LAHORE, Sept 13: Shahbaz Khan of Punjab School, Lahore, (PSL) won all four events of the Under-16 Super competition in the 2nd Punjab inter-school swimming championship for boys at the Model Town Club pool on Thursday.

Though Atchison College, Lahore (ACL) annexed the overall trophy, Shahbaz stole the show winning the 50metre butterfly race, clocking 28.87 seconds, 100metre back-stroke (one min 17.46sec), 200metre breaststroke (3.06.10sec) and 200metre freestyle (2.25.24 sec), to help his school bag the runners-up trophy.

Nusrat Jahan Academy, Jhang (NJAJ) seized the third spot.

The events were held in Under-8, 10, 12, 14, Under-14 (Super Boys) and Under-16 (Super Boys). Some 200 swimmers from different schools, mainly of Punjab, took part in the contest.

Under-8:

50m freestyle: Ismail Najeeb (ACL) 42.61sec. 50m breaststroke: Ahmad Saeed (ACL) 58.41sec. 50m back-stroke: Rafey Sohail (Shapes Club) 56.08sec.

Under 10:

50m freestyle: Ahmad Kamran (Beaconhouse) 38.12sec. 50m breaststroke: Ans bin Zubair (PSL), 52.06sec. 50m back-stroke: Abdullah Bilal (ACL) 45.10sec.

Under-12:

50m freestyle: Husnain Ali ( PSL) 32.90sec. 50m breaststroke: M Bilal (Crescent Model School) 44.91sec. 50m back-stroke: Pasha Khan (LGS) 42.43sec; 100m freestyle: M Anas (CMS) 1.19.46sec; 100m butterfly: Husnain Ali (PC) 1.53.55; 100m breaststroke: Hassan Kamran (BH) 1:38.63; 100m back-stroke: M Anas (CMS) 1.36.71; 200m individual medley:Hassan Kamran (Beaconhouse) 3.17.15sec.

U-14:

50m freestyle: Rashid Aziz (AC) 31.56sec; 50m breaststroke: Abdullah (University Lab) 42.39sec; 50m back-stroke: Abdul Rehman

(DPS) 43.83; 100m freestyle: Rashid Aziz (AC) 1.14.09sec; 100m breaststroke: Abdullah (University Lab) 1:36.05; 100m butterfly: Asad Masood (AC) 2.13.21sec; 200m individual medley: Nauman Azeem (PS) 3.32.01.

U-14 (Super boys):

50m butterfly: Moid Mustafa (City School) 30.24sec; 100m back-stroke: Syed Abdul Moid (City School) 1.21.76; 200m freestyle: Bassir Hassan (Army Public School) 2.26sec; 200m breaststroke: Mahboob Hassan (Muarwa Club) 3.14.79; 200m individual medley: Moid Mustafa (City School) 2.46.72.

Under-16:

50m freestyle: Raza Asif Majeed (DPS, Faisalabad) 33.07sec; 50m back-stroke: Asadullah (AC) 39.85sec; 50m breaststroke: M. Abdullah (University Lab) 41.36sec; 100m freestyle: Abdullah Tariq (AC) one min 11.82sec; 100m breaststroke: Zafeer Ahmad (DPS) 1.33.45; 100m back-stroke: Asadullah (AC) 1.29.12; 100m butterfly: Aqib Khan (Asia School) 1.26.47; 200m individual medley: Zafeer Ahmad (DPS).

Under-16 Super Boys:

50m butterfly: Shahbaz Khan (PC) 28.87sec; 100m back-stroke: Shahbaz Khan (PC) 1.17.46; 200m breaststroke: Shahbaz Khan (PC) 3.06.10; 200m freestyle: Shahbaz (PC) 2.25.24.

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