Thirty nine swimmers in SAG squad
 

by Leslie Fernando

The Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union have selected 39 swimmers including 26 men and 13 women to train in preparation for the South Asian Games to be held in Colombo next year.

The swimmers were selected on their performances based on the timings recorded between September 2004 and May 2005.

The squad will train under five coaches with the National Swimming coach, E. G. A. Wilson being overall in-charge from August 15 at the Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool.

The National Swimming squad: Men - E. B. J. Fernando (Sri Lanka Navy), Andrew Abeysinghe (Rainbow AC), Nilmin Arasakularatne (St. Joseph's College), S. G. V. Buddhika (SL Navy), Kushan de Silva (Gateway International School), R. C. de Soysa (Kingswood College), Ashen Fernando (St. Joseph's College), E. M. K. Fernando (S. Thomas' College), H. B. Mulugalle (Trinity College), Kusal Jayasekera (Sinhalese SC), A. Kalupathirana (S. Thomas' College), R. M. Madawala (SL Navy), S. Maduraganan (Royal College), Chanaka Malimbada (Ananda College), Jehan Mubarak (RCUAC), Asela Pradeep Perera (Panadura AC), K. V. S. Priyadarshana (SL Air Force), Akshayan Rajasinghe (Otter AC), C. F. Rodrigo (SL Navy), Tissa Sri Chandrasekera (Asian International School), Dharshaka Tennekoon (Lyceum International School), Heshan Unamboowe (Trinity), Kalyan Veera (Asian International School), T. K. S. Weerakkody (Dolphin AC), Milinda Wickremasinghe (St. Joseph's College), Chetiya Wijeratne (Trinity).

Women: Chathuri Abeykoon (Ladies College), Prabha Madhavi Dharmadasa (AIS), Uma Kavya Dharmadasa (AIS), Piumi Ekanayake (Sirimavo Bandaranaike BV), Imara Fahim (Elizabath Moir School), Devinka Gunatileke (Bishops College), Hatch Roshanara (Ladies College), Mihiri Kandanarachchi (Mahamaya College), Dilini Liyanage (SSC), Mayumi Raheem (Otter AC), Dilanthi Ranaweera (Rainbow AC), Miniruwani Samarakoon (Gateway International School, Kandy), Hansani Weeratunga (Mahamaya College).