Sri Lanka, April 27 -- Yashith Wijesundara, representing DS Senanayake College, made an impact at the 48th National Age Group Swimming Championship by shattering the Boys Under-17 800m Freestyle record on the third day of competition at the Sugathadasa Swimming Pool Complex yesterday. The event, organized by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union, witnessed the establishment of four new meet records.

Wijesundara, a product of the Colombo Swimming Academy under the guidance of coach Janaka Prasad, exhibited exceptional improvement as he clocked 9:14.05, slashing seven seconds off the previous record of 9:21.53 set by Binura Thalagala of Lyceum International School Nugegoda last year. His outstanding performance secured him the gold medal, fin...