CANADA, August 31 (ePRESS) – Canadian-born swimmer of Sri Lankan origin Ranumi Eashwarage has emerged as one of Canada’s brightest young sprint talents after capturing Canada’s lone gold medal at the 2026 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Vancouver. The 16-year-old clocked a stunning 55.00 seconds in the women’s 100m freestyle, shaving 0.60 seconds off…
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COLOMBO, August 16 (ePRESS) – Fourteen-year-old Sakindu Pigera of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo, underlined his supremacy in junior long-distance freestyle swimming by breaking all three Boys’ Under-15 national records in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle events at the National Long Course Swimming Championship 2026, organised by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) at the…
BANGKOK, Thailand, (ePRESS) – Rushalee Dissanayake capped the 12th Asian Age Group Swimming Championship by breaking the country’s Under-17 National Age Group record in the women’s 1,500m freestyle, while national record holder MF Muhammad finished eighth in the men’s 50m breaststroke final in Bangkok, Thailand. Dissanayake produced another impressive long-distance swim to finish eighth in…
BANGKOK, Thailand, July 17 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s leading swimmer MF Muhammad won the men’s 100m butterfly silver medal while Sakindu Pigera set a new national junior record on the opening day of the 12th Asian Age Group Aquatic Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Competing in the boys’ 17-18 age group, Muhammad clocked 54.94 seconds in…
COLOMBO, June 30 (ePRESS) – HNB’s long-term commitment to Sri Lankan sport continues to deliver results, with HNB Brand Ambassador Kyle Abeysinghe emerging as the country’s leading contender for the 2026 Commonwealth Games after a medal-winning performance at the Singapore National Swimming Championship. The Sri Lankan swimming star clocked 50.94 seconds to win bronze in…
BALI, Indonesia, June 17 (ePRESS) – Hussain Faham of S Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia, made a memorable international debut by finishing 26th among Asia’s top swimmers in the Men’s 5km Open Water event at the 12th Asian Open Water Championships in Bali, Indonesia, while also meeting the newly strengthened World Aquatics qualifying standard. The 16-year-old…
BALI, Indonesia, June 12 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka will field a strong team led by swimmers from the Ghefari Dulapandan Swimming School (GDSS) at the 12th Asian Open Water Swimming Championship to be held at Jimbaran Bay, Bali, Indonesia from June 13 to 15. The six-member Sri Lankan squad includes three swimmers from the Ghefari…
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HNB Brand Ambassador Kyle Abeysinghe becomes Sri Lanka’s highest ranked swimmer in FINA points
SINGAPORE, May 28 (ePRESS) – Representing Killer Whale Aquatics carrying the pride of Hatton National Bank as its Brand Ambassador for the Sports Vertical, Kyle Abeysinghe of Killer Whale Aquatics produced a sensational comeback performance to win the bronze medal in the men’s 100m Freestyle at the 21st Singapore National Swimming Championships held in Singapore….
SINGAPORE, May 27 (ePRESS) – Sri Lankan swimmer Kyle Abeysinghe produced a stunning comeback performance to win the bronze medal in the men’s 100m Freestyle at the 21st Singapore National Swimming Championships, clocking 50.94 seconds to become the country’s top-ranked male swimmer of 2026 with an impressive 755 World Aquatics points score. The outstanding performance…
FLORIDA, USA, May 25 (ePRESS) – Sri Lankan swimmer Dilanka Shehan produced a historic performance by setting a new Sri Lanka national long course record in the men’s 800m freestyle at the 2026 Terrapin Invite held at the Boca Raton High School Aquatic Complex in Boca Raton, Florida, United States on Saturday. The 26-year-old clocked…