Inter Divisional Pulling Regatta and Chilka Lake Swimming Held at INS Chilka

Inter Divisional Pulling Regatta and Chilka Lake Swimming Held at INS Chilka

Inter-Divisional Pulling Regatta for Batch 02/2018 was held at INS Chilka on 07 and 08 December 2018. The competition aimed to inculcate watermanship skills, endurance and team spirit. Trainees from all 10 divisions and four teams from Ship's Company participated in the competition. In addition, Chilka Lake swimming competition from Kalijai Island to Watermanship Training Centre covering a distance of 03 kms was also conducted on 08 December 2018. 250 trainees participated in the swimming race. Commanding Officer INS Chilka presented awards to the winners. Ashok Division emerged as winner of the pulling regatta and was awarded the coveted ‘Cock’ trophy while Azad Division bagged the runners-up trophy. In Chilka lake swimming competition Abhijit Shaw, SSR of Azad Division won the gold medal and Pankaj Sangwan, SSR of Akbar Division the silver medal.