Haren and Shehanthi earn accolades
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Haren Nugawela from Wycherley International School and Shehanthi Gunawardene from Colombo International School crowned the top swimmers in the Under-20 age group in the Boys and Girls categories respectively at the 23rd Inter International Schools’ Swimming Championship concluded at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex last weekend.
A total of 859 competitors from nineteen international schools competed in this championship organised by the Asian International School with Milo been the main sponsor. Nugawela won three Gold medals while establishing three meet records and Gunawardene also won three gold medals and with one record established.
On day one the lad from Wycherley International renewed two records and on the last day he went on to establish this third record of the meet. The Colombo International lass won three gold medals and went on to establish a new record on the Girls Sixteen and Over 50m freestyle event with a time of 29.14secs.
Fifteen new records were established in this edition of the championship with Lyceum Wattala represented by Diluk Jayathilake, Navodh Lakshan, Rakitha de Silva and M.H.M. Umar with a time of 1:57.05mts record in the Boys 16 and Over 50m Medley Relay.
-Lakshman Ranasinghe; Pix by Ranjith Perera
All age group winners with their tropies after the awards presentation
Age Group Champions 2017
Under-10
Girls: Sithuki Yonara (Royal Institute) 2 Gold and 1 Silver with 1 new record
Boys: Akein De Silva (Lyceum International, Nugegoda) 1 Gold and 2 Silver
Under-12
Girls: Tevindee Methlini (Lyceum International, Wattala) 3 Gold and 2 Silver
Boys: Ethan A. Grandbois (Overseas School of Colombo) 3 Gold medals
Under-14
Girls: Annanya Kalyanasunderam (Lyceum International, Wattala) 3 Gold medals
Boys: Chris Pavithra (Lyceum International, Nugegoda) 3 Gold medals
Under-16
Girls: Daeva Rasmi (Lyceum International, Wattala) 2 Gold and 1 Silver
Boys: Arukshan Pavalachandran (Wycherley International) 3 Gold medals with 2 new records
Under-20
Girls: Shehanthi Gunawardene (Colombo International) 3 Gold medals with 1 new record
Boys: Haren Nugawela (Wycherley International) 3 Gold medals with 3 new records
Records established:
Thenushi Kalavitigoda (Regent Intl’): Girls 9 and under 200IM Group 5 – 3:20.12mts
Arushan Pavalachandran (Wycherley Intl’) 2 records: Boys 14-15 200IM Group 2 – 2:20.75mts; Boys 14-15 100m Breast Group 2 – 1:12.14 mts
Limandee Hettiarachchi (Lyceum, Nugugoda): Girls 9 and under 50m Breast Group 5 – 46.35secs
Diluk Jayathilake (Lyceum, Wattala): Boys 16 and over 50m Breast Group 1 – 31.74secs
Hiruki De Silva (Gateway, Colombo): Girls 12-13 100m Back Group 3 – 1:19.55mts
Haren Nugawela (Wycherley Intl’) 3 records: Boys 16 and over 100m Back Group 1 – 1:00.39mts; Boys 16 and over 100m Free Group 1 – 53.15secs; Boys 16 and over 200m Free – 1:56.96mts
Tevindee Methlini (Lyceum Intl’ Wattala): Girls 10-11 Free Group 4 – 1:09.59mts
Sithuki Yonara (Royal Institute): Girls 9 and under 50m Back Group 5 – 42.80secs
Revan Senaratne (Colombo Intl’ School): Boys 14-15 100m Fly Group 2 1:00.21
Alvin Arulmaran (Gateway, Colombo): Boys 14-15 50m Free Group 2 – 25.48secs
Shehanthi Gunawardene (Colombo Intl’ School): Girls 16 and over 50m Free Group1 – 29.14secs
Stephen Perera (Gateway, Colombo) Boys 16 and over 50m Free Group 1 – 24.70secs
Lyceum, Wattala: Boys 16 and over 50m Medley – 1:57.05mts
