The Royal College Swimming Team secured second place at the 43^rd Sri Lanka Schools’ Age Group Swimming Championship which took place from the 23^rd to the 26^th of June at the Sugathadasa Stadium. Royal College managed to score 412.5 aggregate points coming in second after St. Joseph’s College. A summary of the Royalists’ performance is as follows:

Under 19

The skipper, Ranjula Agalawatte secured 1^st place in the 1500 m freestyle event and the 400 m freestyle event with a time of 18.29:99 and 4.32:33 respectively. He also secured 2^nd place in the 200 m freestyle event recording a time of 2.06:54. He contributed a total of 28 points to the final score.

Senith Samaranayake, the vice captain, emerged runners up in the 50 m freestyle, 50 m butterfly and 50 m backstroke events with a time of 25.93, 27.68 (R) and 30.77 respectively adding 24 points to the total.

Rahul Samarakoon placed 3^rd in the 50 m freestyle event, 5^th in the 200 m breaststroke event and 2^nd in the 50 m breaststroke event recording the final times 26.47, 2.58:78 and 34.51 contributing 18 points in total.

Basith Yakoob came 7^th in the 1500 m freestyle event and 4^th in the 200 m breaststroke and the 400 m individual medley recording a time of 22.07:71, 2.58:10 and 6.16:29 respectively. He contributed 12 points to the team score.

Rasheed Azeez emerged 2^nd runner up in the 400 m individual medley with a time of 6.10:07 and secured the 6^th and 8^th place in the 200 m butterfly with a time of 3.11:34 and 400 m freestyle with a time of 5.49:39 respectively, adding 10 points to the total.

Kalindu Hettiarachchi was placed 5^th in the 100 m backstroke event, 7^th in the 50 m backstroke event and the 200 m backstroke event adding 8 points to the total.

Anthony Wijayawardhana secured 5^th place in the 50 m breaststroke event, 7^th place in the 200 m breaststroke event and 8^th place in the 400 m individual medley adding 7 points to the team score.

Chandu Wijerathne placed 8^th in the 100 m butterfly event and 7^th in the 200 m individual medley while Thamindu Ranasinghe secured 7^th place in the 50 m breaststroke event.

Under 17

Ishara Abeyrathna secured 2^nd place in the 400 m freestyle event, 800 m freestyle event and the 200 m butterfly event recording a time of 4.35:25, 9.17:58 (R) and 2.19:66 respectively making a contribution of 24 points.

Dilisha de Fonseka was placed 2^nd in the 200 m freestyle event with a time of 2.07 and the 200 m individual medley with a time of 2.28. He came 3^rd in the 100 m freestyle event with a time of 57:66 bringing his total contribution up to 22 points.

Savinda Dissanayake emerged 7^th in the 50 m freestyle event, 4^th in the 100 m breaststroke event and the 50 m breaststroke event recording a time of 27.37, 1.18:91 and 35.06 contributing a total of 12.5 points.

Dulanjan Fernando finished 8^th in the 200 m backstroke event with a time of 2.45:98, 3^rd in the 100 m backstroke event with a time of 1.10:32 and 4^th in the 50 m backstroke event with a time of 30:59 adding 12 points to the score.

Krishen Rathnayaka was placed 4^th, 5^th and 6^th in the 800 m, 400 m and 200 m freestyle events respectively recording the times 9.55:73, 4.54:26 and 2.14:89. He contributed 12 points.

Dulvin Dahanayake was placed 6^th in the 800 m and 400 m freestyle events and 7^th in the 200 m freestyle event making a contribution of 8 points.

Isiwaruna de Silva emerged 4^th in the 200 m breaststroke event and 6^th in the 100 m breaststroke event contributing 7 points.

Thisal Gamage adeed 5 points emerging 6^th and 7^th in the 200 m and 50 m breaststroke events respectively.

Aishan Dias placed 7^th in the 200 m backstroke event while Prasad Dissanayake placed 8^th in the 200m butterfly event.

Under 15

Omira Lokuge secured 2^nd place in the 50 m backstroke event with a time of 30:8 and 3^rd place in the 200 m backstroke event with a time of 2.32 and the 100 m backstroke event with a time of 1.08:31 adding 20 points to the grand total.

Vimukthi Wickramasooriya was placed 4^th in the 50 m freestyle event securing 5 points.

Lochana Attapattu managed to secure 5^th place in the 100 m freestyle event with a time of 1.02:05, 4^th place in the 200 m individual medley with a time of 2.37:46 and 7^th place in the 50 m breaststroke event with a time of 36:01 contributing 11 points to the score.

Mandhil Methnula secured 8^th place in the 50 m breaststroke event while Aakeel Fairoz placed 7^th and 8^th in the 400 m freestyle event and the 200 m butterfly event respectively.

Under 13

Lakindu Weerasinghe was placed 1^st in the 200 m and 100 m freestyle events respectively recording the times 2.25:07 and 1.05:53. He was placed 2^nd in the 400 m freestyle event with a time of 5.05:29. He contributed 28 points.

Damsara Akmeemana was placed 3^rd in the 100 m freestyle event with a time of 1.07:69, 6^th in the 100 m butterfly event with a time of 1.19:68 and 5^th in the 50 m butterfly event with a time of 32:89 contributing 13 points.

Banuka Jayathilaka emerged 2^nd in the 100 m butterfly event with a time of 1.14:43 and 6^th in the 50 m breaststroke event with a time of 39:71 adding 11 points to the total.

Vidmal Indeketihewage was placed 7^th in the 50 m backstroke event and 8^th in the 100 m backstroke event.