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Kelaniya swimmers best in Gampaha

By Shamil Amit

Kelaniya Swimming and Life Saving Association emerged overall champions of the Gampaha District Swimming meet held at the Regent International College swimming pool in Gampaha recently.

Participants at the meet

Kelaniya SLA with 210 points edged out Gampaha District Swimming and Life Saving Association by nine points with Viharamaha Devi Balika Vidyalaya securing the third slot with 196 points followed by Regent International College Gampaha with 187 points in fourth place.

Seventeen schools and ten clubs from Gampaha district participated in this years meet. But Regent International College who virtually swept the board won the boys championship with 124 points with Basilica College Ragama way behind in second place with 41 points and Gothami Junior School in third.

Viharamaha Devi BV with 196 points emerged champs in the girl’s category followed by Holy Cross College, Yasodara Balika BV and Regent International College. Charitha Deshini of Holy Cross Gampaha was adjudged the best swimmer of the meet and was awarded a return air ticket to Singapore.

The meet was organized by Regent International College with the main sponsors being SriLankan Airlines and Seylan Bank, CCS, Lanka Orix, Makeen Bookshop, Nations Trust Bank, People’s Bank, Metropolitan Agencies and Ranatunge Motors as co-sponsors.

The chief guest at the meet was formerSri Lankan swimmer and national cricketer Jehan Mubarak who gave away the awards.

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