Surabaya clubs finish top in national swimming c'ships

YOGYAKARTA (JP): The 19th national interclub swimming championships (KRAPNAS) ended here yesterday with Surabaya clubs, Hiu Club and Surya Naga, coming one-two.

Hiu Club won the meet with a score of 766 and Surya Naga carded 353 points.

Purwokerto's Bina Taruna Club took the third position after garnering a total score of 341 in the annual competition which was held in the Teacher's Training Institute swimming stadium.

On the final day of the three-day championships 17 more KRAPNAS records were broken, taking the meet's new records total to 52.

Several swimmers broke more than one KRAPNAS record each during the championships. Andy Wibowo of Bhumi Phala Club set five new KRAPNAS records and was crowned best swimmer in the men's senior groups.

M. Akbar Nasution of Jakarta's Pari Sakti Club also set five new records and was crowned best junior swimmer of the championships.

He broke the men's junior records for the 400-meter freestyle, the 200-meter butterfly, the 100-meter breaststroke and the 400- meter individual medley.

Akbar yesterday recorded a time of 01:09:96 for the men's junior 100-meter breaststroke slicing 1.38 seconds off the record he set in 1996 in Semarang. This record, however, is still below the national mark of 01:03:72 set by Wirmandi Sugriat in 1991 in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

In the 400-meter individual medley he recorded a time of four minutes and 56.79 seconds. The old record of 04:59:25 was set by Marck Budiman last year.

In the women's senior and junior groups, Silvy Triana and Ati Yuliani were crowned the best swimmers of the championships respectively.

Yulius Fernando Tonga and Dyah Ayu Rahmani won the best positions in the men's and women's beginner groups.

Silvy Triana of Jakarta's Tirtamas Club broke three KRAPNAS records. Two of them were the 800-meter freestyle and the 100- meter backstroke.

Ati Yuliani of Temanggung's Bhumi Phala Club's broke four KRAPNAS records during the championships. She set new records in the women's junior 400-meter freestyle, the 200-meter individual medley, the 200-meter freestyle and the 400-meter individual medley.

About 960 swimmers and officials from 74 clubs in 20 provinces competed in the event which was closed by Edhi Dharma of the Indonesian Swimming Association's Yogyakarta branch. (44/swa)

Selected results

Men

200-meter freestyle (senior): 1. Armand Panji (Jaka Utama) 01:59:33 2. Donny Budiarto Utomo (Bina Taruna) 02:00:62 3. Kristian Yohanes 02:03:18

200-meter freestyle (junior): 1. Hanny Dwi Prasetyo (Hiu) 02:03:34 2. Ivan Komara (Surya Naga) 02:06:74 3. M. Akbar Nasution (Pari Sakti) 02:07:02

100-meter breaststroke (senior): 1. Budi Gunawan (Telanai Pura) 01:09:71 2. Adi Hardi Wibowo (Kepodang Emas) 01:10:75 3. Yohanes Kristian (Kuda Laut) 01:11:01

100-meter breaststroke (junior): 1. M. Akbar Nasution (Pari Sakti) 01:09:96 2. Hery Yudianto (Bhumi Phala) 01:12:64 3. Ferianto K. Hendarta (Cucut) 01:13:03

200-meter backstroke (senior): 1. Andy Wibowo (Bhumi Phala) 02:14:89 2. Donny Budiarto Utomo (Bina Taruna) 02:17:61 3. Marck Budiman (Surya Naga) 02:18:27

Women

200-meter freestyle (senior): 1. Lia Kristiana (Aquarius) 02:16:72 2. Kevin Rose Nasution (Pari Sakti) 02:18:90 3. Dara Rosmailina (Kuda Laut) 02:24:22

200-meter freestyle (junior): 1. Ati Yuliani (Bhumi Phala) 02:13:40 2. Ella O. Haryono (Hiu) 02:13:58 3. Juliana Juanto (Telanai Pura) 02:15:47

100-meter breaststroke (senior): 1. Rita Mariani (Hiu) 01:18:20 2. Dian Puji Utami (Prima) 01:20:86 3. Gardini P. (Kepodang Emas) 01:220:87

100-meter breaststroke (junior): 1. Dwi Pujiastuti (Bogani Tirta Ambang) 01:17:75 2. Yohana Prajogo (Tirtaman Taruna) 01:20:20 3. Fresha Sastraatmaja (Prima) 01:21:66

200-meter backstroke (senior): 1. Lily Ikkawati (Surya Naga) 02:39:26 2. Fenny Megayana (TCS) 02:41:71 3. Aileen Rosa Purwono (Hiu) 02:45:36