Defending champs St. Joseph’s and Mahamaya in the lead
The completion of day one proceedings of the 42nd Sri Lanka Schools All Island Age Group Aquatic Championship at the Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool saw defending champions St. Joseph’s Colombo and Mahamaya College Kandy dominate the points table.
The Josephians are in the lead in the boys’ category having secured 142.50 points while Royal College is in second with 118.50 points and Ananda College in third with 81 points.
In the girls’ category Mahamaya College are way ahead at the top with 145 points followed by Musaeus College with 83 points and Ladies College on 71 points.
The two events which were conducted in the Under19 age group in the morning session saw Imani Abayakoon of Mahamaya Kandy and Ranjula Agalawatte of Royal winning their respective events.
Imani came out on top in the 800m freestyle event while Ranjula prevailed in the 1500m of the same discipline while in the junior events swimmers from Lyceum International School had a successful day.
The championship conducted by the Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Association and sponsored by Nestle Lanka Ltd is being contested by nearly 4200 swimmers with over 2500 in the boys’ events and over 1600 in the girls’ events, representing 165 schools across the island from three categories - boys (80), girls (50) and mixed schools (35). The championship will be continued today.
RESULTS:
GIRLS:
U9 50m Butterfly – 1. Senushi Kalawitigoda (Regent IS - 45.52), 2. Mahimi Deshani (Louvre College Pannipitiya – 45.87), 3. Mauli Abeyratne (Mahamaya Kandy – 47.09); U9 50m
Backstroke – 1. Thevindi Nethmini (Lyceum Wattala – 46.54), 2. Mahimi Deshani (Louvre College Pannipitiya – 47.89), 3. Oneli Yahampath (Lyceum Nugegoda – 48.95); U11 50m Butterfly – 1. Nabhashie Perera (Yasodara BV – 36.15), 2. Thenuri Nethmini (Sri Sumangala BV – 36.78), 3. Oshadi Wickramasinghe (Hillwood Kandy – 37.90); U11 50m Backstroke – 1. Methiya Weerakkody (Lyceum Nugegoda – 40.91), 2. Tricia de Rose (Ladies – 41.03), 3. Amber Tappin (Brtish School – 41.03);
U11 100m Breaststroke – 1. Anarkali de Silva (Dharmasoka Ambalangoda – 1:34.46), 2. Thinaya Jayaratne (Lyceum Panadura – 1:39.96), 3. Sinethma Srimanna (Lyceum Panadura – 1:41.22); U13 50m Butterfly – 1. Sampunna de Silva (Lyceum Gampaha – 33.99), 2. Shenali Weerawansa (Ave Maria Convent – 35.42), 3. Madara Jayaratne (Mahamaya Kandy – 35.53); U13 50m Backstroke – 1. Shenali Weerawansa (Ave Maria Convent – 37.42), 2. Imashi Lakshika (Sri Devananda Ambalangoda – 37.95), 3. Thinara Wimaladarma (Hillwood Kandy – 38.27); U13 100m Breaststroke -1. Shanali Perera (Buddhist Ladies – 1:24.77), 2. Ramudi Samarakoon (Visakha – 1:24.93), 3. Lahini Costa (Mahamaya Kandy – 1:26.86);
U19 800m Freestyle – 1. Imani Abayakoon (Mahamaya Kandy - 12:39.86), 2. Tishani Ranawana (Holy Family Convent - 12:54.76), 3. Mithima de Silva (Girl’s HS Kandy - 14;13.01) BOYS:
U9 50m Butterfly – 1. Akash Roshan (St Joseph’s – 40.47), 2. Tharusha Herath (Trinity – 41.60), 3. Thareesha Fernando (St Joseph’s – 42.43); U9 50m Backstroke – 1. Rehan Perera (St Sebastian’s Moratuwa – 40.22), 2. S.S.S. Yapa (DSS – 45.64), 3. S.R. Hingulwala (Dharmaraja – 48.72); U11 50m Butterfly – 1. Amodya Dulshan (Nalanda – 34.40), 2. Bhanuka Jayatileke (Royal – 35.27), 3. Damsara Akmeemana (Royal – 35.94);
U11 50m Backstroke – 1. Chris Pavithra (Lyceum Nugegoda – 38.49), 2. Shane Wendell (Louvre College Pannipitiya – 40.18), 3. Ruvishan Perera (Ananda – 40.41); U11 100m
Breaststroke – 1. R.M.H.P. Karunaratne (Dharmaraja – 1:33.47), 2. Bhanuka Jayatileke (Royal – 1:33.91), 3. Chris Pavithra (Lyceum Nugegoda – 1:34.76); U13 50m
Butterfly – 1. Sandev Senaratne (Ananda – 31.73), 2. Amrith Perera (Gateway Colombo – 32.02), 3. Amjad Hassan (Lyceum Wattala – 32.17), U13 50m Backstroke – 1. Shevinda de Silva (St Joseph’s – 33.38), 2. Senu Diyon Perera (Lyceum Nugegoda – 33.92), 3. Osura Anjana Perera (Ananda – 34.42); U19 1500m Freestyle – 1. Ranjula Agalawatte (Royal - 18.41.06), 2. Eshan Sovis (St Joseph’s - 19.15.79), 3. Thimas Amarasinghe (Ananda - 21.25.72)