Rowing Coach & Consultant

Thiran Sellahewa

• Rowing coach with 12 years of continuous coaching experience across Sri Lankan school, university, and club programmes, including dual-regatta preparation cycles.
• Former Joint National Coach (2018–2020) and a national open-level medalist as an athlete.
• Holds FISA (World Rowing) coaching certifications at Level 1 and Level 2, and is one of only six coaches in Sri Lanka to have completed both.
• Directed the development of the Amateur Rowing Association of Sri Lanka's (ARASL) coaching certification programme as its Director for Coaching Education.
• Most recently completed the FISA Coastal Rowing Coaching Level 1 programme (2025).
• Institutions coached: Musaeus College, Bishop's College, University of Moratuwa, Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Colombo Rowing Club.
• Joint National Coach, Sri Lanka — 2018 to 2020.
• Certifications: FISA Level 1 (2013), FISA Level 2 previous curriculum (2015), FISA Coastal Rowing Coaching Level 1 (2025).