Category Archives: Aquatic

Musaeus reigns supreme at National Lifesaving Championship

Musaeus College Livesaving Team

MOUNT LAVINIA: (ePRESS) – Musaeus College secured the coveted title at the 73rd National Lifesaving Championship for the second consecutive year, cementing their dominance in the sport. The championship, organized by Sri Lanka Lifesaving, concluded on Saturday evening at the Lifesaving Centre at Mount Lavinia Beach, with Musaeus College finishing top of the heap with a…

Dewvin’s golden stroke for S. Thomas’

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – At the 2024 Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship, S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia’s swimming prodigy, Dewvin Malawara Arachchi, stole the spotlight with an exceptional performance. The 14-year-old claimed four gold medals and a silver medal, setting a new junior national record in the process. His 23 points earned him the runner-up spot…

Ramudi dazzles with gold, silver in Hungary

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BUDAPEST, Hungary: (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s breaststroke national record holder, Ramudi Samarakoon, delivered an impressive performance at the 2024-2025 Hungarian University and College National Long Course Swimming Championship, securing both a gold and a silver medal. Samarakoon, who is currently studying and training in Budapest under the prestigious FINA Scholarship, won the gold in the 10x50m…

Jayden’s historic swim stuns Sri Lanka

Jayden de Silva

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Jayden de Silva, a 14-year-old rising star in Sri Lankan swimming, swimmer from Stafford International School became the first-ever junior national swimmer in Sri Lanka to swim the 100m Butterfly event in under one minute, setting a new national record in the process at the National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championships…

Megumi Kularathna, youngest ever, secures spot in Sri Lanka National Swim Squad

Megumi Karunarathna

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Megumi Kularathna, a 12-year-old swimmer from Ghefari Dulapandan Swim School (GDSC), has made a historic entry into the Sri Lanka National Swimming Squad, becoming the youngest swimmer to be selected. Her remarkable achievement follows her record-breaking performance at the recent National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Nationals, where she became the…

Julie Hope joins Sri Lanka’s National Squad after record haul

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – In the blistering heat of Colombo, where champions rise above the rest, a Dubai-based prodigy rewrote the history of Sri Lankan swimming. Julie Daniella Hope, representing Cyclone Aquatics, delivered a performance of unparalleled dominance at the Sri Lanka National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship 2024. With five gold medals, four…

Megumi becomes youngest swimmer to break 200m butterfly junior record

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ISIPATHANA, Colombo: (ePRESS) – Megumi Kularathna of the Ghefari Dulapandan Swimming School made history as Sri Lanka’s youngest-ever junior swimmer to break a girls’ 200m butterfly junior national record, clinching three gold medals in butterfly events at the National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship 2024, organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLaSU),…

Minagi’s magic: 5 golds, 3 records, 1 champion

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Minagi Rupesinghe, representing Killer Whale Aquatics (KWA), made history by claiming the Women’s National Champion title at the Sri Lanka National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship held at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool Complex last week. At just 19 years old, Rupesinghe’s extraordinary performance saw her break three national records and…

Following the light, Musaeus becomes unstoppable

Musaeus College junior swimming team

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Musaeus College’s junior swimming team proved that quality can outshine quantity by claiming their first-ever Junior National title at the National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship, organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU), concluded at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo, leaving the Musaeus team’s triumph…

KWA extends dynasty with 23rd national win

KWA

ISIPATHANA, Colombo: (ePRESS) – Killer Whale Aquatics (KWA) made history at the National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championships, claiming both the Men’s and Women’s Senior National titles for the sixth consecutive year. This marks their 23rd national title overall. The event concluded yesterday at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool in Colombo last evening….

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