Mayumi Raheem
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Mayumi Raheem is a swimmer
from Sri Lanka
who won 3 gold medals at the 2006 South Asian Games
in the Women's 50 metres, 100 meters and 200 metres breaststroke
. She also won 5 silver medals and 5 bronze medals, bringing her total to 11 medals, a record for any athlete at a single Asian Games.
She reached the semi-finals of the Women's 50m breaststroke at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne
, Australia
, and represented Sri Lanka at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 World Short Course Championships. She competed at the 2008 Olympics
in Beijing
and finished fourth in heat.
She holds numerous Sri Lankan national records.
She began swimming at the age of 8, and has been swimming ever since. She captained Sri Lanka's national swimming team at the 2006 Asian Games.
She lived in Singapore
, where she completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at the United World College of South East Asia
(UWCSEA). She has previously lived in Sri Lanka and New Zealand
. In 2006, she placed second at the Singapore National Open Championships behind a US-based Singaporean athlete, to become the fastest women over the 200m Breaststroke based in Singapore. She was a member of Singapore Swimming Club from 2004–07, where she trained under the Australian coach Jaan Murphy, to whom she has publicly attributed much of her success. When Coach Murphy returned to Australia, she then swam for Swim Fast Aquatic under the former Singapore national swimmer David Lim, before moving to the Grassroots Club to train under American coach Jack Simon.
She recently announced she will not be competing at the 2010 South Asian Games due to study commitments.
She is currently studying medicine in Sydney, Australia.
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
from Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
who won 3 gold medals at the 2006 South Asian Games
2006 South Asian Games
The 2006 South Asian Games were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from August 18 to August 28, 2006 in the Sugathadasa Stadium with more than 2000 sportspersons competing in the record 20 disciplines of Sports.The 10th edition of SAF Games also marked the debut for Afghanistan...
in the Women's 50 metres, 100 meters and 200 metres breaststroke
Breaststroke
The breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on his or her chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to its stability and the ability to keep the head out of the water a large portion of the time. In most swimming classes, beginners learn...
. She also won 5 silver medals and 5 bronze medals, bringing her total to 11 medals, a record for any athlete at a single Asian Games.
She reached the semi-finals of the Women's 50m breaststroke at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and represented Sri Lanka at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 World Short Course Championships. She competed at the 2008 Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
and finished fourth in heat.
She holds numerous Sri Lankan national records.
She began swimming at the age of 8, and has been swimming ever since. She captained Sri Lanka's national swimming team at the 2006 Asian Games.
She lived in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, where she completed the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at the United World College of South East Asia
United World College of South East Asia
The United World College of South East Asia is an independent, international school in Singapore. The school's main campus is in Dover Road. A second campus was opened in 2008 in Ang Mo Kio...
(UWCSEA). She has previously lived in Sri Lanka and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. In 2006, she placed second at the Singapore National Open Championships behind a US-based Singaporean athlete, to become the fastest women over the 200m Breaststroke based in Singapore. She was a member of Singapore Swimming Club from 2004–07, where she trained under the Australian coach Jaan Murphy, to whom she has publicly attributed much of her success. When Coach Murphy returned to Australia, she then swam for Swim Fast Aquatic under the former Singapore national swimmer David Lim, before moving to the Grassroots Club to train under American coach Jack Simon.
She recently announced she will not be competing at the 2010 South Asian Games due to study commitments.
She is currently studying medicine in Sydney, Australia.