Triumphant Ladies return with ASRA 2014 honours

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The Ladies College Rowing team who won the Junior and Senior Trophies at the Asian School Rowing Competition (ASRA 2014) held in Dubai arrived in Sri Lanka. This was organised by Association of Schools Rowing in Asia.

They were winners in the junior and the senior category. The team rowing an Eight were also able to defeat the boys team. This is the first time that Ladies’ College have ever rowed an Eight. Here the team, Anoushka Tissera (Captain), Thiranya Fernando and Anika Ahamed ( Vice Captains), Isabella Sansoni, Yellani Rasaputra, Tarea Karunaratne, Nashali Goonetilleke, Tehani Walpola (cox), Ashmitha Gunaratne, Chanika Goonetillike, Ishara Abbey, Daveena Koch, Shannon Perera, Nihara Warawita,Dihanie Amarasinghe, Sharen Kannangara (coach) Dierdre Theogarajah and Lilamani De Sayrah (Teachers in Charge) pictured on arrival at the BIA – Pic by Kumarasiri Prasad - Airport Correspondent.