Sixteenth for Mahamaya and eleventh for St. Joseph’s
Two schools Mahamaya College in the hill capital Kandy and St. Joseph’s in Colombo dominated proceedings at the 41st Milo Age
Machiko Raheem the most outstanding swimmer in the under 19 girls category in action
Group Schools Swimming Championships which concluded at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium swimming pool last weekend.
Mahamaya showed their prowess to become the girls overall champions for a record 16th successive year while St. Joseph’s clinched the overall boys championship for the 11th successive year which is no doubt a great feat in the schools sports arena.
Mahamaya in achieving their record feat accumulated 545.5 points with Ladies College way behind with 328 points and Musaeus College third securing 304.5 points.
St. Joseph’s clinched the title accumulating 631.5 points while Royal Colombo took the second place with 436 points and Ananda coming in third with 362 points.
Mahamaya captain Thilini Tennekoon receiving the overall trophy from chief guest Ranjini Jayakody, Director General Minister of Sports flanked by Bandula Egodage, Assistant Vice President Corporate Affairs, Nestle Lanka Ltd.
High standard of swimming was witnessed over the four days with as much as 28 new records being established which consisted of 24 in the swimming events and four in the medley relay events which were held on the final day.
It was celebration for the Raheem family as the two sisters Kimiko and Machiko both of Asian International School bagged the best swimmers award in the under 15 and 19 categories sharing six records between them.
St. Joseph’s captain Pandula Gunasekera receiving the overall trophy from chief guest Ranjini Jayakody
Mathew Abeysinghe also hailing from the Asian International School was adjudged the best swimmer in the under 19 boys while Akalanka Peiris of St. Peter’s, Hiruni de Zoysa of Gateway Colombo and Imesh Chathuranga of DSS were the other top swimmers. The Milo Age Group Schools Championship organized by the Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Sports Association for the 41st time was sponsored by Nestle Lanka Ltd for the 21st year.
The chief guest at the closing ceremony was Ranjini Jayakody, Director-General Ministry of Sports with Bandula Egodage, Assistant Vice President Corporate Affairs, Nestle Lanka Ltd gracing the occasion as the guest of honour who gave away the awards.Results:
Individual Champions:
Girls
Under-15: Kimiko Raheem (Asian International School).
The jubilant St. Joseph’s swimmers who became overall boy’s champions at the 41st Milo Age Group Schools Swimming Championships
Under-17: Hiruni de Zoysa (Gateway College Colombo).
Under-19: Machiko Raheem (Asian International School).
Boys
Under-15: Akalanka Peiris (St. Peter’s Bambalapitiya).
Under-17: Imesh Chathuranga (D.S. Senanayake College Colombo).
Under-19: Mathew Abeysinghe (Asian International School).
Team Champions:
Girls
Under-15: Mahamaya College Kandy (140 points).
Under-17: Visakha Vidyalaya Colombo (148).
Under-19: Ladies College (95).
Boys
Under-15: St. Joseph’s Colombo (122 points).
Mahamaya College Kandy swimmers, the girls’ overall champions at the 41st Milo Age Group Schools Swimming Championships with their officials
Under-17: St. Joseph’s Colombo 187.5). Under-19: Royal Colombo (218)
Overall Diving Champions:
Girls: 1. Bishop’s College (101). 2. St. Bridget’s Convent (86). 3. Visakha Vidyalaya (47).
Boys: 1. Royal Colombo (221). 2. De La Salle Mutwal (30). 3. S. Thomas’ Mt Lavinia (19).
Senior Girls Championship: 1. Mahamaya College Kandy (366). 2. Ladies College (240). 3. Visakha Vidyalaya (232).
Senior Boys Championship: St. Joseph’s Colombo (451.5 points). 2. Royal Colombo (369). 3. Trinity Kandy (194).
Overall Swimming Champions:
Girls: 1. Mahamaya College Kandy (545.5 points). 2. Ladies College (328). 3. Musaeus College (304.5).
Boys: 1. St. Joseph’s Colombo (631.5 points). 2. Royal Colombo (436). 3. Ananda Colombo (362).