January 2007 saw graduations in Madampe, Kandegoda and Horaithduwa in Galle District along with the continued search of possible temporary pool homes for pools now not in use. A new location started in Galle district with the opening of Uragaha, at the Vipulasara School. Also our friends in Pottuvil dropped into The SwimLanka HQ to give details of the classes running in the two pools in Ampara. 

Febrauary : Kulmunai coaches from Ampara district headed up to Colombo for training at the NCC pool. We also saw the long-awaited foundation stone laying of the permanent pool in Galle. The project is currently awaiting confirmation of contractors and building should commence in the near future. We were contacted by an Australian couple, Brett Davies and Sherylee Williams - Davies, who with a proficient swimming coaching background wanted very much to get involved with our project. Based in Hikkaduwa on the SW coast, they have been tirelessly working on finding permanent locations for unused temporary pools, the first of which will be moved to the Rainbow Center in Komala near Hikkaduwa, an orphanage with enormous potential for teaching kids to swim.

• Tuesday 2 January

• Trip to Hikkaduwa to check on the pool. This pool is looking for a new permanent home. We thought the Rainbow Center in Kommala near Hikkaduwa looked promising.

• Thursday 4 January

• Uragaha pool opens at Vipulasara School in Galle District.

• Tuesday 9 January

• SwimLanka holds their monthly meeting for coaches at the Colombo HQ.

• Thursday 11 January

• Dawn from CDFR, our friends running the pool in Komari, Ampara, drops into the office to keep us up to date with the classes.

• Friday 19 January

• Graduation ceremony at Madampe - Galle

• Tuesday 23 January

• Graduation ceremony at Kandegoda - Galle

• Wednesday 31 January

• Graduation cememony at Horaithduwa - Galle.

• Monday 26 February

• Martin Dolan from Brothers Of Charity, running our pool in Kalmunai Ampara, drops into HQ to update us on the classes. Also the Kulmunai coaches head to Colombo’s NCC pool for training.

• Wednesday 28 February

• The foundation stone is laid for the permanent pool in Galle. Those attended were SOS Velson, Adopt Sri Lanka, SwimLanka and Jetwing. On the way back to Colombo we dropped into the rainbow Center in Kommala near Hikkaduwa to view a possible permanent home for our Hikkaduwa pool. The Rainbow Center is an orphanage catering for children between the ages of 3 months and 18 years. A project with enormous ‘SwimLanka’ potential.

© SwimLanka Charitable Trust 2005-2006

Rainbow Center

Foundation Stone Galle

Pool Activity

Graduations

Meetings