Joes and Mahamaya clinch Age Group titles

SAJEEWA JAYAKODY

The 40th MILO Schools Age Group Swimming Championship which concluded yesterday saw 33 new meet records being established at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex, Colombo.St Joseph’s College, Colombo 10 won the Boys’ overall Championship while Mahamaya College, Kandy clinched the overall Girls’ Championship competing with 139 schools for four days.

St Joseph’s College excelled throughout the four-day meet as they secured the Boys Senior Championship with 494 points. Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo won the trophy for the Girls Senior Championship for their 312 points. Ananda College, which broke a new meet record in the Boys Under-17 freestyle relay event yesterday, bagged the Junior Boys Championship with 191 points.

Under-19 Boys’ Joint Swimming Champions, Kanitha Munasinghe of Royal College and Shehan de Silva of Trinity College, Kandy receive their trophy from chief guest Mohan Lal Grero, MP for Colombo District at the closing ceremony at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool yesteday. Picture by Ranjith Asanka

Ishani Erandika Senanayake of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya, Colombo emerged Under-19 Girls Swimming Champion collecting 45 points. Senanayake estabilshed three new meet records in 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle events. Here, chief guest MP for Colombo District Mohan Lal Grero, presents her trophy at the closing ceremony held at the Sugathadasa Swimming Complex yesterday. Picture by Ranjith Asanka.

Competing in the senior Age Group, Ishani Erandika Senanayake of Sirimavo Bandaranaike Balika Vidyalaya was presented the Girls Under-19 Championship for the three new meet records in the 100m, 200m and 400m freestyle events. Royalist Kanitha Munasinghe and Trinitian Shehan de Silva were adjudged Joint Champions in the Under-19 Age Group.

All the relay events were held yesterday, and six new meet records were set up. The Girls Under-15 team of Mahamaya College, Kandy set up two new meet records yesterday morning. They established records in 400m Medley Relay clocking 5:17.09 and finished the 400m freestyle relay in 4:36.84 to set the record helped clinch the overall championship with 154 points in the Under-15 Age Group.

[Individual Championships]

Boys Under-19 Joint Champions:
Kanitha Munasinghe (Royal College) and Shehan de Silva (Trinity College)

Boys Under-17 Champion:
Cherantha de Silva (Ananda College)

Boys Under-15 Champion:
Imesh Chathuranga (DS Senanayake College)

Girls Under-19 Champion:
Ishani Erandika Senanayake (Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya)

Girls Under-17 Champion:
Machiko Raheem (Asian International School)

Girls Under-15 Champion:
Hiruni de Zoysa (Gateway College)

Team Championships

Boys Under-19 Champions: Royal College
Boys Under-17 Champions: St Joseph’s College
Boys Under-15 Champions: St Joseph’s College
Girls Under-19 Champions: Ladies’ College
Girls Under-17 Champions: Visakha Vidyalaya
Girls Under-15 Champions: Mahamaya College