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Sri Lankan swimmers in two international meets by LESLIE FERNANDO The local swimmers will have the chance of participating in two foreign championship meets in 2004. According to the swimming calendar for 2004, Sri Lanka swimmers both men and women will swim in the 9th edition of the south Asian Federation Games (SAF Games) from February 28 to March 9 in Islamabad, Pakistan. The selection trial to pick swimmers has already begun (today Sunday is the final day) at the Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. The swimmers next international meet will be the Asian Age Group Swimming and Diving Championships to be staged in Qatar in August. This is the first time a Middle-East country is hosting a international swimming meet. The men will swim and dive at a separate swimming pool and the women in another pool with all women officials in charge of running the meet. The swimmers and divers to represent Sri Lanka will be selected from the performances at the Pentathlon Swimming Championships in April and the Age Group Swimming Championships to be held in June. Both meets will be at the Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. Swimming calendar February 7: Age Group Relay Championships at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. February 26 to 28: Novices Swimming and Diving Championship at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. March 7: Annual two-mile sea swim at the beach opposite Mount Lavinia Hotel. April 1 to 3: Pentathlon Swimming Championships at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. May 15-16: Short Course National Swimming Championships (venue either Gampaha/Ambalangoda), june 3 to 5: Age Group Swimming and Diving Championships at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. July 10: Diving Championships (one metre) at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. August 13-14: Junior National Swimming and Diving Championships at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. August 28: Masters Swimming Championships (venue to be notified), September 23 to 25: National Aquatic Championships (swimming, diving, waterpolo, synchronized swimming) at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. November 4 to 6: Inter-Club Swimming and Diving Championships (venue to be notified). Waterpolo March 20: Ellawala 'B' League Tournament at Royal College swimming pool. May 9: Clive Pearey Novices Tournament at S. Thomas' College swimming pool, Mt. Lavinia. September 5: Eshelby 'A' League Tournament at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. September 12: David Vast knockout Tournament, at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. Synchronized swimming June 12: Age Group Championships at Ladies College swimming pool, September 24-25: National Championships at Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool. Development meets March 21: North-Western Range Meet at Kurunegala, April 24: Southern Range Meet at Ambalangoda. May 29: Central Range Meet at Kotmale. June 27: Western Range Meet at Nawaloka Swimming Pool, Gampaha. July 18: North Central Range Meet at Anuradhapura. September 11: Outstation Swimming Championships at Royal College swimming pool. |
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