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  State Sr Swimming: Khordha women, men assert supremacy
16 May 2026
 

Asserting supremacy from the word go, Khordha women and men captured 16 out of 22 gold medals on the opening day of the 66th Odisha State Senior Swimming Championship, which commenced at the Indoor Aquatic Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar today.

The star-studded Khordha women team, featuring national medallists Pratyasa Ray, Shristi Upadhaya, Sonia Patel and others bagged nine gold medals, while the other two gold medals of the day in women events went to well-known Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan, who represented Cuttack.

Abhinav Kumar Singh and Sai Swarup Swain were instrumental in Khordha men securing six gold medals. Bargarh men claimed two gold, thanks to the impressive performance of Nabin Sharma, while Ganjam and Balangir men won one gold apiece.
 

A total of 136 (99 men and 37 women) swimmers from 18 districts have joined the two-day championship, which is being organised by the Odisha State Swimming Association (TOSSA) with the support of the Department of Sports & Youth Services (DSYS), Government of Odisha. As many as 40 technical officials and volunteers are conducting the championship.

DSYS Additional Secretary Bijay Kumar Swain attended the opening ceremony as chief guest, while Additional Secretary Sudhakar Naik and Deputy Secretary Amit Kumar Naik were guests of honour. TOSSA president Pradip Kumar Padhee, secretary Golapmani Mahanta and treasurer Bijay Kumar Dixit were present on the occasion.

RESULTS:

MEN: 400m freestyle: 1. Abhinav Kumar Singh (Khordha), 2. Anshuman Vashist (Bargarh), 3. Abhinas Das (Khordha). 200m backstroke: 1. Abhinav Kumar Singh (Khordha), 2. Abhinas Das (Khordha), 3. Swagat Seth (Balangir). 100m breaststroke: 1. Sai Swarup Swain (Khordha), 2. Sourav Putel (Balangir), 3. Swastik Mahakur (Sambalpur). 50m butterfly: 1. Nabin Sharma (Bargarh), 2. Jadu Budek (Bargarh), 3. Shubhrant Patra (Ganjam). 4x100 freestyle relay: 1. Bargarh (Nabin Sharma, Shreejeet Mahakur, Jadu Budek, Anshuman Vashist), 2. Khordha (Sai Swarup Swain, Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo, Smruti Ranjan Patalsingh, Abhinav Kumar Singh), 3. Sambalpur (Anshuman Merli, Saswar Swarup Beriha, Rohit Deep, Piyush Thakur). 800m freestyle: 1. Abhinav Kumar Singh (Khordha), 2. Piyush Thakur (Sambalpur), 3. Abhinas Das (Khordha). 400m individual medley: 1. Sai Swarup Swain (Khordha), 2. Sahil Majhi (KISS-KIIT), 3. Piyush Thakur (Sambalpur). 100m butterfly: 1. Shubhrant Patra (Ganjam), 2. Anshuman Vashist (Bargarh), 3. Smruti Ranjan Patalsingh (Khordha). 100m backstroke: 1. Abhinav Kumar Singh (Khordha), 2. Dayasagar Khatar (Balangir), 3. Swagat Seth (Balangir). 50m breaststroke: 1. Sourav Putel (Balangir), 2. Sai Swarup Swain (Khordha), 3. Aritro Mallick (Cuttack). 4x100m medley relay: 1. Khordha (Abhinav Kumar Singh, Sai Swarup Swain, Smruti Ranjan Patalsingh, Himanshu Sekhar Sahoo), 2. Bargarh (Nabin Sharma, Shreejeet Mahakur, Jadu Budek, Anshuman Vashist), 3. Balangir (Swagat Seth, Sourav Putel, Dayasagar Khatar, Somnath Putel).

WOMEN: 400m freestyle: 1. Pratyasa Ray (Khordha), 2. Dhanvi Bhaumik (Khordha), 3. Anshika Aradhana Sahoo (Khordha). 200m backstroke: 1. Pratyasa Ray (Khordha), 2. Dhanvi Bhaumik (Khordha), 3. Anjali Munda (KISS-KIIT). 100m breaststroke: 1. Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan (Cuttack), 2. Anjali Mallick (KISS-KIIT), 3. Shreejeeta Mahakur (Bargarh). 50m butterfly: 1. Shristi Upadhaya (Khordha), 2. Sonia Patel (Khordha), 3. Chinmayee Behera (Khordha). 4x100 freestyle relay: 1. Khordha (Pratyasa Ray, Sonia Patel, Anshika Aradhana Sahoo, Shristi Upadhaya), 2. Cuttack (Pratikhya Nandi, Arpita Samal, Akankshya Nayak, Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan), 3. Sambalpur (Aanchal Bag, Aliyana Panda, Arpita Seth, Rashmi Rekha Mishra). 800m freestyle: 1. Dhanvi Bhaumik (Khordha), 2. Ayusree Dutta (Khordha), 3. Chinmayee Behera (Khordha). 400m individual medley: 1. Pratyasa Ray (Khordha), 2. Ayusree Dutta (Khordha), 3. Aanchal Bag (Sambalpur). 100m butterfly: 1. Shristi Upadhaya (Khordha), 2. Sonia Patel (Khordha), 3. Pratikhya Nandi (Cuttack). 100m backstroke: 1. Pratyasa Ray (Khordha), 2. Dhanvi Bhaumik (Khordha), 3. Anjali Munda (KISS-KIIT). 50m breaststroke: 1. Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan (Cuttack), 2. Anshika Aradhana Sahoo (Khordha), 3. Anjali Mallick (KISS-KIIT). 4x100m medley relay: 1. Khordha (Pratyasa Ray, Sonia Patel, Anshika Aradhana Sahoo, Shristi Upadhaya), 2. Cuttack (Pratikhya Nandi, Arpita Samal, Akankshya Nayak, Divyanka Dibyajyoti Pradhan), 3. Sambalpur (Aanchal Bag, Aliyana Panda, Arpita Seth, Rashmi Rekha Mishra).
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TOP: Khordha women competitors (L-R) Pratyasa Ray, Sonia Patel, Anshika Aradhana Sahoo and Shristi Upadhaya pose with their gold medals at the 66th Odisha State Senior Swimming Championship in Bhubaneswar on 16 May 2026.

RIGHT: Guests and TOSSA office-bearers attend the opening ceremony of the 66th Odisha State Senior Swimming Championship in Bhubaneswar on 16 May 2026.
 
   
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