Royalists and Bishopians dive towards glory!

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Category: swimming

Published on Tuesday, 28 June 2011 00:54

Written by Charit Tissera

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Royal College and Bishop’s College Colombo emerged as Schools' Diving Champions at Schools Age Group Diving Championships 2011, which was conducted concurrently to the 38th Sri Lanka Age Group Aquatic Championships, this year.

The Royalists who managed to put up an aggregate of 235 points were portraying a loftier lead in the Boys category, while the Bishopians added 68 points, topping the Girls category.

St. Joseph’s College, who were the overall champions at the 38th schools swimming Championship, had planted themselves in the dejected Runner up position with 50 points, while De La Salle College of Mutwal secured the third place with 17 points. The lads from Darley Road had defeated the Royalists at the 38th schools swimming Championship events, with a 70 point lead.

The Girls category saw a close encounter between Bishop’s College and Visakha Vidyalaya where the latter, at the end of day’s proceedings, had to remain in the second place, with a tiny gap of three points! Good Shepherd Convent of Kotahena managed to secure the third place with 45 points.

 

Team rankings:

Boys	Girls
Royal College - 235	Bishop’s College - 68
St. Joseph’s College - 50	Visakha Vidyalaya - 65
De La Salle College, Mutwal - 17	Good Shepherd Convent, Kotahena - 45

 

Following are the winners of the Sri Lanka Schools Age Group Diving Championships 2011:

One metre
Boys	Girls
Under 9: Abishek Meegalla Under 11: Savinda Dissanayake Under 13: Dulanjan Fernando Under 15: Sahan Peiris Under 17: Waleed Uvais. Under 19: Mushraf Uvais	Under 9: Anaya Perera. Under 11: Chenuri Fernando Under 13: Deemanthi Thiranagama Under 15: Jillane Fernando Under 17: Yashoda De Silva. Under 19: Malveena Jayawardena

Three metre
Boys	Girls
Under 11: Savinda Dissanayake Under 13: Dulanjan Fernando Under 15: Sahan Peiris Under 17: Waleed Uvais Under 19: Shane Lee.	Under 11: Janethri Kulawardena Under 13: Neranja Thiranagama Under 15: Jilliane Fernando Under 17: Yashoda De Silva

 

 

Platform
Boys	Girls
Under 13: Dulanjan Fernando Under 15: Sahan Peiris Under 17: Waleed Uvais Under 19: Musharraf Uvais	Under 13: Neranjana Thiranagama Under 15: Jillanne Fernando Under 17: Yashoda De Silva

 

 

 

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