Paperman Media (Bhubaneswar )- The 52nd Junior National Aquatic Championship 2026 kickstarts today morning at the Aquatic Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. This prestigious event is being organised by the Odisha State Swimming Association jointly with the Department of Sports & Youth Services under the aegis of Swimming Federation of India. A total number of 576 swimmers across 28 states and Union Territories are participating in this prestigious event.
The Championship was inaugurated by the Chief Guest Dr. Yeddula Vijay, IAS, Director of Sports who declared the Championship open. Among others were present Mr. Monal Choksy, Secretary General of Swimming Federation of India and President of the Odisha State Swimming Association Pradip Kumar Padhee, Mr. Balraj Sharma, Mr. Rajkumar, Vice-President of Swimming Federation of India and Mr.Chintan Patel.
The six days event was commenced in the morning hours and the final events were held in the evening hours.
RESULTS ( Day-1)
On day one Karnataka leads the Medal Tally with a total of 16 medals following close is Maharashtra with a tally of 11 medals.
GOLD MEDAL Winners:( Day 1 )
1.Monish P V ( Karnataka) 200 Freestyle . Group 1 A (Boys)
2.Sharan S ( Karnataka) 200 Freestyle ( Gr. 1B) Boys
3.Charni Tumo, Karnataka 200 Freestyle Girls 1A
4.Dhinidhi Desinghu ( Karnataka)Girls Gr. 1B
5.Subham S. Joshi ( Moharashtra)100 Breaststroke Boys 1A
6.M.S. Nitesh Tamilnadu 1B 100m. Breaststroke, Boys 1B
7.Sanya Rohan Setty, Maharashtra Girls 1A 100m. Breaststroke
8. Sanvi Deshwal Maharashtra Girls Gr. 1 B 100 Breaststroke
Butterfly 50mt. event: Gold winner
9. Heer Sunil Pitroda , Gujrat Boys 1A
10. Krishna Yadav U.P. Boys 1B Butterfly 50mt
11. Jahnvi Changmai Assam Girl 1A 50mt. Butterfly
12. Tanshi Gupta Karnataka Girls 1B 50mt. Butterfly
