Mathew Abeysinghe

Matthew Duncan Abeysinghe OLY (born 19 March 1996) is a competitive swimmer who has represented Sri Lanka at numerous international competitions, during his 15 year tenure on the Sri Lankan National Swimming Team, including the 2016 and 2020 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo respectively. Abeysinghe is the only Sri Lankan swimmer to qualify for the Olympics. Matthew Abeysinghe is widely regarded as the greatest Sri Lankan swimmer of all time, one of the greatest South Asian swimmers of all time, and one of the most accomplished Sri Lankan athletes produced in any sport. He is the Sri Lankan national record holder in every 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.