Menaka de Silva
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Menaka Srimani de Silva |
| Nationality |
 Sri Lanka |
| Born |
26 January 1985 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Menaka Srimani de Silva (born January 26, 1985 in Colombo) is a Sri Lankan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] She held a Sri Lankan record from the national championships in 2003 (28.28), until it was eventually broken by 13-year-old Kimiko Raheen nine years later (2012).[2]
De Silva qualified for the women's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 28.48.[3][4] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including 31-year-old Melanie Slowing of Guatemala. She raced to seventh place by two tenths of a second behind Nicaragua's Geraldine Arce in 28.93. De Silva failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed fifty-second overall out of 75 swimmers on the last day of preliminaries.[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Menaka de Silva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ Jayakody, Sajeewa (24 September 2012). "13-year-old Kimiko sets National Record". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ↑ Weerawansa, Dinesh (24 August 2004). "Big experience, says Menaka". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 4". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (20 August 2004). "Women's 50 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: Inky Sizzles in World Best 24.66, Joyce Next in PR 25.06, Jenny Thompson Makes It Too". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.