2nd Asian Masters Swimming Championship – 2026

Mysuru: City’s master swimmers Sundaram Basappa, M.S. Rajashree and R. Nagesh excelled in the recently held 2nd Asian Masters Swimming Championship – 2026 at Bengaluru by winning a total of 15 medals including one gold, nine silver and five  bronze medals.

While Sundaram Basappa won a total of six medal in above 80 years category (male) which included gold in 4×50 medley, silver in 4×50 mts freestyle, 4×50 mts medley relay and 100 mts breaststroke and bronze medals in 200 mts freestyle and 400 mts freestyle, Rajashree won four medals in the under 60-64 age category (women) which included silver medals in 200 mts butterfly, 100 mts butterfly and 400 mts individual medley and bronze in 200 mts individual medley.

Meanwhile, another master swimmer from city R. Nagesh also won five medals which included three silver in 4×50 mts freestyle, 4×50 mts relay and 200 mts backstroke and two bronze medals in 100 mts breaststroke and 100 mts butterfly. This year Nagesh has won a total of 14 medals which includes five gold and silver in state level and three silver and one bronze at the nationals.