Category Archives: Aquatic

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Hiruki de Silva of Gateway College Colombo excelled on the opening day of the 29th Inter-International School Swimming Championship, breaking an 11-year-old record in the Girls Under-20 200m Individual Medley at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool in Colombo yesterday. De Silva clocked a time of 2:30.87, smashing the previous record of 2:31.01 set…

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – After a long wait of 25 years, Sri Lanka has once again achieved recognition in the diving world. Two talented divers, Mikhail Jayaweera and Vinudi Kankanamge, have qualified for the World Aquatic Junior Diving Championship. This famed event will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from November 24 to December 1. Vinudi…

Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: (ePRESS) – Sri Lankan swimmer Kiran Jasinghe, currently based in Australia, has made an impact by breaking the 50m Breaststroke Sri Lanka national record at the Uncloud Victorian Open Short Course Championship in Victoria, Melbourne. The 28-year-old swimmer, who is a South Asian gold medalist, clocked an impressive 28.68 seconds in the 50m…

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Royal College and St. Bridget’s Convent emerged victorious at the 3rd Sub-Junior (Under-15) National Diving Championships, organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLSU) and held over the weekend at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex. Royal College secured the boys’ title with 27 points, surpassing rivals S. Thomas’ College, who finished…

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – At just 13 years old, Rushalee Dissanayake has made history as a junior swimmer breaking the only national record at the National and World Aquatic Short Course Championships Selection Trials concluded at the Isipathana College Swimming Pool Complex on Sunday. In an impressive performance, the Musaeus College star broke the senior national women’s…

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Colombo International School’s (CIS) Mikhail Jayaweera, Sri Lanka’s only male diver to qualify for the World Aquatic Junior Diving Championship, has once again grabbed attention by winning the Junior National title at the 48th National Diving Championship, organized by Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU), concluded at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex…

Adelaide, AUSTRALIA: (ePRESS) – Sri Lanka’s top backstroke swimmer, Akalanka Peiris, has set two new national records in the 50m and 100m Backstroke events at the Australian Short Course (25m) Swimming Nationals held in Adelaide. The 24-year-old swimmer broke his own previous records, marking a significant achievement in his career. This is the first time…

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Ruel Wickramaratne, a 14-year-old diver from Royal College, has made history by becoming the youngest ever to win the Men’s Platform event at the National Diving Championship. Competing at the 48th edition of the championship, held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo, Ruel broke a 23-year-old record. At the…

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Kithmi Marambe of Bishop’s College and Royal College diving captain Venuka Kankanamge emerged as the national diving champions at the 48th National Division Championship, organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex in Colombo. Nineteen-year-old Marambe, representing Bishop’s College for the last time, completed…

COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Royal College and Bishop’s College stole the spotlight at the 48th National Diving Championship, organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex, as they swept both the Senior and Junior National Overall Championships in their respective boys’ and girls’ categories. Royal College claimed both the…