Karnataka won the men's team championship with 150 points, while Maharashtra women lifted the corresponding team crown with 157 points at the Chatrapathi Shivaji Balewadi Stadium.
Kolhapur swimmer Virdhawal Khade, a bronze medal winner at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzou, won the best swimmer award for men, while Richa Mishtra of Police Sports Promotion Board, who picked up five gold medals, claimed the best swimmer award among women.
In diving, Services came on top with 29 points in the men's group, while Railways clinched the women's team title with 21 points.
Services and Kerala clinched the respective men's and women's water polo titles.
Khade set a new national mark of 50.53 seconds in the men's 100m freestyle for his fifth gold medal of the meet. His time bettered the old record of 51.15 set by Aaron D'Souza of Karnataka in 2011.
A total of 14 national records were set in the five- day championships, including 6 in the women's category. More
