COLOMBO, Apr 28 (ePRESS) – Young swimmer Sanumi Nehansa of Lyceum International School Panadura built strong momentum ahead of the 50th National Age Group Swimming Championship 2026 by finishing second in the Under-13 1km race at the Port City Open Water Swimming Championship 2026, before going on to claim a silver and a bronze medal…
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COLOMBO, Apr 24 (ePRESS) – Ten-year-old swimmer Sandini Nihinsa of Horizon College International produced a brilliant all-round performance to emerge Under-11 Girls Champion at the HNB 50th National Age Group Championship 2026, held at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo recently. The rising star, winning two gold medals and two silvers with impressive timings…
COLOMBO, Apr 11 (ePRESS) – A 10-year-old rising swimmer, Savindya de Silva of Lyceum International School Panadura, not only won two medals at the HNB 50th National Age Group Swimming Championship, but also underlined the growing strength of Torpedoes Swimming Club and the expert guidance of head coach Asela Perera and assistant coach Akash Almeida….
COLOMBO, Apr 8 (ePRESS) – Rainbow Aquatics, guided by legendary Sri Lanka Olympic swimmer Julian Bolling and coach Penuka Wijemanna, proved their supremacy as three of their swimmers were crowned national age group champions at the 50th HNB National Age Group Swimming Championship, organised by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) and concluded at…
COLOMBO, Apr 7 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka will bank on experience and youthful promise as Dulanjan Fernando and Ruel Wickramaratne lead the national challenge at the Canada Cup Diving Meet 2026 in Windsor from April 9 to 12. Fernando, the country’s premier springboard diver, arrives in top form and full confidence. The former Royal College,…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Mar 30 (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s reigning national swimming champion Minagi Rupesinghe has climbed to an impressive 126th place in the latest open water swimming world rankings published by World Aquatics on March 15, 2026, emerging as the number one swimmer in South Asia and underlining her rapid rise in the international arena….
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb 7 (ePRESS) – Eighteen-year-old Charan Rupesinghe emerged as the champion of the 10km Open Water Sea Swim at the Annual Port City Open Water Swimming Championship, organised by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU), which concluded after two days at Port City Colombo. Charan, the younger brother of three-time national champion…
COLOMBO, January 26 (ePRESS) – Hashel Senarath of Gateway College Colombo enjoyed a remarkable 2025 season, winning 17 gold, seven silver and four bronze medals, while also setting three new meet records and claiming four championship titles. He established two new meet records at the Inter-International Schools Swimming Championship and one at the National School…
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, December 30 (ePRESS) – In a performance that will be spoken about for many years, Rushalee Dissanayake of Musaeus College Colombo produced one of the greatest junior displays in Sri Lankan swimming history at the HNB National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship 2025. The 14-year-old swept to the Junior National title…
COLOMBO, December 11 (ePRESS) — Rushalee Dissanayake of Musaeus College produced the first and most striking highlight of the five-day HNB National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championships 2025 by slashing seven full seconds to set a new Girls Under-15 400m Freestyle Junior National Short Course record as the meet began at the Isipathana…