Akalanka , Ramudi in stunning show
Sri Lanka’s emerging swimmer Sandu Savindi Jayaweera of Visakha Vidyalaya, trained at Killer Whale Aquatics competes at the 100m butterfly event at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool yesterday - Pic by Priyantha Wickramarachchi
Akalanka Peiris was in stunning form last evening winning seven events while Ramudi Samarakoon secured five first places at the South Asian Games swimming selections trial concluded at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool yesterday.
The final selections to the South Asian Games will be finalised on Monday.
Winners:
- Boys:
Akalanka Peiris (200IM 2:14.68, 100m backstroke 57.69, 100m freestyle 51.59, 200m backstroke 2:08.88, 50m butterfly 25.11, 50m freestyle 23.74, 50m backstroke 26.35)
Dilanka Shehan (Sri Lanka Army) (400m freestyle 4:14.92, 1500m freestyle 17:18.08)
P Arukshan (S Thomas’ College) (200m breaststroke 2:32.46)
Sandev Senaratne (Ananda College) (200m butterfly 2:10.00, 100m butterfly 57.60)
B de Silva (Maliyadeva College) (100m breaststroke 1:09.04 min, 50m breaststroke 32.30 sec)
Revan Senaratne (Killer Whale Aquatics) (400IM 4:52.60 min)
Kavindra Nugawela (Killer Whale Aquatics) (200m freestyle 1:56.21 min)
- Girls:
Ramudi Samarakoon (Visakha Vidyalaya) (400m freestyle 4:46.18 min, 200m breaststroke 2:49.58 min, 100m breaststroke 1:17.00 min, 50m breaststroke 34.61 sec, 800m freestyle 10:00.07 min)
Shazna Mahir (Lyceum International School, Wattala) (200IM 2:39.51 min, 400IM 5:46.89 min)
Ganga Seneviratne (Visakha Vidyalaya) (100m backstroke 1:06.74 min, 200m backstroke 2:29.43 min, 50m backstroke 31.31 sec)
Oneli Yahampath (Lyceum International School, Nugegoda)
(200m butterfly 2:39.83 min)
Bhakthi Karunasena (Killer Whale Aquatics) (100m freestyle 1:00.59 min, 200m freestyle 2:13.94 min, 50m freestyle 27.41 sec)
Sandu Savindi Jayaweera (Visakha Vidyalaya) ( 50m butterfly 29.83 sec, 100 butterfly 1:05.62 min)