Semini Ruwandi Wijeyatunge, a Grade 13 student of Pushpadana Balika Vidyalaya, Kandy is an outstanding swimmer She was at Hillwood College, Kandy from Grade one-to five and after passing the scholarship exam she got admitted to Pushpadana Girls School,Kandy. She has been a swimmer at Hillwood College under the coaching of Dhammika Lokuhettige upto grade five . When Semini was a Primary student at Hillwood in 2007 she participated at the SESLA Swimming Championship held at Dharmasoka College Swimming Pool. She secured the second place in the Breaststroke in the same year and she was placed second in 25 Metre Backstroke in the under eight age group. In the year 2009 Semini won the third place in Breaststroke and Medley Relay at the Sports Consulate Swimming Meet held at the Bangalore, India.
In 2015 she participated at the short course Novices Championship and secured the first place in the 25 Metre Breaststroke and at the Provincial Swimming Meet held at the same year at Digana Swimming complex she secured the third place in 100 Metre and 200 Metre Breaststroke. Semini continued swimming and secured the third place in 50 Metre Breaststroke and her swimming team won the 4 x 50 Medley Relay. At the Provincial Meet organized by the Department of Education she secured the second place in 50 Metre Freestyle and 50 Metre Backstroke. At the 12th Annual Central Province Swimming Championship organized by Kingswood College,Kandy held at the Kingswood Pool she emerged second in 50 Metre and 100 Metre Breaststroke.In addition Semini secured the first place at the 50 Metre Breaststroke and the 50 Metre Backstroke at the Central Province Swimming Championship organized by St.Anthony’s College in their swimming pool.
In 2019 again in the Central Province Swimming meet she won the first place in 50 Metre Breaststroke, 50 Metre Butterfly event and 50 Metre Freestyle and third place in Back stroke. She won the Under 16 Championship with her achievements.
In the School Swimming Meet in 2019 she won the 50 Metre Breaststroke, 50 Metre Backstroke, 50 Metre Freestyle events and also won the 4 x 25 Medley Relay. She became the swimming captain of the school in 2018/2019 . Semini’s ambition is to enter the university to do higher studies She won School colours in 2014/2015 and received the Pushpa Kekulu Award and in 2016/2017 received the Swarna Pushpa award.
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