79th Senior National Aquatic Championship 2026
Mysuru swimmer sets New Meet Record in 400 mts individual medley
Mysuru: S. Thanya, a native of Mysuru and a II PUC student of Jain Sports School in Bengaluru, created history by setting a New Meet Record (NMR) and becoming India Best in the 400 mts individual medley at 79th Senior National Aquatic Championship – 2026 held at Ahmedabad recently.
Thanya clinched gold medal with a timing of 4:56.78 sec beating the old timing of 4:59.17 set in 2018. She also won a silver in 200 mts breaststroke (2:38.97 sec) and a bronze in 200 mts individual medley (2:32.22 sec).
She is currently training under Gagan Ullalmath at Jain Sports School in Bengaluru.
Thanya is the daughter of S.P. Shadakshari and N. Shwetha, residents of JP Nagar in Mysuru.
This post was published on June 22, 2026 7:30 pm