SRI LANKAN SWIMMERS SHINE ON OPENING DAY OF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Sri Lankan team has shown remarkable performances on the first day of the World Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania.

Julie Hope, Kristina Perumal, M.F. Muhammad, and Asif Imran recorded their personal best times, becoming the top-performing swimmers in South Asia.

Julie Hope demonstrated her skill in the women's 100-meter backstroke, recording a time of 1:10.27.

Kristina Perumal recorded a time of 35.64 in the women's 50-meter breaststroke, while M.F. Muhammad recorded a time of 1:05.07 in the men's 100-meter breaststroke.

Asif Imran recorded a time of 1:08.85.

Although none of these Sri Lankan swimmers ranked high in the world rankings, it is notable that they all achieved the best performances in South Asia in their respective events.

The men's 4x100 freestyle team, consisting of Litum de Silva, M.F. Muhammad, Binura Thalagala, and Yashith Wijesundara, also showed an outstanding performance, recording a time of 3:38.12.

They finished 21st out of 32 teams and also set the best time in the South Asian region.

Dr. Ghaffari Dulapandan expressed his satisfaction with these achievements, stating that these victories are a great encouragement for the team and that they hope to maintain this good position in the upcoming competitions.