Joes and Visaka continue their colours in the waters
Joes captain Savin Chathmin and Peters captain Panduka Rason pose with their team and the shield. Pic: Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union
In a rare sight of rival schools becoming joint-winners, arch-rivals St. Joseph’s and St. Peter’s came out on top sharing 28-points each in the men’s category, while Visaka Vidyalaya were the overall champions in the women’s category in the Pentathlon Swimming Championships 2022 that concluded last Monday (11).
In fact, both Joes and Visakians, champions of the National Age Group Relay Championships, worked off early this year, continued from where they left sharing the title and winning respectively, at Sugathadasa Swimming Complex.
In the final results, there was a distinct difference between the first-2 and the third, with the winners well ahead from the third place.
In the boys’ group, the darley road lads and the Bambalapitiya boys were in a distant 28, comparing with the only 10-points scored by Lyceum International, Nugegoda, coming in third place.
In the girls’ group, Visakians scored exactly two-dozen-points, ten points ahead of Lyceum International, Gampaha. Of the 24 won by the Visakians, they were placed in either of the first-3 in the U-13, 17, and 20 age groups, where national swimmer, Ganga Senavirathna, shun for her school.
Senavirathna, in fact, finished in second, clocking a total time of 7:35:77.
On the other hand, in the men’s category, Peterites won the U-13 group, their counterparts Joes claiming the U-15 and both the schools clinching the U-20 category.
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| Girls U-11 1. Sanuji Yehansa- Starfish Aquatic Academy- 7:01.30 2. Vimansa Kumarapperuma- Kaluthara Balika Vidayala- 7:19.01 3. 3 Yasandi Methaya-Rainbow Swimming Academy -7:47.86 Boys U-11 1. Sakindu Pigera Mahanama College- 6:12.63 2. Vonal Perera- Lyceum International School Wattala- 6:47.27 Girl’s Under-13 1. Sehansa Nilupul- St. Pauls Balika Vidyala- 5:42.54 2. Dilushi Dilsara- Sumadha College Gamapaha- 5:42.68 3. Nethuli Fonseka- Visaka Vidyalaya- 5:42:68 4. Heshara De Silca- Lyceum International Rathmalana- 5:47:79 5. Sandra Perumal- Asian International School- 5:49:76 Boys Under 13 1. AIM Haathim- St. Peters College- 4:58.59 2.MS Sulaiman- Royal College- 5:17.71 3. AS Dinhas Perera- Sri Sumanagala College Panadura- 5:29.94 Girls Under 15 1.Onithi Onanga Lyceum International School Gampaha- 8:08.95 2.Neoma Kahandawa- Killer Whale Aquatics- 8:19.32 3.PR Vandani Fernando- Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya-8:27.95 Boys Under 15 1. Senitha Deenal- St. Joseph’s College- 7:10.88 2. I M J B Paththandupitiya-Dharmarama College Kandy- 7:26.07 3. Vihanga Caldera- St. Peters College- 7:28.63 Girls Under 17 1.Jessie Senevirathne- Holy Family Convent -7:59.14 2.Amaiah Rassool- St. Bridget’s Convent- 8:05.84 3. Dinali Karunadasa- Visaka Vidyalaya- 8:09.69 Boys Under 17 1.Binura Talagala- Lyceum International School Nugegoda- 6:57.54 2.Chanulka Panadura- Gateway College Colombo-7:06.59 3.D Himsara Niriella-D S Senanayake College-7:07.19 Girls Under 20 1. Hiruki De Silva- Gateway College Colombo- 7:35.38 2. Ganga Senavirathna – Visaka Vidyalaya-7:35.77 3 Nabhashie Perera- Srimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya- 7:47.29 Boys Under 20 1. Chris Pavithra- St. Peters College- 6:42.07 2. Sevin Chathmin- St. Joseph’s College- 6:43.24 3. LSC Samarasingha- Trinity College Kandy- 6:51.23 Girls 20 & Over 1. Ramudi Samarakoon- Visaka Vidyalaya- 7:39.43 2. KAHD Perera- 8:02.41 3. Gihini Nawela- Sri Lanka Aquatics-8:40.79 Boys 20 & Over All three- Sri Lanka Aquatics 1. Gavin Karunanayake- 6:36.18 2. Dilanka Shehan- 6:48.00 3. Sadev Senarathna – 6:54.67
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Vice President HH Chulasiri handing trophy to Captain of Visakha Ganga Seneviratne