Swimming - 35th National Age Group Championship:

Ananda College ‘Signs off’ 2009 season with a huge victory

Ananda College, Colombo under the leadership of Chanaka Malimbada continued their dominance in swimming with a superb championship victory in “35th National age group championship” 2009 concluded at Sugathadasa Swimming Complex recently. They won the championship with ease by gaining 386 points with Trinity College being the runner-up with 346 points and St. Joseph College third with 314 points.

This victory was more significant to them as this had been achieved after a lapse of 6 years as they last had a hand in the trophy was way back in 2003. St. Joseph College Colombo had been winning this championship for the last 3 years consecutively. Ananda did exceptionally well to become the runner-up in the 36th “Sri Lanka Schools Swimming & Diving Championship meet” held at the same venue in June 2009 as well.

New Meet Records

In the under 14 category, Cherantha de Silva won the individual championship. He did well to establish a new meet record in the 50m Butterfly stroke with a timing of 30.15sec. And also became 1st in all five events he took part. In the under 19 category Dinuka Thibbatumunewa establish a new meet record in the 200m Brest stroke with a timing of 2.38.06 sec. and Punnasa Senanayake achieved the same feet in 200m Free Style event with a timing of 2.04.73 sec.

Simply Brilliant

It is also important to note that Heshan Unamboowa of Trinity college, Kandy did exceptionally well to establish all 7 new meet reocrds in the 7 events that he took part to become the individual champion in under 19 category and Rasith Chalanga of Ananda college, Colombo became the runner-up in the same category.

The Ananda team is being coached by L.V. Fernando while M.I.C. is M.S. Godakumbura.

The overall key performances are as follows:

Free Style

Under 14

50m, K.T. Cherantha de Silva 1st place with a timing of 27.84 sec.

50m, Sajana Devanjith, 2nd place with a timing of 29.22 sec.

50m, Abilasha Pathirana, 3rd place with a timing of 29.52 sec.

100m, K.T. Cherantha de Silva, 1st place with a timing of 1.01 sec.

100m, Sajana Devanjith, 3rd place with a timing of 1.03 sec.

200m, Sajana Devanjith, 3rd place with a timing of 2.20 sec.

400m, Sajana Devanjith, 3rd place with a timing of 5.00 sec.

Under 16

400m, Tavishka Guruge, 2nd place with a timing of 4.52 sec.

400m, Lahiru Munasinghe, 3rd place with a timing of 5.00 sec.

Under 19

50m, Punnasa Senanayaka, 2nd place with a timing of 26.02 sec.

100m, Punnasa Senanayaka, 2nd place with a timing of 57.00 sec.

200m, Punnasa Senanayaka, (NMR) with a timing of 2.04 sec.

Back Stroke

Under 14

50m, Abilasha Pathirana, 3rd place with a timing of 35.06 sec.

100m, Abilasha Pathirana, 3rd place with a timing of 1.18 sec.

Under 16

200m, Thavishka Guruge, 3rd place with a timing of 2.38 sec.

Under 19

100m, Rasith Chalanga, 2nd place with a timing of 1.05 sec.

200m, Rasith Chalanga, 2nd place with a timing of 2.06 sec.

Brest Stroke

Under 10

50m, K.C.P. Dalpathadu, 2nd place with a timing of 49.34 sec.

Under 19

50m, Diluka Thibbatumunuwa, 1st place with a timing of 32.27 sec.

100m, Diluka Thibbatumunuwa, 1st, place with a timing of 1.12 sec.

200m, Diluka Thibbatumunuwa, (N.M.R.) with a timing of 2.38 sec.

Butter fly

Under 14

50m, Cherantha de Silva, (N.M.R.) with a timing of 30.15 sec.

100m, Cherantha de Silva, 1st place with a timing of 1.01 sec.

Under 16

200m, Thavishka Guruge, 1st place with a timing of 2.30 sec.

200m, Deelaka de Silva, 2nd place with a timing of 2.36 sec.

Under 19

50m, Achintha Jayasekara, 2nd place with a timing of 28.08 sec.

50m, Asanka Managoda, 3rd place with a timing of 28.95 sec.

100m, Achintha Jayasekara, 2nd place with a timing of 1.03 sec.

Individual Medlay

Under 14

200m, Cherantha de Silva, 1st place with a timing of 2.40 sec.

200m, Sajana Devanjith, 3rd place with a timing of 2.41 sec.

Under 16

200m, Thavishka Guruge, 2nd place with a timing of 2.35 sec.

400m, Thavishka Guruge, 2nd place with a timing of 5.30 sec.

Under 19

200m, Rasith Chalanga, 1st place with a timing of 2.26 sec.

400m, Rasith Chalanga, 1st place with a timing of 5.18 sec.