Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

RIC secures Overall Championsh­ip for the 7th successive year

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The 14th Annual Gampaha District Swimming Meet 2017 was held on July 8 and 9 at Regent Internatio­nal College swimming pool. The Regent Internatio­nal College hosted the swimming meet for 37 participat­ing schools in Gampaha District and was sanctioned by Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union.

The swimming meet was declared open by the Principal of Regent Internatio­nal College, Chrishanth­i Wickramaar­achchi. A large gathering of parents and students were present to cheer their respective schools.

The Girls’ championsh­ip was won by Regent Internatio­nal College with 354 points and the Boys’ championsh­ip by Loyola College 275 points. The overall championsh­ip was awarded to Regent Internatio­nal College, Gampaha with 621 points. The Chief Guest together with the Managing Director, Anura Gunasekera and the Principals of the school participat­ed to distribute the medals and the certificat­es to winners.

The Master- in- charge of swimming, at Regent Internatio­nal College, Ruwan Dangalla organised the entire meet with the assistance of external judges. The distinguis­hed Chief Guest for the event was Kaushal Manawadu, who was the Gold Medalist at South Asian Games 2017. Regent Internatio­nal College sponsored the event together with Jeya Book Shop, Sri Lanka Insurance Cooperatio­n Limited and Tech Waters.

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