East Java swimmers win c'ships

East Java swimmers win c'ships

JAKARTA (JP): East Java dominated the inter-club swimming championships by winning both the senior and junior titles in Semarang Sunday.

The Hiu club from Surabaya won the senior title by capturing eight golds, seven silvers and eight bronzes while the Suryanaga club, also from Surabaya, won the junior title by taking five golds, seven silvers and three bronzes, Antara reported.

Hiu Surabaya also took the best swimmers titles in the men's and women's division through Hanny Dwi Prasetyo and Yuliana Djuanto. Hanny grabbed five golds, two silvers and one bronze while Yuliana took four golds and two silvers.

The Bina Taruna club from Purwokerto, Central Java won second place in the senior competition with five golds, eight silvers and four bronzes. The Kuda Laut club from Jakarta came third with four golds, three silvers and two bronzes.

Hiu Surabaya won second place in the junior title with eight golds, six silvers and two bronzes. The Aquarius club from Bandung took third place with five golds, three silvers and five bronzes.

The inter-club swimming championships began Friday and ended Sunday. About 800 swimmers from 68 clubs and 18 provinces took part in the competition. (lnt)