Category: Swimming

Achievements

Two mile sea swimming championship   
48th Place – Yohan Gunasekara
341st Place – Yohan Champathy

2 Km. meters sea swimming Championship
12th Place – Yohan Gunasekara

National Age Group Championship
3rd Place – Yohan Gunasekara

All Island school Championship
3rd Place – Yohan Gunasekara (50m Breast Stroke)

Western Province Swimming Championship
2nd  Place – Yohan Gunasekara (200m Back Stroke)

 Achievements Year 2003

National Novices Swimming Championship
1st Place – Gihan De Silva (50m Breast Stroke)
3rd Place – Gihan De Silva (50m Butterfly Stroke)
1st Place – Imal Liyanage  (50m Breast Stroke)
3rd Place – Sahan Chamila (50m Back Stroke)
3rd Place – Sahan Chamila (200m Back Stroke)
3rd Place – Praveen Warnakulasuriya (100m Free Style)
4th Place – Praveen Warnakulasuriya (250m Free Style)
3rd Place – Praveen Warnakulasuriya (50m Free Style)

2 Km. meters sea swimming Championship
Yohan Gunasekara
Udara Akalanka
Dulaj Ashen Mahawatta
Imal Liyanage
Chanuka De Silva
Udara Madushan
Mayuka Aberathne

National Age Group Championship
1st Place – Imal Liyanage (50m Breast Stroke)
3rd Place – Gihan De Silva (50m Breast Stroke)
3rd Place – Gihan De Silva (100m Breast Stroke)

Sri Lankan Schools Swimming Championship
1st Place – Imal Liyanage (150m Breast Stroke)

National Sports Festival
3rd Place – Yohan Gunasekara (200m Breast Stroke)

Western Province Festival
2nd Place – Yohan Gunasekara (800m Free Style)
3rd Place – Yohan Gunasekara (200m Breast Stroke)

Shennai Sri Lanka Vs India Schools Swimming Championship
1st Place – Imal Liyanage (200m Relay)
3rd Place – Gihan De Silva (200m Relay)
3rd Place – Imal Liyanage (200m Relay)

National School Swimming Meet
1st Place – Gihan De Silva (50m Breast Stroke)

Swimming Club – Year 2003/2004

Name of Society : – Thurstan College Swimming Club

Started in – 1962

Beginnings – Swimming as sport was started at Thurstan under  the guidance of then principal late Mr. M. D.   Gunawardhana who introduced many new new sports to Thurstan. The Thurstan College swimming club was also forward then, and the 1st Master in Charge cum come was the late Mr. Edison Silva. The First secretary of the club was Mr. Bhathiya Seebert. After a lapse of seven years the club was given new strength by Mr. Jagath Weerasekara.

Strength – 130 students 

Programmes – Sending students for inter school swimming competitions. Mauing the triangular sportsmeet with Nalanda and D. S. Senanayake Colleges      Sending students for water polo competitors.

Aquatic Society – Year 2003/2004  

Teacher in Charge      

Mrs. Srima Fernando
Mr. Duminda Wickramahewa

President :- Yohan Gunasekara 
V. President :- Gihan De Silva 
Secretary :- Gayan Vindika 
Treasurer :- Isuru Neranjan

Committee Members

Grade 12 – Sachith Peries
Grade 11 – Bahanuka Ranawaka 
Grade 10 – Sanoj Nanayakkara
Grade 9 – Chanuka De Silva 
Grade 8 – Champathi Thennakoon 
Grade 7 – Sahan Chamika 
Grade 6 – Mayuka Aberathne 

Past Swimming Captains

1998 Prasad Gunawardeana
1999 M. Sasyan Rismi
2000 Wasula Rathnayake
2001 Randika Mosas
2002 Yohan Prasad Gunasekara