Musaeus and Sri Lanka Army on top at National Swimming Championships
View(s):The National Intermediate Age Group Swimming Championship 2018 came to a close at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex last Saturday in the presence of Olympian and world 50m Back Stroke record holder Liam Tancock.
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The British swimming champion was a keen spectator at the meet to see Sri Lankan up and coming swimmers in action which proved that the Sri Lankan talent in swimming is rich.
Yet again Musaeus College, Colombo proved that they are at the helm in schools swimming leading Team Rankings with the highest number of 253 points in the Girls’ setion. They were closely followed by Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo with 248 points.
Sri Lanka Army with a massive 429 points brought to a finish of the long reign of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo in the Boys’ category. The Josephians collected only 234 points to occupy the 2nd spot.
Individual Ranking leaders – Girls Under-11: Tasara Fernando (Ladies College, Colombo) 48 points, Amershia De Silva (Logos College) 38, Neoma Kahandawa (Col. Intl’ School) 27; Boys: Tojitha Tharuk (Global Life Intl’ School) 46, Dimanka Gunasekera (Royal Institute) 44, Shenal De Silva (St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa) 35
Under-13 Girls: W.A. Niki (Royal Institute) 50, Ruhansa De Silva (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo) 37, Mihara Abeygoonaratne (Gateway College, Colombo) 33; Boys: Maleesha Fonseka (St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa) 50, H.C.P.B. Thilakaratne (Kingswood College, Kandy) 35, S.M. Milroy (St. Joseph’s College, Colombo) 35
Under-15 Girls: Ginuri Kulathunga (Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo) 38, K.A. Kehansa Methangi (Arena Light Swimming Academy) 37, Himansi Thuleesha (Central College, Piliyandala) 37; Boys: T. Himash Harshana (Moratu Maha Vidyalaya) 48, Shehan Siriwardana (Piliyandala Central Swim Club) 38, N.L.V.C. Rupasinghe (Maliyadeva College, Kurunegala) 40
Under-17 Girls: H.L. Kaushalya Voshani (Ginthota MV, Galle) 50, Dilrukshi Mallawathanthri (St. Joseph’s Girls School, Nugegoda) 46, Roshell Seneviratne (Holy Family Convent) 44; Boys: G. Sanjana Tharindu (Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda) 45, K.K. Sethum Manulaka (Ananda College, Colombo) 33.50, H.G. Kaveen Dilhara Prasad (Dharmasoka College, Kelaniya) 33
17 and Over Girls: H.A.A.M.M.W.C.T.K. Mediwake (St. Anthony’ Girls College) 46, Thavina Wijeyanathan (SSC) 38, Tharushi Dananjana (Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya) 37; Boys: W.M.B.L. Abeyratne (Sri Lanka Army) 48, J.N. Assaji (Sri Lanka Army) 40, S.M.N.S. Thilakarathne (Sri Lanka Army) 30
Team Ranking Leaders – Girls: Musaeus College, Colombo) 253, Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo) 248, Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya) 118; Boys: Sri Lanka Army 429, St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 234, Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda 187