Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Piliyandala Central emerge overall winners

The curtain came down on a successful Vidudaya Ritzbury Inter- Schools Swimming Championship 2018 at the Sri Jayewardenepura University swimming complex with Sirimavo Bandaranaike Balika Vidyalaya, Colombo and P i l i yandala Central Swimming Club emerging Overall winners in the Girls and Boys segments respectively.

In the Girls’ category Sirimavo Bandaranaike BV with a total of 507 points carried away the champion’s t r o p hy w i t h P i l i yandala Central Swimming Club with 250 and Anula Vidyalaya, Nugegoda with 236 points occupied the second and third positions.

Piliyandala Central Swimming Club with 328 points clinched the Overall championship in the Boys’ section was closely followed by Zahira College, Colombo with 315 points finished second wh i l e C . H . Swimming Academy finished third with 217 points.

Sirimavo Bandaranaike dominated the waters by emerging winners in the Senior and Junior in addition to their Girls’ Overall Championship wh i l e P i l i yandala Central Swimming Club clinched the Senior Boys title.

M. M. Ekneligoda, the Under 9 swimmer from C. H. Swimming Academy stole the limelight at the meet for his performances in winning all the events he took part and his smooth technique and his extra ordinary talents. This youngster signaled that a bright future lay ahead as a swimmer in years to come. – Lakshman Ranasinghe;

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