PANJIM: Young swimmers from Thane dominated the final day proceedings at the 8th Goa Swimathon, grabbing nine out of the possible 18 podium finishes in the 250 metres, one km and 2 km races held at the Bambolim Bay on Sunday.
Shubham Pawar of Thane won the one km and 250 metres race, while coming a close second in the 10kms race on Saturday.
Goa too had something to cheer when Tanayaa Parashar won the first place in the women’s one km race, while Subhash Gogi won the third place in the 250 metres race.
K Vijay Kumar (34) a visually impaired swimmer from Bengaluru also won many hearts when he successfully finished the one km race.
The event organised by Enduro Sports Goa in association with the NRB Group (1930 Vasco) saw the participation of a record 300 swimmers from across Goa, India and overseas taking part this year.
