Sri Lanka won 52 medals and finished second at the 2nd Asian Masters Swimming Championships in Bangalore, India, held from 3 to 11 October.
Nearly 1,600 swimmers from nine countries took part, with the largest group coming from India. Sri Lanka sent a team of 52 swimmers.
The medal total is one of the country’s largest in international swimming in recent years, and the biggest since the South Asian Aquatic Championships in October 2016.
The Masters Sri Lanka team included Julian Bolling, Radiesha Daluwatte, Dilrukshi Perera, LV Fernando, Subhani Ranasinghe and Mighara Hulangamuwa. Swimmers based in Dubai also took part and were felicitated by Sri Lankan consular representatives there.
