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Two undergrads take university rowing to new heights
By S.R. Pathiravithana
Gayan Kaushalya and Mihiruk Kottehewa were not brought up in a rowing environment, but in spite of that fact the two youngsters created undergrad history when they became the first pair to bring home a trophy from a foreign competition from this water sport.

The duo who took part in the Singapore Pools Rowing Championship 2005 won one event, finished as runners-up in another while taking the fourth place in the third.

In this annual rowing international there were two teams from Singapore, and one each from Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka.

Kaushalya an old boy of D.S. Senanayake College and Kottehewa an old boy of Royal College (he did not take part in rowing while at school) previously have done well in local meets and especially at the inter-university rowing competitions. They are under the tutelage of former national coach Lloyd Sirimanne.

At the Singapore Pools meet Kottehewa was placed second in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Open losing to Saad Nurzuhairi of Malaysia. Then in the Men Double Sculls School/Tertiary event the duo was placed first beating Harry Lee and Tan Yong Wei of Hong Kong who took the second place. In the Lightweight Men Single Scull Open Gayan Kaushalya was placed fourth.

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