GUWAHATI: Shivangi Sharma, the new swimming sensation from Assam, has minted a total of 7 medals in the Khelo India Youth Games, 2020. She won 5 golds in all the under-21 girls’ freestyle categories, and also grabbed 2 silvers in the team events.
A student of the Bal Bharti School in New Delhi, she had earlier clinched a silver each in 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle at the South Asian Games 2019.
The KIYG 2020 was held at the 50m long-course pool at the Dr Zakir Hussain Aquatic Centre in Sarusajai, G Plus compares her performance to the National record holders in long course till date.
Shivangi’s KIYG 2020 timings in comparison to the national and world records
|
Category |
Shivangi’s Timing |
National Record Holder |
Timing |
World Record Holder |
Timing |
|
50m |
00:27.43 |
Shikha Tandon |
00:26.37 |
Britta Steffen (Germany) |
00:23.73 |
|
100m |
00:59.26 |
Shikha Tandon |
00:57.00 |
Sarah Sjostrom (Sweden) |
00:51.71 |
|
200m |
02:07.91 |
Kataria Shivani |
02:04.34 |
Federica Pellegrini (Italy) |
1:52.98 |
|
400m |
04:34.55 |
Richa Mishra |
04:25.76 |
Federica Pellegrini (Italy) |
3:59.15 |
|
800m |
09:31.22 |
Richa Mishra |
09:06.31 |
Katie Ledecky (USA) |
8:13.86 |
