Category Archives: Aquatic

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….

Minagi sets new 1500m record by 40 seconds

Minagi Rupesinghe

ISIPATHANA, Colombo: (ePRESS) – Minagi Rupesinghe of Killer Whale Aquatics (KWA) made a stunning achievement on the third day of the National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship, hosted by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo. Rupesinghe shattered the national record in the women’s…

Julie Hope claims two more junior records

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Dubai-based swimmer Julie Hope has established her name further into Sri Lanka’s swimming history, breaking two junior national records on the second day of the National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool in Colombo yesterday. Hope, who trains under Janaka Prasad’s Colombo Swimming Academy, claimed…

Musaeus College’s Rushalee Dissanayake leads Day 1 record sweep

Rushalee Dissanayake

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s rising swimming star, Rushalee Dissanayake of Musaeus College, made an impressive start to the National and Junior National Short Course Swimming Championship at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo on Wednesday, setting a new junior national record in the Girls Under-15 400m Freestyle. Dissanayake’s performance in the opening event…

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