Mathew Abeysinghe

Matthew Abeysinghe
Personal information
Full name Matthew Abeysinghe
National team  Sri Lanka
Born 19th March 1996
Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA
Height 6 ft (183 cm)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle Butterfly
Club Killer Whale Aquatics - Sri Lanka
Coach Manoj Abeysinghe
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Sri Lanka
7th Asian Age Group Championships 2011
2011 Jakarta 100 m freestyle
Asian Youth Games 2013
2013 Nanjing 100 m freestyle
South Asian Games 2016
2016 Guwahati 50 m freestyle
2016 Guwahati 4×100 m freestyle
2016 Guwahati 200 m freestyle
2016 Guwahati 400 m freestyle
2016 Guwahati 100 m butterfly
2016 Guwahati 400 m medley
2016 Guwahati 200 m medley
2016 Guwahati 4×200 m freestyle
2016 Guwahati 4×100 m medley
2016 Guwahati 50 m backstoke

Matthew Abeysinghe is a Sri Lankan medal winning swimmer who has represented his country at numerous international competitions. He is the current Sri Lankan record holder in the 50m freestyle (23.62), 100m freestyle (50.86), 200m freestyle (1:52.41), 400m freestyle (4:03.90), 1500 freestyle (16:23.61), 50 backstroke (26.94), 200 individual medley (2:07.33), 400 individual medley (4:42.22) and 100m butterfly (55.32). He also hold all the freestyle sc national records and many other as well. He was the leading gold medalist at the 12th South Asian Games for Sri Lanka in India.[1] He represented Sri Lanka in the Youth Olympics in 2014 and was ranked 13th overall in Boys' 100-metre freestyle and 15th in the Boys' 200-metre freestyle. He became the first Sri Lankan swimmer in history to earn a FINA World Championships qualifying standard.[2]

2016 South Asian Games

With 7 gold medals 2 silver and 1 bronze (10 medals at 11 events) in 2016 South Asian Games, Abeysinghe broke the record for most gold medals in South Asian Games by a Sri Lankan, previously set by Julian Bolling back in 1991 South Asian Games.[3][4][5]

Personal life

Matthew Abeysinghe was a student of Asian International School Colombo, and is coached by his father Manoj Abeysinghe.[6] His brothers Andrew, Kyle and Dillon all represented Sri Lanka and together they hold the Sri Lankan national record for the Men's 4x50 Medley Relay.

Achievements

Event Time Name Club Date Meet Location Ref
50m freestyle 23.33 Abeysinghe, MatthewMatthew Abeysinghe  Sri Lanka 29 May 2014 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [7]
100m freestyle 50.86 sf Abeysinghe, MatthewMatthew Abeysinghe  Sri Lanka 21 August 2014 Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China [8]
200m freestyle 1:52.28 h Abeysinghe, MatthewMatthew Abeysinghe  Sri Lanka 07 February 2016 2016 South Asian Games Guwahati, India [8]
100m butterfly 55.32 Abeysinghe, MatthewMatthew Abeysinghe  Sri Lanka 29 May 2014 Sri Lankan Selection Trials Colombo, Sri Lanka [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://newsfirst.lk/english/2016/02/sri-lanka-wins-first-gold-medal-in-south-asian-games-2016/127446
  2. ↑ https://swimswam.com/abeysinghe-becomes-first-sri-lankan-swimmer-ever-to-earn-world-champs-time-standard/
  3. ↑ "Matthew Abeysinghe breaks Julian Bolling’s record for most gold at SAG". News first. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Matthew Abeysinghe breaks Julian’s Sri Lanka record". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Matthew Abeysinghe Breaks Julian Bolling's 25-Year-old Record". Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ↑ http://archives.dailynews.lk/2010/07/02/spo15.asp
  7. 1 2 Sajeewa Jaykody (30 May 2015). "Matthew sets new 100m Butterfly national record". dailynews.lk. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Matthew, Machiko break records at Youth Olympic Games". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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