Rubab adjudged best swimmer

Published July 7, 2003

LAHORE, July 6: Rubab Raza, a promising swimmer from Lahore performed superbly in the seventh Punjab Open/Talent Hunt swimming championship  at  the  Fatima Jinnah Medical College pool on Sunday.

Rubab won seven out of a total of nine events of the Open age category, , to be adjudged the best swimmer of the  category.

In other age categories, Azalfa Shafi was declared best swimmer  in the U-10 group. Minhail Zaman in the U-12, Natasha Amin in U-14 and Javeria Atiq  in  the U-16 Age Group.

Results

200m freestyle (Open): Rubab Raza two min 44.29 sec; Afia Shah, Ayesha Ikram.

25m freestyle (U-10): Azalfa Shafi 19.74  sec; Tahmia Nasir, Kashifa Zafar.

25m freestyle (U-12): Minahil Zaman 20.76 sec; Hira Sami;  Amina Khan.

50m back-stroke (Open): Rubab Raza 36.50  sec;  Rida  Sabahat; Ayesha Ikram.

25m freestyle (U-14): Natasha Amin 19.05  sec,  Alina  Anwar; Ruqqaya Saad.

25m freestyle (U-16): Farah Amin 19.20 sec; Meher  Imran, Gul Sana.

50m freestyle (Open): Rubab Raza 31.14 sec; Rida Sabahat; Ayesha Ikram.

25m Breaststroke (U-10): Azalfa Shafi 24.68 sec; Kashifa  Zafar; Rabia Zulifqar.

25m Breaststroke (U-12): Minahil Zaman 29.19 sec;  Amina  Khan; Huda Yaqoob.

100m  Butterfly (Open):  Rubab Raza  one  min  26.35sec;  Rida Sabahat; Afiya Shah.

25m Breaststroke  (U-14): Natasha Amin  24.93;  Ayesha  Shafi; Kunooz Fatima.

25mm Breaststroke (U-16): Javeria Atif 26.54; Farah  Imran;  Gul Sana Ahmed.

100m Breaststroke (Open): Khadija Khalid one  min  32.81  sec; Aliza Raza; Rida Sabahat.

25m Butterfly (U-10): Azalfa Shafi 26.40 sec; Shehroze  Shehzad; Tahmia Nasir.

25m Butterfly (U-12): Amina Khan 33.25 sec; Aziza Burki;  Minhal Zaman.

200  m breaststroke (open): Khadija Khalid three min  18.70  sec; Rubab Raza; Ayesha Daud.

25m Butterfly (U-14): Tooba Aziz 25.94 sec; Kunooz Fatima; Rizma Farooq.

25m Butterfly (U-16): Rubab Raza 36.72 sec; Rida Sabahat-Eesha Khan (joint at second); Afisa Shah.

25m Backstroke (U-12): Aleena Naqvi 21.49 sec; Minahil Zaman; Aziza Burki.

25m Backstroke (U-10): Azalfa Shafi 23.75 sec;  Tahmia  Nasir; Shehroze Shehzad.

100m freestyle (Open): Rubab Raza one min 15.20 sec; Afia  Shah; Eesha Khan-Rida sabahat (joint at third).

25m Backstroke (U-14): Tooba Atiq 23.99  sec; Aleena Anwar; Natasha Amin.

25m Backstroke (U-16): Javeria Atiq 23.24 sec.; Farha Imran, Meher Imran.

100m Backstroke (Open): Rubab Raza one min 27.27 sec; Rida Sabahat ; Eesha Khan.

200m individual medley (Open): Rubab Raza three min 7.63 sec, Rida Sabahat; Afia Shah.

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