Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Telangana Swimmers Shine at Nationals
Shivani Karra from Telangana won a silver medal in the 100m backstroke at a big swimming competition in New Delhi.
This is her third medal in the competition, showing she's really good at backstroke swimming.
Another swimmer from Telangana, Sudhiksha Krishna, also won a bronze medal in the 50m freestyle.
The competition is happening from December 12 to 17, 2025, and it's a national championship for girls.
Shivani Karra won a silver medal in the U-14 girls’ 100m backstroke at the 69th SGFi National Swimming Championship for Girls 2025–26.
Shivani clocked 1:09.97, finishing behind Shreya Binil who won gold with 1:09.14.
This is Shivani’s third medal in the championship, adding to her earlier gold in the 200m backstroke and silver in the 50m backstroke.
Sudhiksha Krishna from Telangana won a bronze medal in the U-19 girls’ 50m freestyle with a time of 28.24 seconds.
The championship is being held from December 12 to 17, 2025, at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Stadium in New Delhi.
- Who
- Shivani Karra and Sudhiksha Krishna from Telangana
- What
- Won medals at the 69th SGFi National Swimming Championship for Girls 2025–26
- When
- December 12 to 17, 2025
- Where
- Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Stadium, New Delhi
- Why
- To compete in various swimming events
- Event
- 69th SGFi National Swimming Championship for Girls 2025–26
- Location
- Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Stadium, New Delhi
- Dates
- December 12 to 17, 2025
- Shivani's Medals
- Gold (200m backstroke), Silver (50m and 100m backstroke)
- Sudhiksha's Medal
- Bronze (U-19 50m freestyle)
- Shivani's 100m Backstroke Time
- 1:09.97
- Sudhiksha's 50m Freestyle Time
- 28.24 seconds