Musaeus rows to beat Ladies
The victorious Musaeus rowing team
Come rain or sun the gritty lasses of Musaeus College rowed to glory to beat Ladies College in an one sided affair to win the 15th Ladies-Musaeus annual Regatta encounter 48-4 at the Colombo Rowing Club waters last weekend.
Musaeus College completely out rowed the Flower Road lasses as they won Eight events out of the ten events that were worked off. Two new records were established this year in the ‘C’ Four event by Ladies College with a timing of 3.55mts-the only sigh of relief for Ladies. Musaeus College with a time of 3.58mts lowered the previous record in the ‘B’ Double Scull event.
Maedani De Alwis for her excellent contribution for the victory for Musaeus in the ‘A’ Pair Event, ‘A’ Double Scull and ‘A’ Four events was adjudged the Most Outstanding Oarswomen at this year’s event. - Lakshman Ranasinghe; Pix by Ranjith Perera
Results
- ‘B’ Scull: Senuri de Silva 4.26mts (Musaeus) beat Anithra Fernando 4.30mts (Ladies)
- ‘A’ Scull: Hashini Hettigoda 4.23mts (Musaeus) beat Anelka Karunaratne 4.40mts (Ladies)
- ‘B’ Pair: Ayani Perera/Gabrielle Senanayake 4.13mts (Ladies) beat Thamadansi Hewage/Thanushi Perera 4.16mts (Musaeus)
- ‘A’ Pair: Binali de Alwis/Maedhini de Alwis 4.40mts (Musaeus) beat Ashvini Subasinghe/Kiara Kumaranayagam 4.46mts (Ladies)
- ‘A’ Double Scull: Maedhini de Alwis/Senuri de Silva 4.39mts (Musaeus) beat Anya Dewapura/Anelka Karunaratne 4.48mts (Ladies)
- ‘B’ Double Scull: Binuri Gunawardene/Nethmini Sirimanne 3.38mts (Musaeus) beat Anithra Fernando/Gabrielle Senanayake (Ladies) *NMR
- Old Girls Four: Ranuli Wickremasekera/Anuki Hewamallika/Ishanka Hewakurrupu/Ashvini Jayatilleke/Megara Wijemanne 5.06mts (Museaus) beat Shannon Perera/Davina Koch/Sashini Amarasuriya/Jeshani Sri Kumar/Tehani Walpola 5.08mts (Ladies)
- ‘C’ Four: Niharra Chandrasena/Avani Amerasinghe/Keshia Varia/Tanita Goonetilleke/Chira Wijetilleke 3.55mts (Ladies) beat Thamadansi Hewage/Dimanya de Silva/Dinara Fernando/Nethra Jayasekera/Yenushka Premarathne (Musaeus) *NMR
- ‘B Four: Thanushi Perera/Binuri Gunawardene/Hashini Hettigoda/Nethmini Sirimanne/Mayanthi Weerakoon (Musaeus) 3.49mts beat Ayani Perera/Anya Dewapura/Arshia Silva/Nadia Jasinghe/Chalya Rodrigo (Ladies)
- ‘A’ Four: Binali de Alwis/Maedhini de Alwis/Lishadie Mayadunne/Senuri de Silva/Mayanthi Weerakoon 3.47mts (Musaeus) beat Kiara Kumaranayagam/Ashvini Subasinghe/Anithra Fernando/Gabrielle Senanayake/Janindri Fernando (Ladies)
