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Rainbow Aquatic Club - top swimmers by LESLIE FERNANDO Rainbow Aquatic Club swimmers put up a splendid performances to lift both the men and women overall champion titles at the three day National Swimming Championships sponsored by National Lotteries Board at the Sugathadasa Stadium swimming pool yesterday. Rainbow AC, men's swimmers came on top with 176 points and was presented the Dudley Senanayake Memorial Challenge Trophy. Last year's champions Asian International School were second with 134 points followed by St. Joseph's College third with 89 points, Ananda College fourth 85 points and S. Thomas' College and Royal College joint fifth with 55 points each. The women swimmers from Rainbow AC with 178 points took away the NAASU Challenge Trophy, Musaeus College in second place with 176 points. Last year's runners-up Mahamaya College, Kandy in third place with 160 points, 2002 champions Ladies College fourth 130 points and Bishop's College fifth with 56 points. National swimmer Menaka de Silva of Rainbow AC, established the solitary record yesterday in the 50 metres freestyle 'clocking' 28.48 secs to erase off her own mark of 28.58 secs in 2002. She also won the 100 metres freestyle on Friday. The other record as set by the Rainbow AC relay quartet in the women's 4 X 200 metres freestyle relay, 10.22.24 secs on Friday. Eranga Fernando of Ranibow AC was selected the Best Men's swimmer of the championships. Eranga had wins in the 200 and 400 metres freestyle 100 and 200 metres butterfly stroke. Meanwhile Prabha Madhavi Dharmadasa of Musaeus College was picked the best women's swimmer. Prabha won the 200 and 400 metres individual medley, 200 metres freestyle, 100 metres breast stroke. She was also placed second in the 50 metres breast stroke and third in 100 metres backstroke. Both Eranga and Prabha won NAASU Challenge Trophies. Chathuranga Perera who is here from USA after program of studies became the fastest man in the pool. Chathuranga, a former Trinity and AIS swimmer representing Rainbow AC won the 50 metres freestyle 25.74 secs while Menaka de Silva also of Rainbow AC was the fastest women in the pool swimming the 50 metres free style 28.48 secs. In the diving championships, Royal College retained the title and carried away the Norman Allan Smith Challenge Trophy. Royal collected 49 points and Asian International School runner-up with 17 points. National diver Chanaka Wickremasinghe of Royal became the best men's diver winning the one metres, three metre spring board diving and platform diving. He was awarded the Andy Vitharana Challenge Trophy. Visakha Vidyalaya also retained women's diving championships with 39 points and Bishops College runner-up with 27 points. Another national diver Tharika Siyaguna of Bishop's College was selected as the best women's diver winning one and three metres springboard diving and platform diving. Visakha Vidyalaya won the Barbara Flamer-Calders Challenge Trophy coming first in the Synchronized Swimming Championships. St. Bridget's Convent came in second. Visakha Vidyalaya beat holders Sri Lanka Air Force on a penalty shoot out 4-3 after the women's waterpolo tournament final ended in a 3-all draw. They were presented the NAASU Challenge Trophy. Old Thomian Swimming Club took the David Vast Challenge Trophy, becoming men's water champions defeating Royal College in the final. |
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