Visakhians and Joes make a splash in the waters
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Visakha Vidyalaya and St. Joseph’s College topped their gender categories at last week’s National Age Group Relay Championship scoring 162 and 181 points, respectively. In the first such meet held since the pandemic, worked off in the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex, the Visakians were head and shoulders above their counterparts with a substantial lead of 66 points, ahead of Lyceum, Wattala who finished second with four points shy of 100.While in the Boy’s category, it was a coincidental finish between arch rivals Joes and St. Peter’s College, with the former clinching the first place. However, unlike in the Girls’ category, the Boy’s category had a quite a close call with only 22 points separating the first two. Though Lyceum Wattala’s boys ended up top three in this category too, they were only placed at a distant 85 points.
In the five age categories, Visakha came on top in the Under-11 Freestyle and Under-20 Medley and settled for third in Under-13 and Under-15 categories. On the other hand, the Joes dominated in several age groups taking up one of the top three positions.
In the Under-11 and Under-17 Medleys and Under-11 Freestyle events, they earned the top place while in the Under-13,
Under-15 and Under-20 Medleys, it was all third places for the Darley Road boys.
The meet saw around 600 athletes representing 36 schools and clubs swimming to secure spots in 50m Medley and Freestyle relays in the Under-11, 13, 15, and 17 and Under and Above 20 age categories.
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FINAL SCORES
Girls
Place Team Points
1 Visakha Vidyalaya 162
2 Lyceum Wattala 96
3 Ladies’ College 88
4 Gampaha District Swimming Life 70
5 Lyceum Gampaha 53
6 Stafford International 50
7 Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya 42
8 Sri Lanka Army 40
9 Megalodon Aquatic Club 40
10 Gateway Colombo 36
Boys
Place Team Points
1 St. Joseph’s College 181
2 St. Peter’s College 159
3 Lyceum Wattala 85
4 Sri Lanka Army 70
5 Dharmaraja College 62
6 Lyceum Nugegoda 57
7 Royal College 42
8 Gateway Colombo 36
9 Megalodon Aquatic Club 35
10 Ananda College 26
