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| Cherantha
DE SILVA |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Sri Lanka
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 12 Jul 1996
in Colombo, SRI |
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General Interest |
Hobbies |
Karate. (dailysports.lk, 28 Mar 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He followed his brothers into the sport. |
General Interest |
Most influential person in career |
His parents, and coach Miguel Lopez. (thepapare.com, 08 Jan 2018; thanyapura.com, 07 Jun 2017) |
Awards and honours |
In July 2020, he won a College Swimming Coaches Association of America [CSCAA] academic award while swimming for Kenyon College in Gambier, OH, United States of America. (athletics.kenyon.edu, 09 Jul 2020)
In 2014 he was named Best Schools Sportsman at the Sri Lanka Schools Sports Colours Awards. (dailysports.lk, 28 Mar 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming at age four under coach Roshan Wijesinghe. |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
English, Sinhala |
General Interest |
Nicknames |
Machine, Cheriff, Cheran (dailysports.lk, 28 Mar 2017; thepapare.com, 08 Jan 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"One thing that makes me different from the others is that I don't want to be like my role models, I want to beat them. Other people might think of this as overconfidence, but for me, it is where I get my inspiration from. I don't want to be the next Michael Phelps. I want to leave a legacy for the younger generation." (thepapare.com, 08 Jan 2018) |
Other information |
DOCUMENTARY
In 2017 he was featured in 'Lane 0', a documentary that portrays a group of swimmers from nations who are not traditionally strong in the sport but are trying to qualify for the Olympic Games. (Instagram profile, 06 Aug 2018)
SCHOLARSHIP
In 2017 he was one of 36 swimmers from across the world to receive an International Swimming Federation [FINA] Scholarship, which was designed to help the athletes to qualify and participate at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The scholarship enabled him to train at FINA-approved training centres in Thailand and the United States of America. (fina.org, 01 Mar 2017; thepapare.com, 08 Jan 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Student |
Residence |
Gambier, OH, USA |
General Interest |
Injuries |
He suffered from dengue fever, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, prior to competing at the 2019 Singapore National Championships. (Instagram profile, 23 Jun 2019) |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Economics - Kenyon College: Gambier, OH, USA |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
100m Butterfly |
55.09 |
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2017 |
Budapest, HUN |
50m Butterfly |
25.15 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Butterfly |
57.79 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Freestyle |
24.32 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
4:19.24 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
3:42.94 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Butterfly |
56.33 |
| Heats |
2021 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
100m Freestyle |
52.29 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
100m Butterfly |
54.21 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
50m Butterfly |
24.22 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Butterfly |
56.82 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
100m Freestyle |
52.58 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Butterfly |
25.40 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
50m Freestyle |
23.90 |
| Heats |
2014 |
Doha, QAT |
4 x 50m Medley Relay |
1:52.58 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
100m Butterfly |
1:00.33 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
50m Butterfly |
26.53 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
200m Butterfly |
2:22.73 |
| Heats |
2012 |
Dubai, UAE |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
200m Butterfly |
2:05.90 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
50m Butterfly |
25.36 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Freestyle Relay |
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