Machiko Raheem

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rdf:langString Machiko Suharmee Raheem (born January 13, 1996) 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. 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).She set Sri Lankan national records for the 100 m, 200 m, and 400 m freestyle at the Sri Lankan National Aquatic Championships 2011. 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.In 2014, she set another 200 m record at the Sri Lanka Schools Age Group Swimming Championship. She attended high school at the and was coached by Manoj Abeysinghe, before moving to Penn State.