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Inaugural Regent International College Swimming Meet
Neptune AC and Holy Cross show their might
By M. Shamil Amit
The inaugural swimming meet of the Regent International College of Gampaha ended on a successful note with over 36 teams participating which comprised of 19 in the boy's category and 17 in the girl's category.

This incidentally is the first ever swimming meet to be held in the Gampaha district which was held over two day's and concluded yesterday at the newly laid out 25 metre swimming pool at the school which also is the first ever pool to be constructed in the district.

Neptune Aquatic Club Gampaha and Holy Cross College Gampaha had the honour of being declared the champions of the inaugural meet in the boy's and girl's category. Neptune AC received 102 points while Holy Cross College gathered 113 points in the respective categories.

The meet though restricted to the swimmers in the Gampaha district attracted over 300 entries in both the boys and girls category. The organizers were helped by the officials of the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union along with Metropolitan Agencies, Sri Lankan Airlines, Lanka Orex Leasing, HNB Assurance, People's Bank and Ranatunge Motors Gampola coming in as co sponsors which enabled them to conduct the swimming meet smoothly.

It was encouraging to see so many students in the Gampaha district getting an opportunity to show their talent in a sport which is dominated by the leading schools in the metropolis and the interest shown by the parents of the participants was tremendous. The bold step taken by Regent International College an institution, which started only two year's, ago is definitely going to be a boon to those interested in swimming in this district.

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