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13th annual Ladies College-Musaeus College Regatta :
Record breaking Musaeus win after five years
by Sajeewa Jayakody
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Musaeus College crew with captain Ranuli Wickramasinghe and
vice-captain Ashvini Jayathilaka along with
teacher-in-charge Vajira Attanayake and coach Mark Morris
celebrate after their win over Ladies College at the 13th
Ladies-Musaeus Regatta held at the Beira Lake waters,
Colombo Rowing Club yesterday. (Pictures by Malan
Karunaratne) .
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Musaeus College won the annual regatta with traditional rivals Ladies
College after five years when they swept the board at the 13th bilateral
rowing championship held at the Colombo Rowing Club, Beira Lake waters
yesterday.
Musaeus who won the Flippper Trophy in the Under-18 category of the
National Rowing championships concluded recently dominated the regatta
securing eight wins out of the ten events to chalk up a tally of 39
points to Ladies’ 13.
The victorious Musaeus crew comprised Maedhini de Alwis (B), Binali
de Alwis (2), Ranuli Wickramasekera (3) Senuri de Silva (S) and Mayanthi
Weerakoon (Cox) in the prestigious Boat Race which they won with a new
record time of 3:52 minutes erasing the previous record of 3:58 minutes.
Musaeus last tasted success in the regatta in 2010 when they beat
Ladies by 46 points to 6.
Overall Ladies lead the series with 9 wins to Museaus’ 3 with one tie
in 2006. Colombo Rowing Club president Damith Subasinghe was the chief
guest
Results:
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The victorious Musaeus College A Four crew comprising
Meadhini de Alwis (B), Binali de Alwis (2), Ranuli
Wickramasinghe (3), Senuri de Silva (S) and Mayanthi
Weerakoon (Cox) that competed in the prestigious A Fours
(Boat Race). |
A Four: (Musaeus College) Maedhini de Alwis (B), Binali de
Alwis (2), Ranuli Wickramasinghe (3), Senuri de Silva (S), Mayanthi
Weerakoon (Cox) beat (Ladies College) Ishara Abbey (S), Chanika
Goonetilleke (3), Nihara Warawita (2), Dihanie Amerasinghe (Cox),
Ashmitha Gunaratne (Cox) by 3:52 minutes to 3:59.
B Four: (Musaeus College) Lishadhi Mayadunne (B), Isuri
Kumarasinghe (2), Niseni Hewamallika (3), Ashvini Jayatilleke (S),
Mayanthi Weerakoon (Cox) beat (Ladies College) Davina Koch (S), Jeshani
Sri Kumara (3), Anelka Karunaratne (2), Ashvini Subasinghe (B), Thiranya
Fernando (Cox) by 3:59 minutes to 4:01.
C Fours: (Musaeus College) Megara Wijemanna (B), Ishanka
Hewakuruppu (2), Randini de Silva (3), Thanushi Perera (S), Dinara
Fernando (Cox) beat (Ladies College) Shannon Perera (S), l Kavisha
Dassanayake (3), Sanjula Botejue (2), Esther Peramune (B), Janindri
Fernando (Cox) by 4:19 minutes to 4:24.
Old Girls Four: (Musaeus College) Subhashini Kularatne (B),
Janethri
Marapana (2), Dilki Wijesekera (3), Vinuri Wickramasekera (S),
Nathira
Wijemanne (Cox) beat (Ladies College) Yellani Rasaputhra (B), Gayani
Boteju (2), Senuri de Silva (3), Denise Koch (S), Tehani Walpola (Cox)
by 4.25 minutes to 4:56.
A Pair: (Musaeus College) Maedhini de Alwis (B), Senuri de
Silva (S) beat (Ladies College) Shannon Perera (S)/Dihanie Amerasinghe
(B) by 4:05 minutes to 4:36.
B Pair: (Musaeus College) Ranuli Wickramasinghe (B)/Binali de
Silva (S) beat (Ladies College) Ashvini Subasinghe (B)/Kavisha
Dassanayake by 4:25 minutes to 4:45.
B Scull: (Musaeus College) Senuri de Silva beat (Ladies
College) Davina Koch by 4:26 minutes to 4:39.
A Double Scull: (Ladies College) Ishara Abbey (S)/Nihara
Warawita (B) beat (Musaeus College) Lishadhi Mayadunne (B)/Randini de
Silva (S) by 4:35 minutes to 4:39.
B Double Scull: (Musaeus College) Maedhini de Alwis (B)/Ranuli
Wickramasinghe (S) beat (Ladies College) Davina Koch (S)/Anelka
Karunaratne (B) by 4:09 minutes to 4:15.
A Scull: (Ladies College) Ishara Abbey beat (Musaeus College)
Thanushi Perera by 4:38 minutes to 4:50. |
