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MAYUMI RAHEEM |
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From a little girl who
hated water, Mayumi Raheem has blossomed into
one of Sri Lanka’s most promising and
accomplished athletes. Born on September
15th,1991, Mayumi first took to the water when
she was only three and a half years old. At
five, Mayumi began squad training, entering the
world of competitive swimming a year later. A
majority of her early training was undertaken by
coach Sumith Dharmadasa until 2000, when Mayumi
left Sri Lanka for Singapore.
Mayumi continued to improve her performance
under the guidance of coach David Lim at
Swimfast Aquatic. In 2002, she trained under
coach Damien Pedreschi at the Parnell Swimming
Club in Auckland, New Zealand before returning
to Singapore and her training with coach Lim and
coach Jaan Murphy of the Singapore Swimming
Club. Presently, Mayumi continues to fine-tune
her swimming at the Singapore High Performance
Center with renowned coach Jack Simon |
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No stranger to victory, Mayumi has secured the
Senior National Champion Award in Sri Lanka for
three years. She has consistently set Sri Lankan
national records in a number of swimming events,
and at fourteen, was the youngest swimmer to be
appointed as Captain when she led the swimming
contingent to the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. Also
in 2006, Mayumi had the distinction of winning
Sri Lanka’s first gold medal at the 10th South
Asian Games in Colombo; she was also the highest
medal winner – in any sport – at the games,
earning three gold, five silver and three bronze
medals.
With sponsorships from Speedo International and
Optimum Performance (a well known strength and
conditioning company in Singapore), Mayumi is
certainly flying high. Not content with swimming
alone, Mayumi is also a brown belt karateka and
has represented her school in both netball and
touch rugby.
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