S. Thomas’ College came out victorious in their annual Regatta against traditional rivals Royal College, which concluded at the Colombo Rowing Club, Beira Lake, on Saturday.

This was the 52nd in the series, which began in 1962, and the win saw the Thomians successfully retain the T. Noel Fernando Memorial Trophy by claiming a 30-22 victory. With this win, the Thomians' series tally stands at 25, compared to Royal's 22, with five ending in draws. The Thomians, led by Chevon Perera, proved too good, as they came out on top in most of the individual events.

Apart from winning the dual meet, Ayuka Amarasekera of S. Thomas’ was adjudged the most outstanding oarsman of the meet. (Shamil Amit)

Results:

A Scull - Senior Scull Trophy: Sarith Abeysirigunawardena (Royal) B Scull - Ajith Goonawardena Trophy: Cayden Perera (S. Thomas) A Pair - Freddie Raux Trophy: Ayuka Amarasekara and Sahin Dayabaran (S. Thomas’) B Pair - Chula Samarasinghe Trophy: Jayaden Jayasekara and Thevinu Waligepolage (Royal) A Double Scull - Inaugural Trophy: Sarith Abeysirigunawardena and Newan Perera (Royal) B Double Scull - Revival Trophy: Niven Dorabawilla and Sanuth Wicramarathne (Royal) U-16 Four - Captain Janaka de Fonseka Memorial Trophy: Nithika Senaratne, Cayden Perera, Denver Deheragoda, Vinuk Senarathne and Jordan Jansz (S. Thomas’) C Four - Col. Percy Fernando Trophy: Dinuk Rajapakshe, Omeru Hettiarachchi, Yashoda Samarawickrama, Yenula Algoda and Rahil Abhayaratne Old Boys’ Race: Royal B Four - Eraj Wijesinghe Trophy: Rishen Perera, Rakhil George, Sahin Daybaran, Chevon Perera and Shevan Udugama (S. Thomas’) A Four - Boat Race Trophy: Aedan Jansz, Mahith Nanayakkara, Shevin Udugama, Ayuka Amarasekara, Navika Molamure (S. Thomas’) Most Outstanding Oarsman of the Regatta: Ayuka Amarasekara (S. Thomas’)