Category Archives: Aquatic

Lyceum Gampaha clinches Girls Junior National Championship with record-breaking performance

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Lyceum International School Gampaha has clinched the Girls Junior National Championship once more, marking back-to-back victories at the Long Course National Swimming Championship,  organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU), concluded last week at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool. The junior girls from Lyceum Gampaha delivered an outstanding performance, amassing…

Sri Lanka’s greatest swimmer ends career at National Championship

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS): – A significant chapter in Sri Lankan swimming closes as Matthew Abeysinghe, the country’s celebrated “golden boy,” prepares to compete for the final time at the Sri Lanka Long Course National Championship. The event, organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU), begins tomorrow at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool in Colombo. Matthew…

13-year-old Rushalee Dissanayake stirs things up with historic swimming records

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – At just 13 years old, Rushalee Dissanayake of Musaeus College has already made a name for herself in swimming. Competing in the recently concluded MILO-sponsored All Island Schools Aquatic Championship at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool, Rushalee’s extraordinary performance saw her set three new meet records, breaking several decades-old marks, and winning…

Ladies’ College celebrates landmark swimming achievement

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COLOMBO (ePRESS) – Ladies’ College made history by winning a national-level swimming event for the first time in 24 years. They emerged as the Overall Girls Champions at the MILO-sponsored 49th All Island Schools Aquatic Championship held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex. Ladies’ College secured three titles: the Overall Girls Swimming Championship, the Senior…

Musaeus College’s Rushalee Dissanayake breaks 32-year record at MILO Aquatic Championship

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Musaeus College’s young swimming sensation, Rushalee Dissanayake, stole the spotlight on the third day of the 49th MILO All Island Schools Aquatic Championship. The event, held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex on Thursday, saw Dissanayake break a 32-year-old meet record in the Under-14 Girls 200m Freestyle. Dissanayake clocked an impressive…

Musaeus College’s Rushalee Dissanayake sets two new meet records

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Rushalee Dissanayake of Musaeus College shone brightly at the 49th MILO All Island Schools Aquatic Championship, setting a new meet record in the Under-14 Girls 100m Freestyle on the second day of the competition at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool Complex. Dissanayake clocked an impressive 1:05.11, breaking the previous record of 1:05.14 set…

Mikhail Jayaweera completes hat-trick of wins to qualify for Junior World Aquatics

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COLOMBO: (ePRESS) – Mikhail Jayaweera of Colombo International School (CIS) achieved an impressive feat by winning the 1m Springboard, 3m Springboard, and Platform events at the 48th National Age Group Diving Championship, organized by Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU), which was held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool on June 28 and 29, saw Mikhail…

Hat-trick of wins for Lyceum Wattala girls’ swimming team

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WATTALA: (ePRESS) – The Lyceum International Wattala girls’ swimming team has won their third consecutive championship this year. They clinched the Western Province National Schools Games Swimming Championship, held at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool complex last week. The event was organized by the Ministry of Education. Earlier this year, the Lyceum Wattala girls’ team also…

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