Machiko Raheem

Machiko Raheem

Raheem at the 2016 South Asian Games
Personal information
Born	(1996-01-13) January 13, 1996 (age 28)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Swimming Representing  Sri Lanka South Asian Games 2016 Guwahati 50m freestyle 2016 Guwahati 100m freestyle 2016 Guwahati 200m freestyle 2016 Guwahati 100m butterfly 2016 Guwahati 4x100m freestyle relay 2016 Guwahati 4x200m freestyle relay

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]

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

1. "Machiko Raheem Bio - Women's Swimming". www.gopsusports.com.
2. "Matthew wins gold and sets new record; Machiko grabs silver". www.adaderana.lk. February 6, 2016.
3. Maurice, Bruce (March 26, 2007). "Machiko Raheem shatters three records". Daily Mirror. Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 10 February 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "National Records established by "Killer Whales"". www.killerwhales.lk. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
5. 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.
6. "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.