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by LESLIE FERNANDO

Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Sports Association have picked 127 swimmers, 69 boys and 58 girls (the highest number of swimmers to compete in a meet abroad) to swim with Tamil Nadu in the second aquatic dual at the Orca Swimming Pool, Harrington Road, Chetput, Chennai (Madras) on July 12 and 13.

The Tamil Nadu swimmers for the aquatic dual will be from Justice P. S. Kailasam Medical and Educational Research Foundation.

The Madras District Aquatic Association affiliated to the Tamil Nadu State Aquatic Association will conduct the meet and will also host the Sri Lanka Schools swimmers. Dr. Sadayavel Kailasam, the Secretary of the Madras District Aquatic Association will be the chief co-ordinator of the meet.

The swimmers will be seen in action in seven age groups and open both boys and girls and altogether 80 events in all four strokes, including the two individual medley events will be in the two-day programme.

The events listed for boys and girls in the under-7, under-8, under-9 are: 25 metres back stroke, breast stroke, butterfly stroke, freestyle and 4 x 25 metres individual medley. The events for boys and girls under-13, under-15, under-17, under-19 and open: 50 metres back stroke, breast stroke, butterfly, free style and 4 x 50 metres individual medley.

Sri Lanka Schools are expected to retain the overall championships trophy as the swimmers gained more experience swimming at the NAASU conducted Age Group Swimming Championships and the Schools Swimming Championships which conclude today (Sunday June 29).

The swimmers, along with the officials and the parents of young swimmers will go in two batches on July 10 and 11.

Dr. David Ponniah, Warden, S. Thomas' College, Mt. Lavinia and the President of Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Sports Association will be the Chef-de-Mission while Ms. Ranjani de Fonseka, Secretary SLSASA will be the Manageress. Philip Amerasinghe (S. Thomas' College), Ruwan Manawadu (St. Joseph's College), L. V. Fernando (Ananda) and Janaka Lal (P. de S. Kularatne MV) will be the coaches. Around eight officials of the SLSASA will also make the tour.

Boys

Sampath Weerakkody (Sri Devananda, Ambalangoda), Kusal Jayasekera (Royal) Dinesh Dayananda (Ananda), Lasitha Perera (S. Thomas' College), Menaka Rajapakse (St. Peter's College), S. V. Gayan Buddhika (Asian International School), Raghuvan Madawala (S. Thomas' College), Kusal Arthanayake (Ananda), Naveen Karunaratne (AIS), Charith Rodrigo (St. Peter's College), Tissa Sri Chandasekera (Royal), Abishek Kalupathirana (S. Thomas' College), H. B. Hulugalla (Trinity), R. C. Soysa (Kingswood College), Bishan Dabare (Ananda), Chaminda Samaraweera (St. Thomas' College), Sanka Wijayananda (St. Joseph's College), Aven Morrais (St. Peter's College), Naveen Perera (Ananda), Manjith Thamanegama (S. Thomas' College). E. M. K. Fernando (S. Thomas' College), Shivane Wijeyaratnam (S. Thomas' College).

Mohantha Vidana (D. S. Senanayake College), Nilmin Arsakularatne (St. Joseph's College), Ashan Vithana (Ananda), Yahan Samarajeeva (Royal), Ashane Fernando (St. Joseph's College), Tharindu Wickremasinghe (Nalanda College), D. Dissanayake (Trinity), Rehan Jayasekera (St. Joseph's College), Chanaka Malimbada (Ananda), Asanka Managoda (Ananda), Gayan Samarakoon (Ananda), Chandeepa Wettasinghe (Royal), Lisitha Abeywardena (Ananda), H. Unambuwa (Trinity), Nipuna Kuruppu (Ananda), Shirantha Ariyawardene (St. Peter's College), Shan Dias (St. Joseph's College), Rajinda Gunasekera (St. Thomas' College), W. A. I. Fernando (St. Thomas' College), Hashan Nugaliaddha (Belviour IC), Omar Awthard (D. S. Senanayake College).

Rangamal Arunaweera (Royal), Piyumal Arunaweera (Royal), Revon Fernandez (St. Peter's College), Kanitha J. Munasinghe (Prince of Wales), Shanil J. Guruge (Ananda), Yanik Martynstyne (Colombo International School), Charupriya Salgadu (Ananda), D. N. De Mel (S. Thomas' College), W. C. C. Perera (Trinity), Ali Isphahani (Royal) Avinash Weerasekera (St. Joseph's College), Uvin Madurapperuma (Royal), Shenuka Gunaratne (Royal), Lahiru Munasinghe (Ananda), Wahid Uvais (Royal).

Shehan de Silva (Trinity), Visal Poornaka (St. Peter's College), Urin Athukorala (Ananda), Urin Madurapperuma (Royal), Sachin Kumarajeewa (St. Joseph's College), M. Hulangamuwa (Trinity), Cherantha de Silva (Trinity), Akshaya Kumarajeewa (St. Joseph's College), Maneesha Vithana Gamage (Royal), S. Karunaratne (Trinity) Onella Gilbert (Colombo International School).

Girls

D. G. Irishani Kaushalya (Rathnavali BV), Radhini Kaluperuma (Bishops), Mahesha Tennakoon (St. Bridget's Convent), Tehani Renganathan (Bishops), Aveina Dias (St. Bridget's Convent), Viludani Yatawara (Mahamaya College, Kandy), Sharnika Wimalantha (Mahamaya College), Thanuja Fernando (Ladies College), Mandu Jayasundera (Sirimavo Bandaranayake BV), Sanchia Brown (St. Bridget's Convent), Aranya Rajasingham (St. Bridget's Convent), Marysa Alexander (St. Bridget's Convent), Mihiri Kandanarachchi (Musaeus College), Uma Kavya Dharmadasa (Musaeus), Piumi Ekanayake (Sirimavo Bandaranaike BV), Chathuri Abeykoon (Ladies College), Udari Mendis (Mahamaya College), Apeksha Wijesuriya (Musaeus), Priyanjali Dhanapala (Mahamaya College), Dulna Perera (Bishops), Prabha Madhavi Dharmadasa (Musaeus). Devinka Gunatileke (Bishops), Roshanara Hatch (Ladies College), Piyuminori Fernando (Bishops), Gabrielle Mohamed (Ladies College), Namali Kanawatte (Mahamaya College), Umanga Jayawardena (Musaeus), Nihara Gunasekera (Ladies College), Sakina Esufally (AIS), Udeshi Ekanayake (Mahamaya College), Shehani Lokuge (Mahamaya College), Dharshani Siriwardena (Mahamaya College), Imesha Lokuge (Mahamaya College), Ruvindi Wijenayake (CIS), Madhavi Weeratunga (Mahamaya College), Tisari Madara (Ladies College), Sunethra Wijeratne (Mahamaya College).

Parami Ratnayake (Mahamaya College), Kasuni de Silva (Bandarawatta Parakarama MV, Gampaha), Dharithi Amarasekera (Ladies College), Nelum Udawawela (Hillwood College, Kandy), Punsala Dharmathilake (Gothami Kanishta Vidyalaya, Gampaha), Nethmi Mallawaarachchi (St. Bridget's Convent), Dharini Speldewinde (Ladies College), Shehani Amarasena (Mahamaya College).

Savini Perera (Musaeus), Suhaila Perera (St. Bridget's Convent), Rashmika Gunasekera (St. Bridget's Convent), Hiruni Kandanarachchi (Musaeus), Saleeta Abeyratne (Stafford International School), Tharnaga Mannapperuma (Mahamaya College), Sanduni Nanayakkara (Musaeus), Sabrina Ahamath (Methodist College), Kasuni Dissanayake (Sirimavo Bandaranaike BV), Riquaza Badurdeen (Elizabeth Moir IS), Tehani Amarasuriya (Bishops), Kiara Fernando (CIS), Samdhi Bandara (Mahamaya College).

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