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National Aquatics: Richa Mishra wins three gold

November 17, 2011 19:29 IST

Richa Mishra rewrote two of her national records as she won three gold medals, while Olympics [ Images ] qualifier Sandeep Sejwal set another national record on the second day of the 65th Senior National Aquatics Championships in Ranchi on Thursday.

After erasing her 2007 record of 09:25:57s by clocking 09:06:31s in the women's 800 metres freestyle, Richa went on to win the gold in the 400 metres individual medley, clocking 05:05:17s.

Representing the Police team, she also had a charge at Karnataka's [ Images ] Nisha Millet record of 02:07:92s, set in 2003, in the 200 metres freestyle, obliterating with a time of 02:07:29s.

RSPB's Sandeep Sejwal, who set a national record in the 200 metres breaststroke, broke the men's 50 metre breaststroke record with a time of 00:28:35s, improving upon his previous best of 00:28:93s to win the gold.

Karnataka's Rehan Poncha added another gold medal to his kitty, winning the men's 400 metre individual medley with a timing of 04:35:59s, well short of his own record of 04:30:13s, set in 2009.

In the women's 50 metre breaststroke, Tamil Nadu's A V Jayaveena broke compatriot Saba Sait's 2004 record of 00:35:63s, clocking 00:35:48s.

Karnataka's Aaron Agnel D'Souza also had a strong showing in the pool, setting a new national record in the men's 200 metres freestyle with a timing of 01:51:38s; he erased his 2009 record of 01:53:36s.

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