KARACHI, Sept 27: The two-day Sindh Open and Junior swimming championship 2003 for boys started at Karachi Gymkhana.

Fourteen clubs and schools including the holders Habib Public School and runners-up Karachi Grammar School (KGS) are participating in the meet.

Rohail Tariq took the day’s honours shattering two records. First he broke the record in 25 meters backstroke in the under-10 category. He clocked 19.52 seconds as against the previous time of 19.63 seconds.

Later he established a new record in 25 meter butterfly with a time of 19.63 seconds.

Results:

Under-10: 25 metre backstroke: Rohail Tariq 19.52 (N.R) Faiz Khalil (MG) 2nd 21.06 Yasser Sattar (KGS) 3rd 22.82.

100 breaststroke under-15 Suleman Saadat (HPS) 1st 1.24.84 Shahyar Mehrshahi (KPI) 2nd 1.30.47 Hamid Rahim (KGS) 3rd 1.31.95.

200 Individual Medley under-15 Rameez Azam (NC) 3.01.88 Agha Shahwar (HPS) 3.04.89 Ansar Karim (KGS) 3.10.65.

50 meter butterfly under-12 Mustafa (HPS) 40.74 Hasan Ladhubhai (KGS) 41.88 Ashar Sultan (HPS) 42.57.

100 breaststroke under-18 Bilal Ejaz (HPS) 1.21.53 Nael Masud (HPS) 1.25.74 Umesh Datwani (KC) 1.28.75.

100 breaststroke under-12 Ashar Sultan (HPS) 1.38.49 Farrukh Asad (HPS) 1.42.97 Hasan Ladhubhai (KGS) 1.45.28.

50 meters Freestyle under-12 Hasan Ladhubhai (KGS) 35.31 Ashar Sultan (HPS) 35.41 Mustafa Mohammad Ali (HPS) 36.61.

200 freestyle under-15 Ramiz Azam (NC) 2.44.53 Ahsan Asad (KG) 2.44.77 Mudasir Salim (HPS) 2.48.82.

100 freestyle open Harris Bin Jabbar (HPS) 1.01.72 Hussain Youshe Murad (KC) 1.03.24 Ali Shah Ahmed (NC) 1.03.51.

200 Butterfly under-18 Jawwad Kamani (HPS) 3.08.12 Afzal Shraf Kamani (KC) 3.20.98 Zohaib Hasan (HPS) 3.26.45.

200 butterfly Open Javed Taqi (KC) 3.09.02 Muhammad Tahir (HPS) 3.12.31 Suhaib Shahbaz (KC) 3.19.87.

400 Freestyle Open Javed Taqi (KC) 6.46.20 Muhammad Tahir (HPS) 6.55.19 Agha Shahmir 7.04.30.

4x25 meters under 12 freestyle relay Habib Public School 1.07.00 Karachi Grammar School (KGS) 1.10.42 Naval Club (NC) 1.11.92.

Out of the 13 events contested so far Habib Public School was leading with 73 points, followed by Karachi Grammar School with 27 points, Naval Club was placed third with 24 points.