Dimuth Akalanka Peiris also known as Dimuth Peiris (born 11 January 2000) is a Sri Lankan male swimmer and a national record holder in swimming.[1] He represented Sri Lanka at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and competed in swimming competitions.[2] In August 2018, he became the first ever Sri Lankan student to sit for a Sri Lankan GCE A/L examinations outside Sri Lanka as he was granted special permission to write A/L exams in Jakarta, Indonesia just prior to his preparations for the 2018 Asian Games.[3][4] He represented Sri Lanka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in October 2018 which was held in Argentina.[5] He also went onto represent Sri Lanka at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships as the only male swimmer.[6]
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| Full name | Dimuth Akalanka Peiris | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 2000 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAkalanka Peiris has set national swimming records in 50m backstroke, 100m backstroke and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events. In 2017, he set the new Sri Lankan national record in men's 100m backstroke event.[7]
later claimed two more national records in both 50m backstroke[8] and 4 × 100 m freestyle relay events during the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[9]
2018 Asian Games
editAkalanka Peiris also qualified to represent Sri Lanka at the 2018 Asian Games when he was on the verge of his A/L examinations. However he was approved by the Ministry of Education of Sri Lanka to take three of his A/L papers to Jakarta and was allowed to sit for the exams in the Sri Lanka embassy in Jakarta.[10] This instance also made him the only Sri Lankan to sit for the A/L examinations in a foreign country.[11] Due to his examinations, he missed out to take part in the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games.[12]
2018 Summer Youth Olympics
editPeiris was the only Sri Lankan swimmer to qualify to represent Sri Lanka at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[13] akalanka has recently started swimming for Laverton Wyndham aquatics
References
edit- ^ "Swimming | Athlete Profile: Akalanka PEIRIS - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Sunday Times - CWG: Swimmer Akalanka Peiris standby for Men's 100m Backstroke semi-final". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Akalanka will sit the GCE ALs in Indonesia and also swim at the Asian Games". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Swimmer Akalanka gets green light to sit for GCE A/L exam in Jakarta". Daily News. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Ranasinghe, Dinushki (2 October 2018). "Akalanka eyes Youth Olympic Gold". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Despite cold war between officials four swimmers to leave for FINA event". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Event 409 Boys, 100m Backstroke 15 - 17 years" (PDF). HKASA. 11 September 2017. p. 24. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Men's 50m Backstroke Semifinals Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heats Results" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Peiris misses opening ceremony due to A-Level exams". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Akalanka takes A/L's amidst Asian Games". ThePapare.com. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Sri Lanka's swimming ace takes pool and school in giant splash". Sunday Observer. 2018-08-18. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Ranasinghe, Dinushki (2 October 2018). "Akalanka eyes Youth Olympic Gold". www.thepapare.com. Dialog Axiata. Retrieved 2 October 2018.