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Abeysinghe was named to the 2018 Asian Games team in July of the same year after winning three events at the Asian Games Trial held at
Sugathadasa Stadium. At the Asian Games, his times of 23.36 and 50.14 in the 50m and 100m Freestyle events, respectively, were the second-fastest times in Sri Lankan
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December 2015, Abeysinghe was named to the large contingent of swimmers chosen to represent Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games in Guwahati, India, in February 2016. Abeysinghe was part of the 4x100m Freestyle relay team that made history by winning the event, beating India after 25 years. He also
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Windsor, Canada. At the 2016 South Asian Aquatic Championships he won 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal in his individual events. In addition, he helped Sri Lanka secure three gold medals and two silver medals in all five relays, bringing his medal tally to seven gold and three silver, tying
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Kyle
Abeysinghe lives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and attended Wycherley International School. He trains under his swim coach and father, Manoj Abeysinghe, at the Killer Whale Aquatic Club (KWA), the most successful club in Sri Lanka. His family is renowned for their swimming achievements within Sri
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Abeysinghe, is esteemed as one of the greatest coaches in Sri Lankan swimming, having produced numerous international medalists, national record holders, and national champions. Since its establishment in 2010, under his guidance, Killer Whale Aquatics has secured the most
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Following his performance at the SAAC, Abeysinghe was chosen to represent Sri Lanka at the World
Championships held in Windsor, Canada. In Windsor, Abeysinghe broke two national records in the 200m Freestyle and 200m IM, one previously held by his older brother Matthew and the other by Heshan
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team. Although he was injured during the competition, he helped make Sri Lankan swimming history in the 4x100m
Freestyle relay by qualifying for the first-ever final at a Commonwealth Games. Unfortunately, they were disqualified in the final due to an early start by the anchor leg.
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in Nassau, Bahamas, Abeysinghe achieved unprecedented levels of success for Sri Lanka, winning two silver medals in the 50m and 100m
Freestyle events. He became one of the very few Sri Lankan athletes, and the only swimmer, to ever medal at a
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Matthew for most medals won. In Windsor, Abeysinghe broke two national records in the 200-meter Individual Medley (IM) and the 200-meter Freestyle. The 200m IM record was previously held by the 2012 London Olympian
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in Argentina, where he aimed to continue his medal-winning form Due to medical reasons, he was unable to compete, and his teammate Akalanka Pieris attended in his stead. In December 2018, Abeysinghe competed at the
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Abeysinghe was chosen to represent Sri Lanka at the Junior World Championships held in Singapore. He swam the 50-meter, 100-meter, and 200-meter Freestyle events, along with the 200-meter Individual Medley.
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