Ahmedabad swimmer Venika Parikh represented Gujarat at the 38th Junior National Aquatic Championship in Bhubaneshwar.
Venika Parikh Gujarat proud by winning two silver medals in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke with times of 01:17.67 and 02:49.81, respectively in the Group II (12-14 yr) age group.
Venika started learning swimming at the age of 3 at the Ellisbridge Gymkhana. Venika had earlier won 5 individual gold medals in different categories and 2 team gold medals at the Gujarat State Aquatic Championships at Rajkot on May 28 and 29. She had created two new Gujarat state meet record in 50m and 100m breaststroke.