The Sri Lankans records in swimming are the fastest ever performances of swimmers from Sri Lanka, which are recognised and ratified by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union.
All records were set in finals unless noted otherwise.
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 22.65 | h | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 9 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [1] |
100m freestyle | 49.11 | h | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 7 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [2] |
200m freestyle | 1:50.97 | h | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 19 August 2018 | Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | [3] |
400m freestyle | 4:03.90 | Matthew Abeysinghe | Killer Whale Aquatics | 25 September 2014 | Sri Lankan Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [4] | |
800m freestyle | 8:49.80 | Anusara Abeygoonawardane | Killer Whale Aquatics | 6 October 2022 | Sri Lankan Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [5] | |
1500m freestyle | 16:23.61 | Matthew Abeysinghe | Killer Whale Aquatics | 14 July 2012 | National Age Group Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [6] | |
50m backstroke | 25.86 | h | Akalanka Peiris | ![]() | 17 February 2024 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [7] |
100m backstroke | 56.99 | Akalanka Peiris | ![]() | 11 September 2017 | Asian Age Group Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [8] | |
200m backstroke | 2:05.49 | h | Andrew Abeysinghe | Dayton Raiders | 4 August 2008 | US Junior Championships | Minneapolis, United States | |
50m breaststroke | 29.24 | h | Kiran Jasinghe | ![]() | 20 April 2023 | Australian Championships | Gold Coast, Australia | [9] |
100m breaststroke | 1:04.04 | h | Kiran Jasinghe | ![]() | 13 June 2023 | Australian Trials | Melbourne, Australia | [10] |
200m breaststroke | 2:22.41 | h | Muhammad Fidhyan | ![]() | 22 August 2025 | World Junior Championships | Otopeni, Romania | [11] |
50m butterfly | 24.58 | h | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 28 September 2023 | Asian Games | Hangzhou, China | |
100m butterfly | 54.44 | b | Cherantha de Silva | ![]() | 17 June 2017 | Singaporean Championships | Singapore | [12] |
200m butterfly | 2:05.10 | Cherantha de Silva | - | 11 March 2017 | - | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
200m individual medley | 2:07.15 | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 20 October 2016 | South Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [13] | |
400m individual medley | 4:36.12 | b | Matthew Abeysinghe | Dayton Raiders | 28 March 2008 | - | Indianapolis, United States | |
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:22.84 | h |
| ![]() | 6 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [14] |
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:53.46 | ![]() | 22 October 2016 | South Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [15] | ||
4×100m medley relay | 3:58.11 |
| ![]() | 10 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [16] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 26.49 | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 8 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [17] | |
100m freestyle | 57.20 | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 10 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [18] | |
200m freestyle | 2:07.83 | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 21 October 2016 | South Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [19] | |
400m freestyle | 4:37.30 | Machiko Raheem | - | 25 September 2014 | Sri Lankan Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
800m freestyle | 9:37.56 | Minagi Rupesinghe | ![]() | 5 September 2023 | World Junior Championships | Netanya, Israel | [20] | |
1500m freestyle | 18:38.07 | Minagi Rupesinghe | ![]() | 8 September 2023 | World Junior Championships | Netanya, Israel | [21] | |
50m backstroke | 29.75 | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 9 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [22] | |
50m backstroke | 29.50 | '#' | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 1 April 2016 | Thailand Age Group Championships | Samut Prakan, Thailand | [ citation needed ] |
100m backstroke | 1:02.40 | Kimiko Raheem | - | 12 May 2016 | ||||
200m backstroke | 2:18.09 | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 7 February 2016 | South Asian Games | Guwahati, India | [23] | |
200m backstroke | 2:16.97 | '#' | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 2 July 2016 | Div.1 Age Group Championships | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | [ citation needed ] |
50m breaststroke | 33.95 | Mineka Karunaratne | - | 15 November 2008 | Sri Lankan Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
100m breaststroke | 1:14.33 | h | Ramudi Samarakoon | Stipendium Hungaricum | 9 April 2025 | Hungarian Championships | Kaposvár, Hungary | [24] |
200m breaststroke | 2:45.25 | Mayumi Raheem | ![]() | 18 August 2006 | South Asian Games | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [25] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:43.48 | b | Ramudi Samarakoon | ![]() | 21 June 2023 | Singapore Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [ citation needed ] |
50m butterfly | 29.81 | h | Dilrukshi Perera | ![]() | 7 April 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | [26] |
50m butterfly | 29.10 | '#' | Aniqah Gaffoor | ![]() | 23 March 2019 | Singapore Age Group Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [ citation needed ] |
100m butterfly | 1:04.58 | Aniqah Gaffoor | ![]() | 22 March 2019 | Singapore Age Group Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [ citation needed ] | |
200m butterfly | 2:30.91 | Machiko Raheem | - | 2 November 2014 | - | |||
200m individual medley | 2:28.16 | Kimiko Raheem | - | 30 October 2014 | - | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
400m individual medley | 5:21.77 | Kimiko Raheem | - | 31 October 2014 | - | Colombo, Sri Lanka | ||
4×100m freestyle relay | 4:04.45 | ![]() | 21 October 2016 | South Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [27] | ||
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:58.63 | ![]() | 22 October 2016 | South Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [28] | ||
4×100m medley relay | 4:35.36 | ![]() | 19 October 2016 | South Asian Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | [29] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:52.52 | h | ![]() | 21 July 2017 | Commonwealth Youth Games | Nassau, The Bahamas | [30] | |
4×100 m medley relay | 4:30.90 |
| ![]() | 8 September 2017 | Asian Age Group Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [31] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 22.16 | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 6 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [32] | |
100m freestyle | 49.27 | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 9 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [33] | |
200m freestyle | 1:48.92 | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 5 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [34] | |
400m freestyle | 3:56.79 | h | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 14 December 2012 | World Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | [35] |
800m freestyle | ||||||||
1500m freestyle | 16:57.12 | Dilanka Bandisaththamge | ![]() | 6 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [36] | |
50m backstroke | 24.95 | Akalanka Peiris | ![]() | 8 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [37] | |
100m backstroke | 54.14 | Akalanka Peiris | ![]() | 7 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [38] | |
200m backstroke | 2:01.55 | Akalanka Peiris | ![]() | 6 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [39] | |
50m breaststroke | 28.79 | Kiran Jasinghe | ![]() | 7 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [40] | |
100m breaststroke | 1:02.84 | Kiran Jasinghe | ![]() | 6 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [41] | |
200m breaststroke | 2:20.68 | Kiran Jasinghe | ![]() | 5 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [42] | |
50m butterfly | 23.48 | Cherantha De Silva | ![]() | 1 December 2017 | Singaporean Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [43] | |
100m butterfly | 52.19 | Cherantha De Silva | ![]() | 2 December 2017 | Singaporean Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [44] | |
200m butterfly | 1:57.99 | Cherantha De Silva | ![]() | 1 December 2017 | Singaporean Championships | Singapore, Singapore | [45] | |
100m individual medley | 56.71 | h | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [46] |
200m individual medley | 2:01.66 | Matthew Abeysinghe | ![]() | 9 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [47] | |
400m individual medley | 4:38.79 | Kyle Abeysinghe | ||||||
4×50m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100m freestyle relay | 3:19.07 | ![]() | 5 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [48] | ||
4×200m freestyle relay | 7:42.48 | ![]() | 8 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [49] | ||
4×50m medley relay | ||||||||
4×100m medley relay |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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50m freestyle | 26.13 | h | Machiko Raheem | ![]() | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [50] |
100m freestyle | 57.42 | h | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 7 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [51] |
200m freestyle | 2:02.88 | h | Machiko Raheem | ![]() | 7 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [52] |
400m freestyle | 4:35.49 | h | Ramudi Samarakoon | Stipendium Hungaricum | 7 November 2024 | Hungarian Championships | Kaposvár, Hungary | [53] |
800m freestyle | 9:34.42 | Ramudi Samarakoon | ![]() | 7 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [54] | |
1500m freestyle | ||||||||
50m backstroke | 28.89 | h | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 9 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [55] |
100m backstroke | 1:02.70 | h | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 6 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [56] |
200m backstroke | 2:14.91 | h | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 8 December 2016 | World Championships | Windsor, Canada | [57] |
50m breaststroke | 33.36 | h | Ramudi Samarakoon | Stipendium Hungaricum | 9 November 2024 | Hungarian Championships | Kaposvár, Hungary | [58] |
100m breaststroke | 1:13.46 | h | Ramudi Samarakoon | Stipendium Hungaricum | 6 November 2024 | Hungarian Championships | Kaposvár, Hungary | [59] |
200m breaststroke | 2:41.16 | h | Ramudi Samarakoon | Stipendium Hungaricum | 8 November 2024 | Hungarian Championships | Kaposvár, Hungary | [60] |
50m butterfly | 28.93 | Sandu Muhandiramge | ![]() | 9 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [61] | |
100m butterfly | 1:03.54 | h | Machiko Raheem | ![]() | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [62] |
200m butterfly | 2:35.61 | h | Miniruwani Samarakoon | ![]() | 9 April 2008 | World Championships | Manchester, United Kingdom | [63] |
100m individual medley | 1:06.01 | h | Machiko Raheem | ![]() | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [64] |
200m individual medley | 2:26.65 | h | Kimiko Raheem | ![]() | 6 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [65] |
400m individual medley | 5:45.59 | Shazna Mahir | ![]() | 6 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [66] | |
4×50 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×100m freestyle relay | 4:00.18 | ![]() | 5 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [67] | ||
4×200m freestyle relay | 8:54.91 | ![]() | 8 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [68] | ||
4×50 m medley relay | ||||||||
4×100 m medley relay | 4:24.66 | ![]() | 9 December 2019 | South Asian Games | Kathmandu, Nepal | [69] |
Event | Time | Name | Club | Date | Meet | Location | Ref | |
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4×50 m freestyle relay | ||||||||
4×50 m medley relay | 1:52.58 | h |
| ![]() | 4 December 2014 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | [70] |