Trinity swimming reaches greater heights

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By Shamseer Jaleel Trinity College Kandy, which is better known for its rugby and cricket, is no pushover when it comes to swimming. Their swimming team, led by Migara Hulangamuwa, did Trinity proud during 2014. Skipper Hulangamuwa finished overall second at the 77th Annual Sea Swim. He also stamped his class in other events at the National Short Course Swimming Championship, Pentathlon Championships (All-Island), Sri Lanka Schools Aquatic Sports Association (All-Island), 40th National Sports Festival - Central Province, 40th National Sports Festival (All-Island), Age Group Championships (All-Island), All-Island School Games organised by the Ministry of Education and National Long Course Championships, ending in the top three in these tournaments. He was awarded Central Province Colours in 2009, when he was swimming in the Under 14 category, becoming the youngest coloursman. He was awarded Trinity College Colours in 2010, a feat he repeated the following year. Migara received a Lion - the highest accolade a Trinitian can earn - in 2012. Later he went on to win Sri Lanka Schools Sports Colours and also Zonal Colours in 2013. He was backed by some quality swimmers such as Pamuditha Navarathna, Aravinda Bodaragama, Thaveesh Edusuriya, Sapumal Senanayake, Dianaka Dharmapriya, Avishka Sheik, Seshan Sirimanne and Visal Rajapakse. Trinity was coached by U.H. Pemlath. Trinity ended overall second at the Public Schools swimming meet, organised by the Ministry of Sports. At the National Age Group Swimming Championship they finished third. They also finished the Pentathlon Swimming Championship third.