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Nivanka a star in the pool

Diving is not the most popular aquatic sport in Sri Lanka but there are few excellent Lankan divers who are able to make the country proud. Nivanka Nanayakkara of Bishops College is one such talented diver who has been an integral part of the Bishops College Diving Team which has been winning a majority of the Diving Championships in the Schools arena in the recent past.


Nivanka Nanayakkara

Nivanka took to aquatic sports first as a swimmer establishing a new under-9 age group record for the back stroke in the Bishops College inter-house swimming meet in 2003. Then swimming was her passion competing and winning many accolades at inter-schools and inter-house meets.

Since 2004, diving has been Nivanka’s pride and passion. From 2004 she has represented her school in diving at the national age group and the junior national diving championships and the Sri Lanka Schools Swimming and Diving Championships.

Throughout her diving career Nivanka has enjoyed success in the 1 meter, and 3 meter springboard and platform diving events. Her performance was recognized by the school with a “Merit Award” for diving in the years 2008 and 2009. In 2010 she was adjudged the “the best diver 2010” at the Bishops College colours awards ceremony.

Her performance this year has been exceptional in all events of the national age group and the junior national diving championships organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union. Incidentally Bishops College won the national age group championship this year with her points tally helping to boost the BC score. In the junior national diving championship 2011 worked off at the Royal College pool last month, she was adjudged the “best diver” and also brought greater glory to her alma mater by ensuring BC’s 2011 Junior National Championship victory.

Her dream is to achieve greater excellence in the sport and bring glory to Sri Lanka. Her journey thus far has been made possible through the commitment and dedication of her first coach Mahinda Liyanage and the present BC diving coach Esiri Kankanige.

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