Navy wins National Short Course Swimming Championship 2012
The Sri Lanka Navy won the National Short Course Swimming Championship 2012 by setting 10 new National Records. Navy Men with 308 points were far ahead of their closest rivals, Royal College, who were trailing behind with a meagre 183.5 points. The competition was worked off at the Hillwood College Pool, in Kandy from March [...]
Sapphire House emerge AIS swim champs
Sapphire House swam ahead to clinch 1223 points and first place at the Asian International Swimming Championships that was conducted at the Ananda College Swimming pool recently. Topaz swam into second place with 1202 points, while Garnet took third place with 956 and Ameythyst were placed fourth with 861. Results: Age group champions Girls Under [...]
Savindi, Kavindu, Isola and Ravindu excel at swim meet
Sandu Savindi, Lakshan Fernando, Isola Fernando and Ravindu Lakshan Perera were winners of the one mile sea swim conducted by the Vocational Swimming Coachers Association of Negombo worked off at the beach park at Ethukala Negombo. Swimmers from Gampaha, Kurunegala, Puttlam and Negombo participated at this sea swim. The winners are as follows:- Under 14 [...]
Sea swim on Sunday
The one km swimming organized by the Vocational Swimming Coaches Association will be held on March 4 commencing at 8 a.m. The start will be at the Negombo beach. The event is open to participants from schools and swimming clubs in the country. Further details could be obtained from the organizer, Vocational Swimming Coaches Association, [...]
Lyceum International School Gampaha gets swimming pool
Lyceum International School, Gampaha with a student population nearly 1500 and academic and non-academic staff of 200 was gifted with a 25m swimming pool marking yet another milestone in its five year history. The pool was declared open by renowned swimmer and dual Olympian Conrad Francis, recently. Swimming has become an essential component in the [...]
75th Annual Mount Lavinia Sea Swim on March 4
The Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) will hold its 75th Annual Mount Lavinia Sea Swim at Mount Lavinia Hotel on a grand scale on March 4 2012. The popular sea swim event reaches a significant milestone this year growing with the Mount Lavinia Hotel’s substantial history covering 200 years and holding a very important [...]
Manawadu, Kaveesha steal the limelight at Ambalangoda sea swim
Kaushal Manawadu of St. Joseph College, Colombo clocked 40 minutes, 15.61 seconds to emerge the champion of two mile sea swim, organized by Old Shokians Sports Club of Ambalangoda, on Sunday. The annual event, conducted in the sea behind the Ambalangoda rest house, attracts many swimming enthusiasts. In the women's open event, Kaveesha Tharinduni of [...]
27th Travel Trade Swimming Championships on February 18
The 27th Travel Trade Sports Club Swimming Championships 2011, revived after a lapse of five years (last held in 2007) sponsored by Luxe Asia (a member of Expolanka Group), will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Thurstan College Pool from 1.00 p.m. onwards.the meet consisting 50 events are for Novices M&W in [...]
Trinity ease to Central Province championships
National Swimming Champions Trinity College, Kandy, stamped their class by winning both the Age Group and Novices Swimming Championships with a record number of points at the 7th Annual Age Group and Novices Swimming Championships for boys and girls organised by the Central Province Aquatic Sports Association (CEPASA) and sponsored by Nutella Hasel Nut Spread [...]
Central Province swimming meet today
Despite the prevailing situation at the Peradeniya campus, over 700 girls and boys from the Central Province will take the plunge at the sixth Annual Central Province Age Group and Novices Swimming Meet organized by the Central Province Aquatic Sports Association (CRPASA) and sponsored by Nutella Hazelnut Spread from Italy, which will be worked off [...]
Beginners age group swimming championships at Thurstan pool
The Beginners age group swimming championships organized by the Thurstan College Aquatic Club in association with the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) for the second consecutive year will be held on 27, 28, and 29th January, 2012 at the Thurstan College Swimming Pool Complex. The competition has been approved by the Ministry of Education. [...]
Gampaha District Swimming Championships on January 16
The Gampaha District 2 Kilometres Sea Swimming Championship organized by the Negombo “Tiger Shark” Swimming Club will be held on January 16 at the Negombo Public Ground. Applications for the year 2012 will be closed on January 2 The all Island Swimming Meet is opened to participants from all schools and swimming clubs in the [...]
Inter-international Schools’ Swimming Meet on November 19/20
Inter-international Schools’ Swimming Championship 2012 organized by Asian International School will be worked off on November 19 and 20. Twenty two International Schools are participating with over 700 swimmers taking part in the different events. The schools who have entered a large contingent of entries are Asian International, Lyceum Nugegoda, Lyceum Wattala, Gateway Colombo, Colombo [...]
Royal regain Hayman with 8-6 win
The second leg of the 20th Annual Royal – Thomian water polo encounter for the Dr. R. L. Hayman Trophy was held on October 29 at the Police Pool Complex, with Royal College winning the trophy with an aggregate score of 14-8. The crowds were anticipating a close match and so it was. Captain of [...]
Royal-Thomian Water Polo at Police pool
The annual Royal-Thomian Water Polo encounter for the Dr. R. L Hayman Trophy will be held at the Police pool complex on 24th & 29th October. The match will start at 3.00 p. m. From its humble beginning, this event has grown to one of the most anticipated events between the two academic institutions and [...]
Mercantile Swimming Championship On October 16
The fifth Annual Mercantile Swimming Championship for the President’s Trophy organized by the Thurstan College Aquatic Club in Association with the Sri Lanka Amateur Aquatic Sports Union (SLAASU) will be worked off on October 16, 2011 at the Thurstan College Swimming Pool Complex. President Mahinda Rajapaksa, perhaps reminiscing his happy childhood at Thurstan and an [...]
Pathum wins first medal for Sri Lanka
Pathum Edirisinghe won the first medal for Sri Lanka in the 5km swimming marathon at the South Asian Beach Games in Hambanthota Monday. He completed the event in 1hour, 09.29 minutes to claim the broze medal. Marothon swimming 5km Results 1-India – Chen Mervin Roak (1hr.05min.59sec) 2.India – Manda Divas (1hr.06min.36sec) 3.Sri Lanka – Pathum [...]
Short Course Swim Champs on Oct 1 and 2
The Association of the Technical Officials of Aquatic Sports of Sri Lanka will conduct the 2nd Short Course Novices Swimming Championships at the SSC Swimming Complex on October 1 and 2. The meet will commence at 8.30 a.m. on both days with the girls events on the first day and the boys on the second [...]
Third annual inter-club swimming meet today
The third annual Inter-Club Masters Short Course Swimming Championships organised by the SSC will be held today (Sept. 10), commencing at 9.00 a.m. As in the past this meet will run concurrently with a Masters Novices swimming meet, designed for the less experienced swimmers. As in previous years, many of the events are expected to [...]
Lankan swimmers better national records at World Championships
Sri Lankan swimmers Heshan Unamboowe, Mathew Abeysinghe bettered their own national records and achieved new personal best times at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai last week. Heshan Unamboowe of Trinity College who spent three months training intensively at the Nunawading Swimming Club in Melbourne prior to the championships proved its worth with a [...]
