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Zara and Daksh steal the show at MIG Club Swimming Gala

April 6, 2026
Team Magzmumbai

Mumbai’s champion swimmers continued to dazzle and sparkle on the second and concluding day of the MIG Cricket Club 11th Open Swimming Gala 2026, as they showcased their relentless pursuit of excellence while eclipsing 8  existing Meet Records. The 62 Events comprising 185 Time Trials produced innumerable mouthwatering contests where races were won by a hair’s breadth  and produced needle contests galore as the Champions raced for glory. 

The Individual Championship Trophy winners with dignitaries from the MIG Cricket Club. 

Zara Baksi (Somaiya Sports Academy), and Daksh Razdan (GSC) were the cynosure of all eyes as they accounted for 5 new Meet Records between them. While Zara smashed 3 Records,  Daksh obliterated 2 Records. The other Record Breakers of the day who had the distinction of creating a record each were Avantika Chavan (Khar Gymkhana), Ajinkya Natu (MIG Cricket Club) and the MGMO Men’s Medley Relay Team. 

Age group champions for date: 5 April 2026

Individual Champions
Sr.No.Age GroupParticipantUnitRankPerformance
1Boys Under 10Kabilan G.Mulund Swimming Pool13 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
2Boys Under 10Kabir TekchandaniKhar Gymkhana21 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
3Boys Under 12Daksh RazdanGoregaon Sports Club14 Gold, 2 Silver: 2 NMR
4Boys Under 12Bryce LeytonSVP Swimming Pool22 Gold, 3 Silver: 2 BMR
5Men Under 30Om SatamGen. A.K Vaidya Swimming Pool14 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
6Men Under 30Rupak JoshiMahatma Gandhi Swimming Pool21 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
7Girls Under 10Cyra VaidMatunga Gymkhana14 Gold
8Girls Under 10Myara SaliaChhatrapati Shivaji MSS22 Silver, 3 Bronze
9Girls Under 12Sakshi VemalGoregaon Sports Club16 Gold
10Girls Under 12Ayra GuptaCricket Club of India23 Silver
11Women Under 30Ruchika ShettyMahatma Gandhi Swimming Pool11 Gold, 5 Silver
212Women Under 30Zara BaksiSomaiya Sports Academy24 Gold: 3 NMR

Records set for date:5 April 2026

  1. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Boys Under 12: Daksh Razdan (GSC) 00:37.21 [Previous Record:Omkar Nehete (MCF) (2011) 00:37.63]
  2. 50 M. Butterfly Stroke – Boys Under 12: Daksh Razdan (GSC) 00:31.60 [Previous Record:Neel Roy (Khar Gym) (2013) 00:32.66]
  3. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Men Under 50: Ajinkya Natu (MIG) 00:37.47 [Previous Record:Rajesh Manghani (PMHB) (2010) 00:38.10]
  4. 4 x 25 M. Medley Relay – Men: MGMO Team A (MGMO) 00:53.54 [Previous Record:Khar Gym (2024) 00:54.29]
  5. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Women Under 30: Zara Baksi (Somaiya) 00:35.41 [Previous Record:Zara Baksi (Khar Gym) (2024) 00:35.62]
  6. 50 M. Butterfly Stroke – Women Under 30: Zara Baksi (Somaiya) 00:29.95 [Previous Record:Tannishtha Nair (Otters) (2025) 00:30.40]
  7. 50 M. Free Style – Women Under 30: Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym) 00:26.88 [Previous Record:Aditi Dhumatkar (Khar Gym) (2014) 00:27.01]
  8. 100 M. Individual Medley – Women Under 30: Zara Baksi (Somaiya) 01:10.02 [Previous Record:Zara Baksi (Khar Gym) (2024) 01:10.95]

Medal Winners

  1. 50 M. Back Stroke – Boys Under 10: 1.Kabilan G. (MSP) 00:40.10; 2.Krishiv Nagpal (Khar Gym) 00:41.10; 3.Kabir Tekchandani (Khar Gym) 00:41.57
  2. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Boys Under 10: 1.Rivansh Singh (ASP East) 00:41.26; 2.Kabilan G. (MSP) 00:44.95; 3.Kabir Tekchandani (Khar Gym) 00:45.00
  3. 50 M. Butterfly Stroke – Boys Under 10: 1.Kabilan G. (MSP) 00:36.83; 2.Kabir Tekchandani (Khar Gym) 00:37.19; 3.Prince Bera (GAKVSP) 00:39.40
  4. 50 M. Free Style – Boys Under 10: 1.Kabir Tekchandani (Khar Gym) 00:33.60; 2.Krishiv Nagpal (Khar Gym) 00:34.25; 3.Kabilan G. (MSP) 00:34.28
  5. 100 M. Individual Medley – Boys Under 10: 1.Kabilan G. (MSP) 01:23.35; 2.Kabir Tekchandani (Khar Gym) 01:24.25; 3.Kiaan Kaple (Somaiya) 01:30.30
  6. 50 M. Back Stroke – Boys Under 12: 1.Bryce Leyton (SVP) 00:34.47; 2.Daksh Razdan (GSC) 00:36.44; 3.Shivaansh Athalye (Otters) 00:37.33
  7. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Boys Under 12: 1.Daksh Razdan (GSC) 00:37.21 NMR; 2.Bryce Leyton (SVP) 00:37.53 BMR; 3.Neil Dhumale (MGMO) 00:40.53
  8. 50 M. Butterfly Stroke – Boys Under 12: 1.Daksh Razdan (GSC) 00:31.60 NMR; 2.Bryce Leyton (SVP) 00:31.64 BMR; 3.Daksh Shah (Somaiya) 00:35.73
  9. 50 M. Free Style – Boys Under 12: 1.Bryce Leyton (SVP) 00:29.07; 2.Daksh Razdan (GSC) 00:29.94; 3.Daksh Shah (Somaiya) 00:31.43
  10. 100 M. Free Style – Boys Under 12: 1.Daksh Razdan (GSC) 01:04.62; 2.Bryce Leyton (SVP) 01:06.43; 3.Shivaansh Athalye (Otters) 01:10.21
  11. 100 M. Individual Medley – Boys Under 12: 1.Daksh Razdan (GSC) 01:14.25; 2.Shivaansh Athalye (Otters) 01:21.25; 3.Neil Dhumale (MGMO) 01:22.71
  12. 50 M. Back Stroke – Men Under 30: 1.Rupak Joshi (MGMO) 00:28.40; 2.Laksh Puri (Forest Club) 00:29.25; 3.Om Satam (GAKVSP) 00:29.91
  13. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Men Under 30: 1.Om Satam (GAKVSP) 00:31.65; 2.Rupak Joshi (MGMO) 00:31.66; 3.Yash Bagwe (MGMO) 00:31.73
  14. 50 M. Butterfly Stroke – Men Under 30: 1.Laksh Puri (Forest Club) 00:26.31; 2.Om Satam (GAKVSP) 00:26.64; 3.Atharva Mhatre (MGMO) 00:26.81
  15. 50 M. Free Style – Men Under 30: 1.Om Satam (GAKVSP) 00:24.31; 2.Rupak Joshi (MGMO) 00:24.80; 3.Laksh Puri (Forest Club) 00:25.25
  16. 100 M. Free Style – Men Under 30: 1.Om Satam (GAKVSP) 00:53.49; 2.Rupak Joshi (MGMO) 00:53.90; 3.Zeus Palia (Otters) 00:55.45
  17. 100 M. Individual Medley – Men Under 30: 1.Om Satam (GAKVSP) 01:02.21; 2.Laksh Puri (Forest Club) 01:02.58; 3.Rupak Joshi (MGMO) 01:02.74
  18. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Men Under 40: 1.Aditya Narayanan (RFC) 01:15.31
  19. 50 M. Free Style – Men Under 40: 1.Chinmay Mhatre (MGMO) 00:31.37; 2.Aditya Narayanan (RFC) 00:44.98
  20. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Men Under 50: 1.Ajinkya Natu (MIG) 00:37.47 NMR; 2.Kushal Bhagi (NSCI) 00:40.61; 3.Amish Shroff (RFC) 00:45.61
  21. 50 M. Free Style – Men Under 50: 1.Ajinkya Natu (MIG) 00:29.22; 2.Kushal Bhagi (NSCI) 00:30.78; 3.Hiren Ranpura (ASP West) 00:37.98
  22. 25 M. Breast Stroke – Men Under 60: 1.Dhirendra Singh (MGMO) 00:19.31; 2.Raveesh Lilani (MHC) 00:20.63; 3.Amrendra Phatak (MGMO) 00:27.69
  23. 25 M. Free Style – Men Under 60: 1.Raveesh Lilani (MHC) 00:14.89; 2.Ajit Pawar (PSP) 00:15.61; 3.Dhirendra Singh (MGMO) 00:15.69
  24. 25 M. Breast Stroke – Men Under 70: 1.Jayshil Marfatia (MGMO) 00:19.40; 2.Rajesh Negandhi (PMHB) 00:21.25; 3.V.R. Krishnan (MSA) 00:26.09
  25. 25 M. Free Style – Men Under 70: 1.Rajesh Negandhi (PMHB) 00:15.86; 2.Jayshil Marfatia (MGMO) 00:16.05; 3.Anirudh Nansi (PMHB) 00:16.75
  26. 25 M. Breast Stroke – Men 70 PLus: 1.Mehernosh Bamji (MGMO) 00:20.85; 2.Kiron Kunte (MGMO) 00:28.23; 3.Arvind Bhanage (MIG) 00:37.50
  27. 25 M Free style – Men 70 Plus: 1.Mehernosh Bamji (MGMO) 00:19.51; 2.Prabhakar Chitnis (MGMO) 00:19.91; 3.Balkrishna Bhandary (Acres) 00:21.12
  28. 4 x 50 M. Free Style Relay – Boys Under 12: 1.Khar Gym Team A (Khar Gym) 02:22.46; 2.Somaiya Team A (Somaiya) 02:31.81; 3.Otters Team A (Otters) 02:34.69
  29. 4 x 50 M. Medley Relay – Boys Under 12: 1.Khar Gym Team A (Khar Gym) 02:49.00; 2.Somaiya Team A (Somaiya) 02:58.66; 3.Otters Team A (Otters) 03:01.53
  30. 4 x 25 M. Free Style Relay – Men: 1.MGMO Team A (MGMO) 00:49.71; 2.MGMO Team B (MGMO) 00:57.44; 3.MIG Team A (MIG) 01:05.65
  31. 4 x 25 M. Medley Relay – Men: 1.MGMO Team A (MGMO) 00:53.54 NMR; 2.MGMO Team B (MGMO) 01:05.69; 3.MIG Team A (MIG) 01:28.21
  32. 50 M. Back Stroke – Girls Under 10: 1.Cyra Vaid (Matunga Gym) 00:44.04; 2.Myara Salia (CSMSS) 00:44.18; 3.Shanvi Patel (ASP East) 00:49.85
  33. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Girls Under 10: 1.Cyra Vaid (Matunga Gym) 00:47.61; 2.Ira Yedake (MGMO) 00:49.60; 3.Myara Salia (CSMSS) 00:51.18
  34. 50 M. Butterfly Stroke – Girls Under 10: 1.Prisha Mane (PSP) 00:42.60; 2.Kyra Kotecha (MSP) 00:43.62; 3.Myara Salia (CSMSS) 00:44.13
  35. 50 M. Free Style – Girls Under 10: 1.Cyra Vaid (Matunga Gym) 00:36.16; 2.Ira Yedake (MGMO) 00:36.50; 3.Myara Salia (CSMSS) 00:37.33
  36. 100 M. Individual Medley – Girls Under 10: 1.Cyra Vaid (Matunga Gym) 01:31.47; 2.Myara Salia (CSMSS) 01:35.62; 3.Ira Yedake (MGMO) 01:37.50
  37. 50 M. Back Stroke – Girls Under 12: 1.Sakshi Vemal (GSC) 00:41.63; 2.Kadambari Sawant (PSP) 00:41.65; 3.Myra Karwal (Khar Gym) 00:47.28
  38. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Girls Under 12: 1.Sakshi Vemal (GSC) 00:40.49; 2.Ayra Gupta (CCI) 00:43.04; 3.Riva Patel (PMHB) 00:44.28
  39. 50 M. Butterfly Stroke – Girls Under 12: 1.Sakshi Vemal (GSC) 00:36.76; 2.Anaaya Nair (Forest Club) 00:40.25; 3.Shenaya Daruwalla (YMCA) 00:42.75
  40. 50 M. Free Style – Girls Under 12: 1.Sakshi Vemal (GSC) 00:32.78; 2.Ayra Gupta (CCI) 00:35.32; 3.Theia Mendon (MSA) 00:35.43
  41. 100 M. Free Style – Girls Under 12: 1.Sakshi Vemal (GSC) 01:13.65; 2.Ayra Gupta (CCI) 01:17.23; 3.Theia Mendon (MSA) 01:21.34
  42. 100 M. Individual Medley – Girls Under 12: 1.Sakshi Vemal (GSC) 01:24.98; 2.Kadambari Sawant (PSP) 01:30.38; 3.Shenaya Daruwalla (YMCA) 01:36.94
  43. 50 M. Back Stroke – Women Under 30: 1.Ruchika Shetty (MGMO) 00:33.30; 2.Myra Jadwani (Khar Gym) 00:37.34
  44. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Women Under 30: 1.Zara Baksi (Somaiya) 00:35.41 NMR; 2.Ruchika Shetty (MGMO) 00:40.27
  45. 50 M. Butterfly Stroke – Women Under 30: 1.Zara Baksi (Somaiya) 00:29.95 NMR; 2.Ruchika Shetty (MGMO) 00:31.94; 3.Myra Jadwani (Khar Gym) 00:35.47
  46. 50 M. Free Style – Women Under 30: 1.Avantika Chavan (Khar Gym) 00:26.88 NMR; 2.Ruchika Shetty (MGMO) 00:29.87; 3.Myra Jadwani (Khar Gym) 00:30.13
  47. 100 M. Free Style – Women Under 30: 1.Zara Baksi (Somaiya) 01:01.40; 2.Ruchika Shetty (MGMO) 01:05.17; 3.Myra Jadwani (Khar Gym) 01:07.69
  48. 100 M. Individual Medley – Women Under 30: 1.Zara Baksi (Somaiya) 01:10.02 NMR; 2.Ruchika Shetty (MGMO) 01:14.36; 3.Myra Jadwani (Khar Gym) 01:27.06
  49. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Women Under 40: 1.Himanta Barbara (PSP) 00:51.32; 2.Malvika Iyer (Matunga Gym) 00:55.76; 3.Ruchita Patil (MIG) 00:58.96
  50. 50 M. Free Style – Women Under 40: 1.Himanta Barbara (PSP) 00:39.75; 2.Malvika Iyer (Matunga Gym) 00:45.24; 3.Ruchita Patil (MIG) 00:46.28
  51. 50 M. Breast Stroke – Women Under 50: 1.Shazneen Limjerwala (Sher-e-Punjab) 01:03.64; 2.Ruchi Shah (Matunga Gym) 01:13.91
  52. 50 M. Free Style – Women Under 50: 1.Ruchi Shah (Matunga Gym) 00:48.51; 2.Malti Gidwani (NSCI) 00:48.94; 3.Shazneen Limjerwala (Sher-e-Punjab) 01:12.10
  53. 25 M. Breast Stroke – Women Under 60: 1.Sukhjit Kaur (PMHB) 00:23.80; 2.Mita Kapadia (PMHB) 00:29.31
  54. 25 M. Free Style – Women Under 60: 1.Sukhjit Kaur (PMHB) 00:17.93; 2.Mita Kapadia (PMHB) 00:22.97
  55. 25 M. Breast Stroke – Women Under 70: 1.Chitra Nadkarni (Matunga Gym) 00:26.64; 2.Vandana Advani (Otters) 00:27.90; 3.Sushama Gokhale (MIG) 00:35.85
  56. 25 M. Free Style – Women Under 70: 1.Vandana Advani (Otters) 00:21.53; 2.Chitra Nadkarni (Matunga Gym) 00:23.86; 3.Aarti Pande (CSMSS) 00:36.66
  57. 25 M. Free Style – Women 70 Plus: 1.Rajlakshmi Sobhawat (MGMO) 00:24.86
  58. 4 x 50 M. Free Style Relay – Girls Under 12: 1.Khar Gym Team A (Khar Gym) 02:38.66; 2.PMHB Team B (PMHB) 02:44.56; 3.PMHB Team A (PMHB) 02:49.97
  59. 4 x 50 M. Medley Relay – Girls Under 12: 1.PMHB Team B (PMHB) 03:05.85; 2.Khar Gym Team A (Khar Gym) 03:10.72; 3.PMHB Team A (PMHB) 03:15.70
  60. 4 x 25 M. Free Style Relay – Women: 1.Matunga Gym Team A (Matunga Gym) 01:27.33
  61. 4 x 25 M. Medley Relay – Women: 1.Matunga Gym Team A (Matunga Gym) 01:54.58