Gampaha Regent IS swimming champions
Mahanama VITHANAGE- Malwana Group Correspondent
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The champions of the meet
Gampaha Regent International College team |
Gampaha Regent International School swimming team with 294 points
emerged champions at the Gampaha district swimming meet conducted for
the eighth successive year by Regent International School, Gampaha. The
swimming meet was held at the Regent International School swimming pool
last weekend. The Negombo Gateway College swimming team finished as
runners-up with 189 points.
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Negombo Gateway College team which became runner-up. Picture
by Mahanama Vithanage,
Malwana group correspondent |
The chief guest at the meet was swimming sensation Mathew Abeysinghe
who represented Commonwealth Games in India last year. Regent
International School Chairman Nelson Gunasekara and Director Anura
Gunasekara were also present. The meet was sponsored by Sri Lanka
Insurance, Ceylon Cold Stores Limited, Makeen Bookshop, Central Finance,
People's Bank, Nation's Trust Bank and Metropolitan Agencies. The meet
attracts many young swimmers of the area and over the years, this has
become a much looked forward event among sports enthusiasts of the area.
Champions - Schools-boys: Gampaha Regent International School.
Runner-up – Sapugaskanda Yoshida Shokanji International School.
Schools-girls: Negombo Gateway College. Runner-up – Gampaha
Regent International School.
Champion swimmers:
Under-10 boys: Rasindu Jayathilaka (Sapugaskanda Yoshida
Shokanji International School).
Under-10 girls: Chihiro Fernando (Negombo Gateway College).
Under-12 boys: Tharaka Nadun Sirimanna (Gampaha Sunethra
Primary School).
Under-12 girls: Hiruni Perera (Negombo Harischandra National
School).
Under-14 boys: Pasindu Dilshan Sirimanna (Gampaha Bandaranaike
Vidyalaya).
Under-14 girls: Lankika Melani Fernando (Negombo Ave Maria
Convent).
Under-16 boys: Madura Weerasinghe (Gampaha Regent
International School).
Under-16 girls: Varuni Muthukutti (Gampaha Regent
International School).
Under-19 boys: Sulanjana Nadeera Perera (Galahitiyawa
Central).
Under-19 girls: Tashia Dias (Negombo Gateway College).
Tashia Dias of Negombo Gateway College was adjudged as the Best
Swimmer. Nearly six hundred swimmers from 36 schools in the Gampaha
district participated in the meet.
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