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Ramudi Samarakoon has officially landed in Hungary!
This video was of her teammates giving her the traditional send off on her last day at KWA. Ramudi, one of KWA’s oldest and most adored team members, earned herself a historic, 3-year World Aquatics scholarship that will enable her to continue pursuing her swimming career while also completing her higher studies (a degree in International Relations) at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary. What an amazing opportunity! And there’s truly nobody more deserving.
Ramudi joined KWA alongside her older siblings, Rahul (our beloved former junior squad coach!) and Nisali, in 2010. She was also one of the first swimmers ever in our learn to swim academy. For 13 years we have watched her grow into the incredible woman she is today. And that is what makes this so bittersweet. On one hand we are over the moon for her to have this opportunity, but on the other, we will miss her dearly. Her infectious spirit is simply irreplaceable and will be missed at practice day in and day out. If there is one word her teammates would use to describe her, it would probably be “determined.” Ramudi is the definition of hard work. She’s gained the respect of every team member who has passed through KWA because of her relentless grit and dedication to the sport. She’s also put countless smiles on the faces of her coaches and teammates at KWA, never failing to make those around her laugh.
In her time at KWA, Ramudi has gone through every group of our team from the very bottom all the way to the top; from being our youngest junior to being our oldest and most experienced female swimmer. She has captained us, led us to several national championship wins, and represented KWA with pride and dignity. She has broken multiple national records, won medals for Sri Lanka at South Asian Games and earned too many accolades to count. Simply put, she has cemented herself as one of the greatest Sri Lankan swimmers ever.
Good luck Ramudi!
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Ramudi Samarakoon has officially landed in Hungary! This video was of her teammates giving her the traditional send off on her last day at KWA. Ramudi, one of KWA’s oldest and most adored team members, earned herself a historic, 3-year World Aquatics scholarship that will enable her to continue pursuing her swimming career while also completing her higher studies (a degree in International Relations) at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary. What an amazing opportunity! And there’s truly nobody more deserving. Ramudi joined KWA alongside her older siblings, Rahul (our beloved former junior squad coach!) and Nisali, in 2010. She was also one of the first swimmers ever in our learn to swim academy. For 13 years we have watched her grow into the incredible woman she is today. And that is what makes this so bittersweet. On one hand we are over the moon for her to have this opportunity, but on the other, we will miss her dearly. Her infectious spirit is simply irreplaceable and will be missed at practice day in and day out. If there is one word her teammates would use to describe her, it would probably be “determined.” Ramudi is the definition of hard work. She’s gained the respect of every team member who has passed through KWA because of her relentless grit and dedication to the sport. She’s also put countless smiles on the faces of her coaches and teammates at KWA, never failing to make those around her laugh. In her time at KWA, Ramudi has gone through every group of our team from the very bottom all the way to the top; from being our youngest junior to being our oldest and most experienced female swimmer. She has captained us, led us to several national championship wins, and represented KWA with pride and dignity. She has broken multiple national records, won medals for Sri Lanka at South Asian Games and earned too many accolades to count. Simply put, she has cemented herself as one of the greatest Sri Lankan swimmers ever. Good luck Ramudi!
➡️ The calm before the storm. LC Nationals starting tomorrow. On the hunt again. 🏆 #DareToDreamBig Repost if you’re ready for Nats! #Represent #SLswimming #swimming
Take off 🚀 @mabeysinghe working on some speed work at KWA Elite Group practice. #DareToDreamBig @prozorov_semen with the 📸 work! #SLswimming #Swimming #Freestyle
Last Thursday at SwimAmerica we had the privilege of having Two-Time Olympic Swimmer, 14-time South Asian Games gold medalist and KWA Elite Group member, Matthew Abeysinghe, coaching our Level 10 swimmers. We also had Coach Manoj Abeysinghe, SwimAmerica Program Director, Two-Time Olympic Coach and Head Coach of KWA in the water with our Level 9 swimmers. What an honor! Imagine you show up to your swim lesson and your coach is an Olympic Swimmer/Coach. Who wants to see Matthew and Coach Manoj in the water again? 🏊🏽♂️🐳 #LearnToSwim #Swimming #SLswimming #SwimAmerica #SwimAmericaSL #ASCAswimming #DareToDreamBig
Dirhean Dias, one of the oldest members of KWA, starting all the way back in 2010, swam his last practice with us today and was given the traditional send off for graduating seniors. He has been through every group of our club, from the very bottom to the very top. He is a dual coloursman in both swimming and water polo at St. Thomas’ College. He also captained in both sports last year. In 2023, he was selected to the Sri Lankan National Pool for his performance at SC Nationals last December. He will be attending Monash University in Australia for higher studies. His galant career at KWA is the embodiment of our core philosophy; long term athlete development. Dirhean, you’ve grown to become such a respectable and upstanding individual. We wish you the best of luck in whatever endeavors you choose to pursue in the future! #DareToDreamBig
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Swimming out of lane 8, amongst the best in the world, including the current world record holder; Ganga placed 7th in Heat 4 of the 100m Backstroke prelims at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a best time of 1:06.17. She placed 20th overall, just four spots removed from the semi-finals. #DareToDreamBig
Killer Whale Bhakthi Karunasena is the newest graduating senior from KWA. She will be going on to major in Veterinary Biology/Veterinary Medicine at the University of Sydney with a swimming/academic scholarship. She will continue to pursue swimming with the university swim club varsity team. Congratulations Bhakthi and all the very best! Here she is receiving the traditional KWA guard of honor for graduating seniors. Some of her career highlights. • Represented Sri Lanka @ FINA World Championships (SC) 2021 - Abu Dhabi /UAE • South Asian Games 2019- Kathmandu/ Nepal - 4 Silver Medals • Represented Sri Lanka @ FINA Junior World Championships 2019 - Budapest/ Hungary • Represented Sri Lanka @ Asian Age Group Championships 2019- Bangalore/ India • Member of the Swimming National pool for selection for Commonwealth Games 2018 & Asian Games 2018. • Won 8 Gold, 8 Silver & 7 Bronze medals at National level Swimming Championships from 2017-2019 setting 2 National records. • Under 16 Champion at Inter International Schools Swimming Championships 2018. @_bhakthiii_ @kwaswimming
Women's 50 Freestyle @ FINA Swimming Championships 2021, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Bhakthi Karunasena lane 6, 27.61, Congratulations!! #teamsrilanka #finaworlds
FINA World Swimming Championships, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Day 2 finals, waiting for Men's 200 FR to begin.... #finaworlds #TeamSriLanka
Ganga Senevirathne 100 BK - FINA World's Abu Dhabi
Ganga Senevirathne swimming a solid 100BK in 1:06.06 in lane 1. Congratulations!! #TeamSriLanka #finaworldchampionship