Fishtail to revive swimming activities

SWIMMING: Fishtail Aquatic Club, Mutwal one of the oldest swimming clubs in existence from 1947, is making elaborate plans to hold swimming clinics and seminars together with learn-to-swim amongst campaigns for club members and the schoolchildren in the area during the last week in July.

According to Rodney Silva, the Club Captain who is also the Administrative Secretary of SLASU, Fishtail AC has produced top swimmers in the past like Marks brothers Geoff and Boris, George Speldewinde, late Rizvi Zain, E. Lafaber, P. Fernando, M. Premadasa to name a few. At present Fishtail AC only participate in Masters and Novices Meets due to lack of talented swimmers.

Stanley Wijesinghe, the President of the club, said that the club is preparing to hold the said programme in a bid to promote swimming and find hidden talent amongst the school children. The club will provide all facilities to the swimmers and the authorities hope to produce good swimmers in the future again.

Those wishing to follow swimming clinics should contact Secretary, Fishtail AC, 140, De La Salle Street, Mutwal, Colombo 15.

Meanwhile Stanley Wijesinghe was re-elected President of the Fishtail AC at the annual general meeting held at the club house.

The other office bearers are - Vice Presidents - Franklyn Silva, Percy Jayasekera, Secretary - Dunstan Abeynayake, Club Captain - Rodney Silva.