Bhubaneswar: Mannata Mishra was declared the ‘best swimmer’ of the championship with 2134 FINA points in the Girls category and Anmol Mohanty was the ‘best swimmer’ in the boy’s category with 2078 points at the 62nd Odisha state Swimming Championships 22 ( Junior & Sub-junior).
The championship was jointly organised by the Odisha State Swimming Association and the department of sports & youth services, the government of Odisha, at the Biju Patnaik Swimming Pool, Kalinga Stadium on Monday. The tournament was streamed live on the YouTube channel of sports Odisha.
This year a record number of 258 swimmers participated in the tournament.
The other individual champions in their respective categories were :
Group I Boys: Anmol Mohanty ( 2078)
Cuttack.
Group. I. Girls.: Mannata Mishra( 2134)
Bhubaneswar
Group II. Boys: Hitesh Moharana( 1742)
Sambalpur
Group II. Girls: Anshika A. Sahu ( 2015)
Bhubaneswar
Group III Boys: Kanhu Soren ( 1016)
KIIT & KISS
Group III Girls: Arpita Seth (927)
Sambalpur.
The eligible swimmers shall represent Odisha at the National Aquatic Championship 22 to be held at Rajkot (Sub-junior) from 24th to 26th June ‘22 and Junior National at Bhubaneswar from 16-20th July’22.