For 73 years, the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union has held its annual Two Mile Sea Swim on shores of Mount Lavinia Hotel, a beautiful five-star hotel in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

This year, a 1 km Interclub Masters’ Open Water Sea Swim was added. The competition is most definitely one of the Top 50 Open Water Swims in Asia.

“We are honoured to be a part of this global growth and a sport that indeed needs much recognition in our country and the Mount Lavinia Hotel that boasts of a fabulous beach frontage can enable these kinds of endurance sports to surface,” explained Anura Dewapura, General Manager of Mount Lavinia Hotel.

Under the leadership of Akhry Ameer and former three-time Olympic swimmer Julian Bolling (shown on left), a large number of local swimmers enjoyed the 4 C’s of open water swimming: Competition, Challenge, Camaraderie and Collegiality

The results of the 1 km Interclub Masters’ Open Water Sea Swim are below:

30-39 Age Division
Men – 1st: Altaf Jeevanjee, 2nd: Ichioka Takaoki, 3rd: Asanga Nanayakkara
Women – 1st: Matsuyama Tomoko, 2nd: Anusha H.Hettigoda, 3rd: Sabina Omar

40-49 Age Division
Men – 1st: S.K.I. Silva, 2nd: J.B.A. umara, 3rd: U.W.K. Bandula
Women – 1st: Dorothy Mihindukulasuriya, 2nd: Azira Esufahly, 3rd: Ramani Fernando

50-59 Age Division
Men – 1st: Kantha Karunaratne, 2nd: I.P.A. Kekulandara, 3rd: R.M.V. Rathnayake
Women – 1st: Dilini Dolapihilla

60-69 Age Division
Men – 1st: Brian Perera, 2nd: P.S.P. Dayananda
Women – 1st: Tara Bolling

70+ Age Division
Men – 1st: D.R. Athukorala

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