Mahamaya wins Age Group, Novices titles

By our Kandy Sports Corr

SWIMMING: Mahamaya Girls College won both the Age Group and the Novices championships while Trinity College won the Age Group title with a thumping lead at the third Central Province Swimming Championship organised by the Central Province Auqatic Sports Association (CEPASA) and sponsored by Ferrero Lanka (Pvt) Limited forth 'Nutolla Trophy and worked off at the Swimming Pool of the University of Peradeniya last week.

Over 600 competitors participated in the 115 events for boys and girls organised by the CEPASA which was a roaring success.

Trinity College completely dominated the championship for boys by producing all the age group champions and amassed 951 points and the second placed Kingswood College collected only 264 points - a lead of 687 points. Excelling for the lions in water were Shehan de Silva, Migara Eulangamuwa, Hoshan Unamboowe, skipper Dilina Dissanayake, S. M. B. Senanayake.

Kingswoodians had the consolation of winning the championship for Novices by gathering 387 points and Trinity College finished runner up with 285 points.

Mahamaya Girls College led by Hansani Weeratunga carried everything before them by winning both the Age Group and Novices championship for girls but they were given good fight by the second placed Hillwood College.

In the Age Group Championship Mahamaya totalled 555 points while Hillwood college came close with 510 points. Excelling in this category for Mahamaya were skipper Hansani Weeratunga, Madhavi Weeratunga, Sunethra Wijeratne, Imani Abeykoon and for Hillwood Nisali Dissanayake who won their respective Age Group events.

In the championship for Novices Mahamaya swimmers were once again to the fore gathering 275 points and Hillwood College 243 points.

Attilio Capuena of Ferrero Lanka Pvt. Limited was the Chief Guest and he distributed the main awards with the Principal of Trinity College Rodorick Gilbert.