Singh, of PU Campusalso bettered the meet record with a timing of 56.61 seconds.
Karan Brar got his second gold by clocking 26.12 seconds in 50 metres butterfly. Kawalpreet Kaur of Government. College for Girls, Ludhiana, held the spotlight by winning all the four gold medals at stake on the inaugural day. She also broke the old meet record by clocking 31.65 seconds in 50 metres buttlerfly final. She went on to write her name in the record books as she timed 1:07.75 in 100 metres freestyle event.
The Ludhiana swimmer also obtained first positions in 100 m backstroke (1:28.69), 100m freestyle (1:07.75, NMR) and 100m breaststroke (1:31.27).
Results:
Men: 50 M. Butterfly: 1 Karan Brar (DAV College, Chandigarh) 26.12, 2 Jashandeep Singh ( P.U. Campus, Chandigarh) 27.75 , 3 Pankil Sharma (PUC) 28.13. 100 m Backstroke: 1 Sumit Dalal (GGD SD College, Chandigarh) 1:06.14 (NMR), 2 Rohit (SGGS College, Chandigarh) 1: 12.01, 3 Mridul Punia (PG G.C. Sec. 11, Chd.) 1:16.45. 100 m Freestyle: 1 Karan Brar (DAV College, Chandigarh) 55.93 (NMR), 2 Jashandeep Singh (P.U. Campus, Chandigarh ) 56.61 (NMR), 3 Sumit Dalal (GGD SD College, Chd.) 59.57. 100 m Breaststroke: 1 Jashandeep Singh (P.U. Campus, Chandigarh) 1:14.69, 2 Ravi (SGGS College, Chandigarh) 1:15.94, 3 Ravinder Arya (GGD SD College, Chandigarh) 1:20.23..
Women: 50 M. Butterfly: 1 Kawalpreet Kaur (Govt. College for Girls, Ldh.) 31.65 (NMR), 2 Arshpreet Kaur Grewal (KL SD College, Ludhiana) 37.96, 3 Anmol Kaur (P.U. Campus, Chandigarh) 39.31. 100 m Backstroke: 1 Kawalpreet Kaur (Govt. College for Girls, Ldh.) 1:28.69, 2 Arshpreet Kaur Grewal KL SD College, Ludhiana) 1:31.21, 3 Himanshi Bakshi (P.U. Campus, Chandigarh) 1:37.32. 100 m Freestyle: 1 Kawalpreet Kaur (Govt. College for Girls, Ldh.) 1:07.75 (NMR), 2 Arshpreet Kaur Grewal (KL SD College, Ludhiana) 1:21.26, 3 Anmol Kaur (P.U.Campus, Chandigarh) 1:27.45.100 m Breastroke: 1Kawalpreet Kaur (Govt. College for Girls, Ldh.) 1:31.27, 2 Anmol Kaur (P.U. Campus, Chandigarh) 1:32.04, 3 Naveen Kumari (PG GCG Sec. 42, Chandigarh) 1:37.58.