Good performances expected at Swimming Nationals

By Leslie FERNANDO

SWIMMING: Twice postponed National Swimming and Diving Championships conducted by the Interim Committee of Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) will be held on November 13, 14, 15 at the Sugathadasa Stadium Swimming Pool. SLASU will also conduct the Championships at Junior level as well in both aquatic events on the same dates.

Nethru Nanayakkara, Chairman, Organising Committee said that the meet should produce interesting fare as the cream of swimmers... Heshan Unamboowe of Trinity College, Mineta Karunaratne of Asian International School who swam at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India along with experienced swimmers Chanaka Malimbada, Issac Prins, Dilan Dissanayake, Dasun Perera, Tuan Nabeel Dole, Punhasa Senanayake, Pathum Edirisinghe, Shakith Wickramaratne, Praneeth Udumalgala, Yahan Samarajeewa, Samantha Priyadarshana, Gayan Samarakoon, Shasika Perera are participating in the open men and boys events. The women and girls in the swim are: Miniruwani Samarakoon, Nethma Jayawardena, Chamari Kudabalage, Gihara Amerasinghe, Hansani Weerathunga, Madhawee Weerathunga, Udara Mendis, Dehara Katipearachchi, Sunethra Wijeratne, Charani Perera and Mihiri Kandanarachchi.

Thirty events, including six relays will be worked off for men and women in the swimming championships.

All heats and preliminaries will be held during the morning sessions commencing at 8.30 a.m. All finals will be held in the afternoon session starting at 2.30 p.m.

There will be one metre, three metre diving (spring board) and Platform Diving 5 1/2, 7 1/2 and 10 metres. All diving events commence at 11 a.m. each day.