Medchal Malkajgiri swimmers hogged the limelight by clinching the overall team championship at the 11th Sub-Junior & Junior Inter District Swimming Championship 2026 at the GMC Balayogi Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, on Sunday.
Medchal Malkajgiri bagged 472 points with 54 gold, 50 silver and 26 bronze medals in their kitty. Ranga Reddy finished second with 293 points. They won 34 gold, 25 silver and 24 bronze medals.
Medchal Malkajgiri swimmer Merupula Likhitha Goud won two gold medals. She swam to glory in the 1500m freestyle and also the 800m freestyle events. Ishi Agarwal bagged the yellow metal in the 400m individual medley.
TS Tejas too bagged a double as he won the 100m freestyle and 200m free style events. Bala Siddharth Varma Penmetsa won the 1500m freestyle event.
Ranga Reddy swimmer Jona Shiju too claimed a double as she won the 400m freestyle event and also the 200m freestyle. Hridesh Majhi won the 50m freestyle event.
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Hyderabad’s Jordan Dominic Franklin claimed the honours in the 50m freestyle event.
Chandra Shekar Reddy, president Telangana Swimming Association, and G Umesh, secretary, gave away the prizes. The championship was organized by Telangana State Swimming Championship.
Results: 50m Freestyle boys: 1. Jordan Dominic Franklin (Hyderabad) 24.69, 2. Goutham Shashi Vardhan Naidu Baggu (Medchal Malkajgiri) 24.80, 3. Ishan Das (Ranga Reddy) 25.40.
50m Freestyle boys: 1. Hridesh Majhi (Ranga Reddy) 26.06, 2. D Amshumann Reddy (Warangal) 26.41, 3. Varshith Raj (Hyderabad) 27.35.
100m Freestyle boys: 1. T S Tejas (Medchal Malkajgiri) 56.96, 2. Yashaswi Nune (Medchal Malkajgiri) 57.19, 3. Hridesh Majhi (Ranga Reddy) 57.30.
200m Freestyle boys: 1.T S Tejas (Medchal Malkajgiri) 2:07.04, 2. Prabhat Muthuswamy Bhattiprolu (Ranga Reddy) 2:10.66, 3. Daksh Pallati (Medchal Malkajgiri) 2:11.97.
1500m Freestyle boys: 1. Bala Siddharth Varma Penmetsa (Medchal Malkajgiri) Timing: 20:36.07, 2. Sri Manu Karthikeya Kolusu (Medchal Malkajgiri) 27:43.39, 3. M Mohan Durga (Nizamabad) 29:35.94.
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1500m Freestyle girls: 1. Merupula Likhitha Goud (Medchal Malkajgiri) 20:49.94, 2. Sri Pragna Bhattiprolu (Ranga Reddy) 23:04.53, 3. Veda Koneru (Hyderabad) 26:34.82.
800m Freestyle girls: 1. Merupula Likhitha Goud (Medchal Malkajgiri) 10:41.05, 2. Sri Pragna Bhattiprolu (Ranga Reddy) 12:07.66, 3. Veda Koneru (Hyderabad) 13:03.48.
400m Freestyle girls: 1. Jona Shiju (Ranga Reddy) 4:55.73, 2. Anjali Sarma (Medchal Malkajgiri) 5:22.19, 3. Amaira Sharma (Ranga Reddy) 5:41.71.
200m Freestyle girls: 1. Jona Shiju (Ranga Reddy) 2:20.63, 2. Anjali Sarma (Medchal Malkajgiri) 2:28.61, 3. Vedha Ashritha Gottumukkala (Ranga Reddy) 2:29.74.
400m IM girls: 1. Ishi Agarwal (Medchal Malkajgiri) 5:41.97, 2. Harshitha Varma Bhupathiraju (Medchal Malkajgiri) 5:48.17, 3. Chatiri Anisha Sagar (Ranga Reddy) 7:06.88.
Overall Team Championship: 1. Medchal Malkajgiri (472 points; 54 gold, 50 silver, and 26 bronze). 2. Ranga Reddy (293; 34 gold, 25 silver, and 24 bronze).
