Machiko Raheem

Machiko Suharmee Raheem (born January 13, 1996)

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 Asian International School and was coached by Manoj Abeysinghe, before moving to Penn State.