Machiko_Raheem

Machiko Raheem

Machiko Raheem

Sri Lankan swimmer

Machiko Suharmee Raheem (born January 13, 1996)[1] is a Sri Lankan medal-winning swimmer who has represented her country at international competitions. She represented Sri Lanka in the women's 50 m, 100 m and 200 m freestyle swimming events at the 2016 South Asian Games, winning a silver medal in the women's 200 m freestyle event.[2]

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Raheem has broken records many times in her swimming career. In 2007, she broke three records at the Pentathlon Swimming Championships (50 m back stroke, 50 m free style, and 200 m individual medley).[3]

She set Sri Lankan national records for the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m freestyle at the Sri Lankan National Aquatic Championships 2011.[4] In the 2012 National Swimming Championship, she set three new national records and she beat the South Asian Games 200 m freestyle record, as well as being on the relay team that broke all five freestyle national records.[5]

In 2014, she set another 200 m record at the Sri Lanka Schools Age Group Swimming Championship.[6]

She attended high school at the Asian International School and was coached by Manoj Abeysinghe, before moving to Penn State.[1]

References

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    "Machiko Raheem Bio - Women's Swimming". www.gopsusports.com.
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    "Matthew wins gold and sets new record; Machiko grabs silver". www.adaderana.lk. February 6, 2016.
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    Maurice, Bruce (March 26, 2007). "Machiko Raheem shatters three records". Daily Mirror. Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 10 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
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    "National Records established by "Killer Whales"". www.killerwhales.lk. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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    Jayakody, Sajeewa (29 September 2012). "Twenty-one national records broken: Matthew, Kimiko usher new era in swimming". Daily News. The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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    "Matthew and Machiko Set Up 200m Freestyle Records". The Sunday Observer. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2016.


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