The Sri Lanka Artistic Swimming team is set to compete at the 18th Singapore Open Artistic Swimming Championships 2024, which will take place from 22nd to 24th November 2024 at the OCBC Aquatic Centre in Singapore. This event serves as a platform for athletes to showcase their skills while adapting to the latest international rules, as Singapore prepares to host the World Aquatic Championships in 2025.
The championship will feature a strong contingent from clubs in Singapore and other regional countries, offering participants invaluable exposure to an international standard competition. Sri Lanka’s squad comprises 14 athletes.
| Group A: 12 & Under | |
Figures & Solo – Free Routine
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| Group B – Youth: 13-15 years | |
Figures & Solo – Free Routine
Duet – Free Routine
Lisali Sehansa Karunanayake
Kiyara Gunawardene |
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| Group C – Junior: 15-19 years | |
Solo – Technical Routine
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Solo – Free Routine
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| Group A – Senior: Open 15 years & above | |
Solo – Technical Routine
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Solo – Free Routine
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Duet – Technical Routine
Jithmi Perera |
Duet – Free Routine
Jithmi Perera |
The Sri Lankan team also includes Ms. Imashi Gamage as a judge, Ms. Dehara Katipearachchi as technical controller, Ms. Madhuka Fernando as lady chaperone, Mr. Akhry Ameer as team manager and a judge, Ms. Nayana Katipearachchi as head coach, and Ms. Prabhashi Navarathne as assistant coach.
Team Manager Mr. Akhry Ameer emphasized the importance of participating in international events:
“This is an essential participation towards motivation and development of the sport. This year we have quite a few new artistic swimmers with some of the experienced seniors trying to better their standards. The meet works well for us in terms of standard, participation feasibility and logistics. Exposure to meets such as this important for our athletes to see the competition outside in order to work towards improving themselves in our locally challenging environment with the limited resources we possess.”
