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Swimming - Mysore Scene |
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| Swimming is a very attractive and
physical sport which is popular in the world sporting scene. Karnataka's contribution to
the national scene has been consistent . Swimmers like J.Abhijith, S.H.Hakimuddin,
Santhosh, Satish Kumar, Meghana Narayan, Nisha Millet, Ashima Shetty, Sangita Rao, Sajini
Shetty, Kokila B.J.Shetty, Anupama Louis and Sonia Jose have all done us proud by winning
medals in the international level. |
| Our city also has some excellent
swimmers like Ramachandra Gowda, M.R.Abhishek, Skanda, R.Ashwath, Adarsh, Shivkumar in the
men's section & in the women's section. |
| Mysore District's Water-Polo team has
been a consistent performer in the state -level Aquatics Meet and many of the Swimmers
from Mysore have gone on to represent the state's water-polo team both in the men's and
women's section. |
| In the diving section, M.R.Sukumar was
once ranked as one of the top divers in the country and the No.1in the state. He
represented the state team in the national diving championship and also represented Mysore
in the All-India Inter-University Championship. |
| In the women's section, H.D.Lakshmi of
Hassan representing Mysore University has won the silver medal in High board diving in the
All-India Inter-University meet for the last three years (98-99, 99-2000, 2000-01). |
| Mysore University plays a big part in
promoting the sport in the city. It has a well maintained Swimming Pool which is open to
public. |
| Many of the Mysoreans utilize the Mysore University Swimming Pool at Saraswathipuram and benefit from the same. |
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