Untill today, a lots of people lead to such a sport thing and also it becomes a tendency among the people.That sound is good regarding the intrest about sport. However it is interesting to note that, How sports increase your life time.According to the studies of sports’advantages can prevent the risks of chronic diseases, specifically cancer,heart diseases,diabetes and over weight.In additionally it helps to get rid of psychological issues like fear,tension and stress. The World Health Organisation’s data depicts ,approximate to 800,000 people die due to suicide every year.Studies on their early lives make evidence about they are very passive with sports related things.Sometimes you might be surprised the people who are healthy that we consider have very good experiences of sports in long time.Specially it includes above 50 year old ages.

This is the time to do at least a one sport that you most prefer.Specially to the people who spend a sedentary lifestyle. Desk jobs open up towards illness.

Nayani Vidanapathirana.

Ramudi gave a flying start to Sri Lanka when she bagged the gold medal in the opening event of the meet, the girls’ under 15, 200 metres breast stroke creating a new Sri Lankan record of 2:46.54 minutes. She broke the previous record of 2:49.17 minutes set up by Hasanthi Nugawela at the recently held South Asian Games in Guwahati, India.

Another Sri Lankan, Shanali Perera won the silver clocking 2:50.66 minutes with India’s Shilki Mukeshai securing the bronze with a time of 2:51.83 minutes.

Young swimming prodigy Kimiko competing in the under 18 freestyle event toppled the Sri Lankan record held by her sister Michiko Raheem. Kimiko clocked 2:07.83 minutes to win the gold and break Michiko’s Sri Lankan record of 2:09.02 minutes which she recorded at the South Asian Games in Guwahati, India. The silver and bronze medals were won by Indian swimmers Damini Krishnappa (2:10.56 minutes) and Saradha Sudeer (2:15.78 minutes).

Famous Sri Lanka men swimmer Matthew Abeysinghe’s brother Kail Abeysinghe won the third gold for the country winning the men’s 200 metres freestyle final in 1:54.88 minutes. The silver medal went to India’s Neel Roy (1:59.54 minutes) while Lankan swimmer Dilanka Shehan clinched the bronze (2:00.58 minutes).

Afghanistan has boycotted the meet pulling off at the last moment. Altogether 179 swimmers from six countries are participating in the championship which runs till October 23.

Simone Manuel, who is sharing a room with Ledecky in the athletes’ village here, became the first African-American woman to win an individual event in Olympic swimming on Thursday night. She and Penny Oleksiak of Canada tied for the fastest time, an Olympic record in the women’s 100-meter freestyle: 52.70 seconds.

“I definitely think it raises some awareness and will get them inspired,” Manuel, 20, said about the significance of her accomplishment. “I mean, the gold medal wasn’t just for me. It was for people that came before me and inspired me to stay in the sport. For people who believe that they can’t do it, I hope I’m an inspiration to others to get out there and try swimming. You might be pretty good at it.”

Manuel and Oleksiak shaved 0.01 seconds off the Olympic standard of 52.71, set earlier in the Rio Games meet by Australia’s Cate Campbell. Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom won the bronze in 52.99.

The last time an American won gold in the event was 1984, when Nancy Hogshead and Carrie Steinseifer also tied and shared the gold medal with a time of 55.92 seconds.

Several black swimmers have won Olympic medals for the United States. The first female of African-American descent to make an American Olympic team was Maritza Correia, a member of the 400-meter freestyle relay team that won silver at the 2004 Athens Games.

Lia Neal, a Brooklyn native, won a bronze in a relay at the 2012 London Games and a silver in a relay here at the Rio Games.

Anthony Ervin and Cullen Jones, who are black, have won Olympic gold medals.

Mathew Abeysinghe who returned form overseas yesterday did not show any signs of weariness and continued his good form where he had left at Guwahati. His timing of 1.04.27 minutes is a new record for mens 100 metres breat stroke which lowered the existing record of 1.04.94 set up in 2014 by Kiran Jasinghe.

In the segment for ladies it was Ishani Senanayake (Unattached) Dilrukshi Perera (Hillwood Girls College) and J. U. I. Uthama de Silva (Mahamaya Girls College) who sparkled by winning two events each.

Women’s 200 metres Free Style Relay

1. Visakha Vidyalaya

Mens 200 metres free style relay 1.57.54 seconds

1. Sri Lanka Navy 1.36.28 minutes

Women’s 400 metres free style

1. Ishani Senanayake Unattached 4.36.25 minutes

Men’s 300 metres free style

1. Dilanka Shehan Nalanda College 3.14.34

Women 200 metres Individual medley

1. J. U. I. Silva Mahamaya Girls College 2.31.71 minutes

Mens 200 metres Individual medley

1. Kyle Abeysinghe Killer Whale Aquatic Club 2.10.00 minutes

Womens’ 50 metres free style

1. Dilrukshi Perera Hillwood Girls College 27.97 minutes

Men’s 50 metres free style

1. Kyle abeysinghe Killer Whale Aquatic Club 23.63 seconds

Women’s 50 metres breast stroke

1. Ramudi samarakoon Visakha Vidyalaya 36.45 seconds

Men’s 50 metres

1. K. D. K. J. Munasinghe Sri Lanka Navy 30.45 second

Womens’ 50 metres Butterfly stroke

1. Dilrukshi Perera Hillwood Girls College 30.59 seconds

Mens’ 50 metres Butterfly stroke

1. Akalanka Peiris St. Peters College 25.73 seconds

Women’s 50 metres Back stroke

1. Onethra Weerasinghe Mahamaya Girls College 32.38 seconds

Women’s 400 metres Individual medley

1. Kyle Abeysinghe Killer Whale Aquatic Club 4.39.00 minutes

Women’s 100 metres Butterfly stroke

1. J. M. Sandu Savindi Visakha Vidyalaya 1.11.75 minutes.

Men’s 100 metres Butterfly stroke.

1. Matthew Abeysinghe Killer Whale Aquatic Club

Women’s 200 metres free style

1. Ishani Senanayake Unattached 2.10.81 minutes

Men’s 100 metres Breast Stroke

1. Matthew Abeysinghe Killer whale Auqatic Club 1.02.07 minutes

Western Province swimmers grabbed 19 gold medals golds, 18 silver and ten bronze medals. Central Province swimmers were also impressive in the pool and collected 14 gold medals, nine silvers and 12 bronze medals to emerge runner up. Southern Province secured the third place with eight points, followed by North Western Province and Sabaragamuwa Province who were placed fourth and fifth respectively. Ten new meet records were set up on the final day.

New meet records

Women 800 LC Meter Freestyle

Western Province

I E Senanayake (10:10.56)

Men’s 50 LC Meter Breaststroke

Kanitha Munasinghe (31.18)

Men’s 200 LC Meter Freestyle

Western Province

Gavin Karunanayake (2:11.53)

Men’s 50 LC Meter Backstroke

Western Province

K Imesh Chathuranga (28.21)

Men’s 200 LC Meter Medley Relay

Western Province

1:55.96

(K Imesh Chathuranga, Kanitha Munasinghe, Dimuth A Peiris, Kaushal Manawadu)

Men’s 1500 LC Meter Freestyle

Central Province

I M Abeyrathna (18:13.64)

Women’s 400 LC Meter Freestyle

Central Province

J U I Silva (4:59.84)

Men 200 LC Meter Butterfly

Central Province

K P S B De Silva (2:12.11)

Men 200 LC Meter Freestyle Relay

Western Province (1:43.00)

(Ranindu Jayathilaka, Yahiya Jaffer, Rahul Samarakoon, B Dilanka Shehan)

On behalf of the Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya 75th anniversary Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya swimming committee organized the meet under the guidance of the school principal G K Gunaratne and more than 250 competitors participated under the 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 age categories. For almost 120 swimming events from 20 invitational schools they gathered from all part of the Kalutara District.

Result of Final:

Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya obtained 345 points and emerged overall champions in the girls event and C W W Kannangara Vidyalaya, Matugama was placed 2nd with 105 points and St Mary’s College, Matugama third with 25 points.

In the boys event Kalutara Vidyalaya team emerged champions with 250 points and the C W W Kannangara Vidyalaya, Matugama was placed 2nd with 175 points and St Mary’s College, Matugama ended up in third place with 162 points.

Boys Best Swimmers:

Under 15 V D V Akash Swaris – Holy Cross College, Kalutara

Under 17 Denuka Kithsara – St Mary’s College, Matugama

Under 19 W Shehan Madusanka, Kalutara Vidyalaya, Kalutara

Girls Best Swimmers:

Under 15 K Sadunthara Athukorala, Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya

Under 17 P D P Poornima Ranaweera, Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya

Under 19 G S M Dilagi Fernando, Kalutara Balika Vidyalaya, Kalutara

The swimming team of South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) recently organised their inaugural inter university swimming meet ‘flip turn 2015′ at the Thurstan college swimming pool complex with the participation of both government and privet universities namely – University of Moratuwa (UoM) University of Jayawardhanapura and National School of Business Management (NSBM) Srilanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)

Gracing the occasion as the chief guest was Dr . Neville Fernando – chairman of SAITM and guests of honor were prof. Neville Perera, Dr. Usha Samarasinghe .

The event featured individual and relay swimming events Followed by interesting and unique non competitive fun water events which were enjoyed by all.

NSBM winning both men’s and women’s categories emerged overall champions. SAITM and SLIIT won second and third places respectively .

The main sponsor for this event was Siemens medical and beverage partner elephant house.

Sussex College Wennappuwa with 302 points emerged champions of the Inter Sussex swimming championship Sussex College Negombo was placed second at this championship with a tally of 166 points. Sussex College, Kiribathgoda with 110 points was placed third. The meet was held at Sussex College Negombo pool.

Col. P C Rathanamalla sports head of Sussex Colleges presented awards to the winning teams.

Also headlining the action will be Missy Franklin, who will compete as a professional for the first time, with the Rio Games next summer.

Phelps may boast 18 Olympic gold medals but at his last outing in May he finished outside the top two in all of his events — something that hadn’t happened to him since he competed at the Sydney Olympics as a 15-year-old.

He will test himself in five events here, with three of them — the 200m individual medley, 200m backstroke and 100m freestyle — all falling on Sunday.

He is hoping for a solid showing against elite swimmers before the August US championships in Texas.

He will sit out the World Championships in Russia at the same time as part of the sanction for the drunk-driving incident that saw him suspended for six months by USA Swimming.

The ban interrupted the comeback the 29-year-old launched in 2014 aimed at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Franklin is also gearing up for the global stage — worlds this year and the Rio Games.

The 20-year-old already has four gold medals from the 2012 London Olympics, but after graduating from high school she opted to compete for two years for the University of California, before turning pro this year and inking a deal with Speedo.

The meet will be her only long course competition before the World Championships.

On the opening night of competition, New Zealand’s Lauren Boyle cruised to victory in the 1500m free in 16min 03.73sec — nearly 30 seconds clear of the field. American Gillian Ryan was second in 16:33.74.

In contrast, American Michael McBroom won a close men’s 800m free, clocking 7:54.21 to edge compatriot Connor Jaeger (7:54.47).

Tunisia’s Ous Mellouli was third in 7:56.00.

Matthew swam past the FINA ‘B’ qualifying time of 51.12 seconds completing the 100m Freestyle, as he clocked 50.87 seconds, while missing his own national record which he established last year at the Youth Olympic Games by a millisecond.
The achievement is significant, as he becomes the first Sri Lankan swimmer to achieve a FINA qualification time for the World Championships as opposed to previous Sri Lankan participation by universality places popularly known as ‘wildcards’.
“I am happy with this time since this trial was in the middle of the season and we swam without tapering. My target is to better this at the World Championships and try and get as close as possible to the ‘A’ and work at qualifying for Rio next year” said Matthew Abeysinghe of his performance.
The swimmer from Asian International School who trained under his father Manoj Abeysinghe, had renewed many national records over the years including records set by Julian Bolling more than 20 years ago, and had always showed that he is a far better swimmer than any other Sri Lankan swimmer in history.
Abeysinghe had won a bronze medal at the Asian Youth Games back in 2013 at Nanjing, China while represented Sri Lanka in the Youth Olympics last year, which was also held in Nanjing, China which are significant achievements in the history of Sri Lankan swimming.

The ‘B’ qualifying time is lesser than FINA’s ‘A’ standard and allows the entry of one swimmer in an event. With one swimmer having achieved this time, Sri Lanka will be entitled to a further quota of three universality places to be distributed between the sexes. Of this quota two other swimmers, Cherantha De Silva of Ananda College and Kimiko Raheem of Asian International School will be certain of their participation having been selected by FINA for the Targeting Rio 2016 Olympics Training Scholarship.
The two swimmers will shortly be leaving the island to commence full-time training under a FINA monitored programme till June next year along with other Asian Olympic hopefuls at the Thanyapura Training Centre in Phuket, Thailand. As part of their scholarship conditions the swimmers will automatically be eligible to swim at Kazan 2015.
The Selection Trials will also serve as the trial to select swimmers for the 5th FINA World Youth Swimming Championships to be held in Singapore in August.
Matthew is the brother of South Asian Games gold medalist swimmer Andrew Abeysinghe and has two younger brothers Dillon and Kyle who too excel in the local swimming arena.
The Olympic ‘B’ Qualifying standards are 50.70 seconds and Abeysinghe is well on the road to go beyond that with the competition in the WC at Russia.
FINA World Championship will be held from 5-16 August in Russia.