Providing an impetus to Army personnel, engaged in water sports, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army on 7th March 2019, drove to the Mount Lavinia beach front and flagged off the ‘3rd Inter Regiment 2-Mile Open Water Swimming Championship’, competed by 235 male swimmers and 12 females of the Army. Woman swimmers in the 1 Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC) carried away the Team Championship while 4 SLAWC swimmers became the Team Runner up. Corporal R.K Jayatilleke of 4 (Volunteer) SLAWC was the Best Woman Swimmer.
