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Matthew Abeysinghe

1996 - Today

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Matthew Duncan Abeysinghe OLY (born 19 March 1996) is a competitive swimmer who has represented Sri Lanka at numerous international competitions, including the 2016 and 2020 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo respectively. Abeysinghe is widely regarded as the greatest Sri Lankan swimmer of all time, one of the greatest South Asian swimmers, and one of the most accomplished Sri Lankan athletes ever produced. He is the Sri Lankan national record holder in every single freestyle event, the 200m and 400m Individual Medley, and the 50m Butterfly. Abeysinghe also broke the record for most number of gold medals won at a single edition of the South Asian Games, a record owned by another Sri Lankan swimmer, Julian Bolling, winning seven golds at the 2016 Games in Guwahati, India and breaking the record in again in 2019 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 7 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Abeysinghe is the 1,335th most popular swimmer (down from 1,174th in 2024), the 22,702nd most popular biography from United States (down from 20,932nd in 2019) and the 278th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Matthew Abeysinghe ranks 1,335 out of 709. Before him are Troy Pina, Arianna Valloni, Shane Cadogan, Andrew Chetcuti, Tasi Limtiaco, and Audai Hassouna. After him are Varsenik Manucharyan, Ieva Maļuka, Bryce Mefford, Airi Mitsui, Bellore Sangala, and Kaloyan Levterov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Matthew Abeysinghe ranks 1,718. Before him are Silina Pha Aphay, Naganathan Pandi, Tevin Kok, Daniyar Yuldashev, Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg, and M. P. Jabir. After him are Maggie Barrie, Llorenç Piera, Fred Musobo, Kinga Łoboda, Tevita Takayawa, and Emma Entzminger.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matthew Abeysinghe ranks 22,710 out of 20,380. Before him are Danielle G. Waldman (1985), Chris Benard (1990), Akari Inaba (1998), Joscelyn Roberson (2006), Troy Pina (1999), and Laura Zeng (1999). After him are Bryce Mefford (1998), Rachel Schneider (1991), Madeline Price (1995), Lilia Vu (1997), Felix Chemonges (1995), and Lucas Martínez (null).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Matthew Abeysinghe ranks 278. Before him are Anika Apostalon (1995), Jake Mitchell (2001), Dare Rose (2002), Patrick Callan (1999), Danielle Titus (2002), and Troy Pina (1999). After him are Bryce Mefford (1998), Nooran Ba Matraf (1999), Thomas Heilman (2007), Jayla Pina (2004), Delron Felix (2000), and Mariama Touré (2003).

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