Joes and Lyceum reign supreme as the 50TH National Age Group Aquatic Championships come to a close

As the saying goes, ‘Remaining at the top is far more challenging than getting to the top’. However, for St. Joseph’s College, Maradana and Lyceum International School, Wattala, this challenge was a simple walk in the park as they defended their championships with ease at the 50^th HNB National Age Group Aquatic Championships, held at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex from April 2^nd to 6^th 2026.

Among very stiff competition, St. Joseph’s College, Maradana put on an extraordinary show by racking up a whopping 1,349.50 points to claim the top spot in the Men’s category. In the same category, St. Peter’s College, Colombo (418 points) and Lyceum International School, Wattala (403.50 points) claimed the Runners Up and Second Runners Up positions respectively. However, they were still far behind to catch to the boys from Darley Road.

In the Women’s category, Lyceum International School, Wattala maintained their momentum from last year by clinching the overall championships with 862 points. Not very far behind were Hillwood College, Kandy (607.50 points) and Lyceum International School, Gampaha (592.50 points), claiming the second and third place spots respectively. However, the girls from Lyceum International School, Wattala showcased a tremendous swim and effort in order to emerge victorious.

A total of 13 records were broken in the course of five days with 1,312 swimmers taking part in this meet, which is indeed a sigh of relief as the new generation of Sri Lankan swimmers are taking the next step towards greatness.

Final results

Individual Champions

Girls’ Under 11 Champion – Sandini Nihansa, Horizon College International, 16 points

Boys’ Under 11 Champion – Ometh Pathirana, Lyceum International School Gampaha, 15 points

Girls’ Under 13 Champion – Visakaya Dias, Lyceum International School Nugegoda, 28 points

Boys’ Under 13 Champion – W. S. D. Siriwardena, S. N. S. Swimming Academy, 20 points

Girls’ Under 15 Champion – S. Megumi Kularatne, Lyceum International School Wattala, 22 points,Inuki Muttuhetti, Lyceum International School Wattala, 22 points

Boys’ Under 15 Champion –

Girls’ Under 17 Champion – Rushalee Dissanayake, Musaeus College Colombo, 30 points

Boys’ Under 17 Champion – A. I. M. Haathim, Lyceum International School Nugegoda, 25 points

Girls’ Under 20 Champion – Jessie Seneviratne, Lyceum International School Gampaha, 25 points

Boys’ Under 20 Champion – M. F. Muhammed, Zahira College Colombo, 20 points

Women’s 20 & Over Champion – Navanjana Siriwardena, Killer Whale Aquatics, 25 points

Men’s 20 & Over Champion – Senitha Thenuwara, Sri Lanka Airforce, 27 points

Overall Championship – Girls

1. Lyceum International School Wattala – 862 points
2. Hillwood College Kandy – 607.50 points
3. Lyceum International School Gampaha  – 592.50 points
4. Musaeus College – 497 points
5. Ladies College – 453 points

Overall Championship – Boys

1. Joseph’s College – 1,349.50 points
2. Peter’s College  – 418 points
3. Lyceum International School, Wattala – 403.50 points
4. Trinity College, Kandy – 389 points
5. Lyceum International School, Gampaha – 379.50 points