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IIT Kanpur Shines at the 39th Inter IIT Aquatics Meet 2025

10 Nov, 2025 | Student Glory

The IIT Kanpur Aquatics Team delivered an outstanding performance at the 39th Inter IIT Aquatics Meet 2025, hosted by IIT Madras from September 30 to October 5, 2025.

πŸ’§ Water Polo Team – Second Runners-Up
The team secured the Second Runners-Up position after defeating IIT Kharagpur in a thrilling podium-deciding match with a close score of 10–9.
Earlier in the tournament, IIT Kanpur defeated IIT (ISM) Dhanbad in the league stage, faced a narrow loss to IIT Kharagpur, and went on to beat IIT Bombay in the quarterfinals before bowing out to IIT Madras in the semifinals.

Team Members:
Ashwin Chaubey (Captain), Krutuparna Paranjape, Gorre Karthik, Pratham D. Shah, Udbhav Singh Sikarwar, Aaryaman Aggarwal, R. Charan, Vedant Shekhar Tiwari, Kanak Khandelwal, Yatharth Sharma, Rajayogeshwar G, Ritam Hazra, and Snehansh Maharaj.

πŸŠβ€β™€οΈ Women’s Swimming Events
4Γ—50 m Freestyle Relay – Bronze Medal: Anantika Prasad, Shachhi Shrivastav, Manvi Bengani, and Kanak Potdar.
4Γ—50 m Medley Relay – 4th Place: Manvi Bengani, Sneha Jain, Shachhi Shrivastav, and Kanak Potdar.

πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ Men’s Swimming Events
50 m Breaststroke – Bronze Medal: Pratham Shah.
4th Place Finishes: Ashwin Chaubey (50 m Breaststroke) and R. Charan (50 m Butterfly).

The team was guided by Mr. Vivek Rao Vadi (Assistant Physical Education Officer).

Congratulations to all participants for their dedication, teamwork, and inspiring performance!