Visakhians and Army SC well poised to clinch overall titles
View(s):National Intermediate Swimming Championship 2017
By Lakshman RanasingheÂ
Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo are well poised to clinch the championship in the Girls section at the end of the second day of the National Intermediate Swimming Championship 2017 at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex yesterday.
A competitor in action on the penultimate day of the National Intermediate Championship - Pic by Anuradha Bandara
Visakha Vidyalaya with 221.50 points are well ahead of Musaeus College, Colombo (173), Sri Lanka Army (117), Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya (101) and St. Anthony’s Girls College, Kandy (99 points) and in the Boys section Sri Lanka Army are at the helm with 267 points is closely followed by St. Joseph’s College, Colombo with 258 points. St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa, Ananda College, Colombo and Trinity College, Kandy with 101, 85, and 84 points occupy the 3rd, 4th and 5th places respectively.
Thirty four finals that were completed yesterday were won by Minara Gunapala (Musaeus College – Girls Under-11 50m Breaststroke 49.23), Vethum Kaluarachchi (St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa -Boys Under-11 50m Breaststroke 46.13), T. Sandesna Perera (Sri Sumangala Balika Vidyalaya – Girls Under-13 50m Breaststroke 44.07), S. Ranaweera (Trinity College, Kandy – Boys Under-13 50m Breaststroke 42.70), Samantha Tappin of Elizabeth Moir School (Girls Under-15 50m Breaststroke 43.94), H. Dassanayake (Ananda College – Boys Under-15 50m Breaststroke 37.22), R.A.C.D. Kumarihamy (DVP – Girls Under-18 50m Breaststroke 43.33), Gavika Heenatigala (Royal Institute – Boys Under-18 50m Breststroke 36.87), Isiwaruna De Silva (Royal College – Boys Under-18 and Over 50m Breaststroke 34.78).
J. Perera (BC – Girls Under-13 100m Butterfly 1:36.34), Bimsara Galappaththy (Lyceum Intl’ School, Nugegoda-Boys Under-13 100m Butterfly 1:26.17), R.S.S. Wanigasekera (Dharmaraja College, Kandy – Boys Under-15 100m Butterfly 1:13.40), P.U. Jayasekera (RCG – Boys Under-18 100m Butterfly 1:10.34), Kalashi Ranabahu (Musaeus College – Girls Under-11 50m Backstroke 45.39), S. Dinaya (Lyceum Intl’ Wattala – Girls Under-13 50m Backstroke 41.74), Visith Kannangara (LOU – Boys Under-13 50m Backstroke 36.92), Minagi Ranasinghe (Lyceum Intl’ Nugugoda – Girls Under-15 50m Backstroke 41.00), M.K.P.A.I. Perera (DMC – Boys Under-15 50m Backstroke 35.14), Dilhara Wickremasinghe (Ladies College – Girls Under-18 50m Backstroke 41.16), Dasun Jayawardene (BSC – Boys Under-18 50m Backstroke 33.26), R.W.I.S. Wimalasiri (Sri Lanka Army – Boys Under-18 and Over 50m Backstroke 32.81).
Sanithya Weerakkody (Sirimavo Bandaranayake Vidyalaya – Girls Under-11 100m Freestyle 1:24.47), Vethum Kaluarachchi (St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa – Boys Under-11 100m Freestyle 1:16.80), Nimdoli Perera (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo – Girls Under-13 100m Freestyle 1:14.66), V. Visith Kannangara (LOU – Boys Under-13 100m Freestyle 1:10.03), Nimdoli Perera (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo – Girls Under-13 100m Freestyle 1:14.66), Visith Kannangara (LOU – Boys Under-13 100m Freestyle 1:10.03), R.S.S. Wanigasekera (Dharmaraja College, Kandy – Boys Under-15 100m Freestyle 1:06.01), Janethree Kulawardhana (Visakha Vidyalaya – Girls Under-18 100m Freestyle 1:10.97), P.U. Jayasekera (RCG – Boys Under-18 100m Freestyle 1:01.86), R.G. Bandara (Sri Lanka Army – Boys Under-18 and Over 100m Freestyle 1:01.10).
Vinuki Perera (Musaeus College – Girls Under-11 50m Butterfly 43.07), P.H.M. Sandamith (LOU – Boys Under-11 50m Butterfly 39.65), Kristin Perera (BSC – Girls Under-15 50m Butterfly 37.08), R.S.S. Wanigasekera (Dharmaraja College, Kandy – Boys Under-15 50m Butterfly 32.15), P.U. Jayasekera (RCG – Boys Under-18 50m Butterfly 29.81), R.G. Bandara (Sri Lanka Army – Boys Under-18 and Over 50m Butterfly 28.68). The championship will come to a close today at the same venue.