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Guwahati: Jahnabi Kashyap dominated the pool Sunday. The Assam swimmer hauled in two gold medals and shattered two national records during the opening day of the Senior National Short Course Swimming Championship 2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Competition fired up at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex. Kashyap tore through the women 200-metre freestyle in 2:03.12, setting a new national record for the event. She did not stop there. The athlete surged to another national record in the 100-metre butterfly, clocking in at 1:02.15 to lock up her second gold.
This marks the first edition of the short course national championship. The event runs from October 25 through October 28. Assam Swimming Association secretary Bhaskar Das praised the swimmer for the display. "Kashyap's double gold and two national records on the opening day mark a significant achievement for Assam swimming," Das said. Three days of racing remain for the field.
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