{{short description|Sri Lankan swimmer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Cherantha De Silva | image =Cherantha De Silva - World Championship Swimmer from Sri Lanka with his NCAA awards.jpg | image_size = | caption =World Championship Swimmer Cherantha De Silva with his NCAA trophies | fullname = K. T. Cherantha Gihash De Silva | nicknames = "Cheran" | national_team = {{SRI}} | strokes = Freestyle and Butterfly | club = Thanyapura<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thanyapura.com/#Swim-Training|title=Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort - Optimise Your Life|website=Thanyapura Phuket|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref> | coach = [https://www.thanyapura.com/trainers/miguel-lopez-alvarado/ Miguel Lopez] | collegeteam = Kenyon College, Gambier | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|7|12}} | birth_place = Colombo, Sri Lanka | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.77}} | weight = {{convert|73|kg|abbr=on}} | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's swimming}} {{MedalCountry | {{SRI}} }} {{MedalCompetition|2016 South Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2016 Guwahati|4 × 100m Freestyle}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Guwahati|100m freestyle}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Guwahati|200m Butterfly}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Guwahati|4 x 100m Medley}} {{MedalSilver|2016 Guwahati|4 x 200m Free}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Guwahati|100m Butterfly}} {{MedalBronze|2016 Guwahati|50m Butterfly}}
{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}} {{MedalCountry | Kenyon Swim & Dive }} center|40px {{MedalCompetition| NCAA Division III men's swimming and diving championships}} center|40px {{MedalGold|NCAA Championships|4 × 50y Freestyle}} {{MedalGold|NCAA Championships|4 × 100y Freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition| 2023 NCAA All-American Honors}} {{MedalGold| 200y Medley Relay|1st Team}} {{MedalGold| 200y Freestyle Relay|1st Team}} {{MedalGold| 100y Butterfly|1st Team}} {{MedalSilver| 100y Freestyle|2nd Team}} {{MedalSilver| 50y Freestyle|2nd Team}}
{{MedalCompetition| 2020 NCAA All-American Honors}} {{MedalGold| 100y Butterfly|1st Team}} {{MedalGold| 200 Butterfly|1st Team}} {{MedalGold| 200y Freestyle Relay|1st Team}} {{MedalGold| 200y Medley Relay|1st Team}} |Career Highlights=}}
'''Cherantha De Silva''' (born 12 July 1996) is a Sri Lankan medal-winning swimmer, who has represented his country at 6 World Aquatics Championships, 3 FINA World Cup's, 2 Commonwealth Games(becoming a finalist), 1 Asian Games as well as 1 South Asian Games, winning 7 medals. De Silva shattered 10 Sri Lankan national records and 4 internationally recognized records (more details below).<ref>{{cite web |title=5 National records (SCM) |date=2 December 2017 |url=http://www.thepapare.com/cherantha-de-silva-outshines-himself-overseas}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1018901/swimming-cherantha-de-silva-sets-new-national-record-in-200m-butterfly-event|title=1 National record (LCM)}}</ref> Further, De Silva qualified with 4 World championship B standards(B cuts) for the 2018, 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) held in Hangzhou, China. He narrowly missed the A standard (A cut) in the 50m Butterfly (SCM) clocking 23.48. While the A standard could have made history for Sri Lanka as the first Sri Lankan to achieve the A standard he missed it by 0.2 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Championships qualifying times |date=19 January 2018 |url=https://swimswam.com/fina-releases-qualifying-standards-2018-world-short-course-champs/}}</ref> Also, De Silva was bestowed the "Best Sportsman of the Year" award at the school level,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2015/07/05/erandhi-cherantha-adjudged-best-sports-stars/|title=Erandhi, Cherantha Adjudged Best Sports Stars|newspaper=The Sunday Leader|access-date=29 August 2016|archive-date=11 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911074235/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2015/07/05/erandhi-cherantha-adjudged-best-sports-stars/|url-status=dead}}</ref> provincial and Sri Lanka school level.
To top off his swim career De Silva earned a full scholarship to study in the US at Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. He earned a bachelor's degree in Economics and earned honors in his Integrated Program in Humane Studies concentration.
==Collegiate career==
At Kenyon College De Silva was also able to excel both academically, athletically, and in his professional career. As an Economics major<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-08 |title=Coaches Name 2020 Scholar All-Americans |url=https://www.cscaa.org/news/202076/walm6n2m32g9z0uejyx6c9csw3u8sq |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=CSCAA |language=en-US}}</ref> and Integrated Program in Humane Studies(IPHS) minor, De Silva was a multiple merit list awardee for distinguishing himself with academic success and the College recognizes this honor with a notation on his official transcript. De Silva went on to be inducted into the Alpha Iota Sigma honors society for his outstanding work in IPHS along with all other IPHS minors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kenyon.edu/files/resources/commencement-2023-program.pdf|title=The 195th Commencement of Kenyon College|publisher=Kenyon College|date=2023}}</ref> It is noteworthy that Kenyon is the most expensive college in the world as of June 20, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-21 |title=Report: Private college in Ohio most expensive in United States |url=https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/knox-county/report-private-college-in-ohio-most-expensive-in-united-states/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=NBC4 WCMH-TV |language=en-US}}</ref>
Additionally, De Silva was able to conduct Kenyon's first Virtual Reality demo where he mentioned the following: " I want to revolutionize the traditional classroom in Kenyon College because I feel like in the 1980s we were using chalkboards and whiteboards, but now we’re using projectors and laptops."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.kenyon.edu/news/archive/exploring-virtual-reality/|title=Exploring Virtual Reality}}</ref> De Silva found ways to study, perform in varsity elite sport as well as to contribute to Kenyon in various ways such as the above. In De Silva's junior year, he studied abroad in Milan, Italy, and Copenhagen, Denmark focusing on Entrepreneurship and Econometrics.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.kenyon.edu/files/resources/business-financial-services-and-logistics_kenyon-c.pdf|title=Kenyon Candidates: Business, Financial Services and Logistics|publisher=Kenyon College|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619150402/https://www.kenyon.edu/files/resources/business-financial-services-and-logistics_kenyon-c.pdf|archive-date=2023-06-19}}</ref>
Athletically De Silva performed at Kenyon's highest level at the NCAA Men's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships. He was able to become a 2-time NCAA National Champion and earned a total of 10X All-American titles, became an NCAC 2020 Conference Record Holder in 100Y Butterfly,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.kenyon.edu/news/2020/2/14/mens-swimming-and-diving-lords-dominate-day-three-take-over-ncac-lead.aspx|title=Lords dominate day three, take over NCAC lead|date=14 February 2020|website=Kenyon College Athletics}}</ref> a Kenyon College Pool Record Holder in 4X100Y Individual Medley Relay, Kenyon College Varsity Record in the 4X50Y Medley Relay,<ref name="Kenyon - Records">{{Cite web |title=Kenyon - Records |url=https://www.swimcloud.com/team/125/records/new/M/Y/UNOV/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.swimcloud.com}}</ref> Kenyon College varsity Record in 50Y Butterfly,<ref name="Kenyon - Records"/> a Toyota US Open Championships 2022 Qualifier in 100m fly and 50m free<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/0001170006FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF22.pdf|title=2022 Toyota U.S. Open Championships|publisher=USA Swimming|date=2022-11-30}}</ref> and CSCAA Awardee in 2020, 2021,2022 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=60 NCAC Student-Athletes Named CSCAA All-Americans |url=https://northcoast.org/news/2023/3/21/general-60-ncac-student-athletes-named-cscaa-all-americans.aspx |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=northcoast.org |language=en}}</ref>
The 2023 NCAA Men's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships was De Silva's first and only NCAA participation. Due to the pandemic in the year 2020—which stemmed from COVID-19—the previous NCAA championships was canceled. In his Junior year, he studied abroad. Further, in 2020, De Silva qualified for the 2020 NCAA Men's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships as a strong contender who already had his meters to yards converted time(at the time) faster than the NCAA DIII national record in the 100y butterfly and was the reigning NCAC champion going into NCAA's: however, the event was canceled 4 days prior to the meet.
=== 2023 NCAA Men's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships === De Silva became a 2XNCAA national champion<ref>{{Cite web |title=NCAA Individual Champions |url=https://northcoast.org/sports/2022/8/21/ncaaindchamps.aspx |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=northcoast.org |language=en}}</ref> and was bestowed 5XAll American titles at this competition. He competed in the 100y butterfly, 100y freestyle, and 50y freestyle where he swam best times in all of them going 46.95, 43,84, and 19.83 (and 19.33 off a relay start) seconds respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meetresults.greensboroaquaticcenter.com/2023NCAAD3/|title=NCAA DIII Championships |date=March 2023|publisher=Greensboro Aquatic Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cherantha De Silva - 2022-23 - Men's Swimming and Diving |url=https://athletics.kenyon.edu/sports/mens-swimming-and-diving/roster/cherantha-de-silva/7271 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Kenyon College Athletics |language=en}}</ref> Notably, he missed qualifying for the A final in his 100 free and 50 free; thus, those times came from the B final with resultant 9th place finishes. These efforts helped Kenyon to a second place finish behind the back to back national champions, Emory University.
==Filmography==
=== Lane 0 - The Lane of Dreams === De Silva was featured in a documentary entitled "Lane 0 - The Lane of Dreams" documenting him and his team member's preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympics. The director, Manuel Tera, describes the documentary as "A feature-length documentary about the struggle of a group of swimmers from developing nations trying to qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time. A story about pursuing your dreams and overcoming adversity."<ref name="lane0">{{cite web |title=Lane 0 |website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6604190}}</ref> The Documentary was nominated at the sports film festival in Italy<ref>{{cite web |title=Lane 0 -Swimswam |date=28 October 2017 |url=https://swimswam.com/lane-0-lane-dreams-nominated-sport-film-festival-italy/}}</ref> and earned the "Golden Paladin" award. thumb|278x278px|'''Cherantha De Silva with his 7Xmedals at the 2016 South Asian Games.'''
=== Storyline === "A group of swimmers from developing nations train at a state-of-the-art sports center in Thailand. Working for the first time with proper facilities and under the guidance of a renown coach, they are making progress and improving on their personal best each time. They have one year left in order to qualify for the Olympics. For most of them, it would be the first time somebody from their country gets through on their own merit. In a country full of inaccessible swimming pools, Shajan and Sajina are two Maldivian sisters who train in the sea. Nepalese Sofia can only swim during the summertime because there are no heated pools in the Himalayas. Eroi is a Rwandese boy who trains in a lake watching Internet videos. These are just some of the characters of Lane 0, a story about those unknown athletes who race in the side lanes and always finish last.They are currently participating in an experience that may have a significant impact on their future."<ref name="lane0" />
==Professional Swim Career== thumb|278x278px|'''De Silva dives off for the relay at the USA, NCAA DIII Swimming championships 2023 clocking a time of 19.33 seconds''' ===World Aquatics Championships=== thumb|279x279px|'''Cherantha De Silva competes at the 2016 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary'''
====2013 4th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships-Dubai==== De Silva participated in 2 events 50m Freestyle clocking 24.32 and 100 Butterfly clocking 57.79.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/meet-results/international-event-results/world-championships/2015-world-championships.pdf|title=Junior World Championships}}</ref>
====2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)-Doha==== De Silva subsequently competed in the 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships held in Doha, Qatar, where he swam in the heats of the Open 50m butterfly, Open 100m butterfly, Open 50m freestyle and Open 100m freestyle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myswimresults.com.au/TimeInfo.aspx?TimeID=9504655|title=K. T. Cherantha de Silva|work=My Swim Results|publisher=Kentgold Holdings Pty Ltd|access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref>
====2015 16th FINA World Championships-Kazan==== thumb|279x279px|'''De Silva becomes the fastest swimmer in history of NCAC(USA) Conference Championships 2020 in the USA; shattering the Denison University Pool Record and NCAC Conference record as a freshman of Kenyon College''' De Silva participated in the 2 men 2 women mixed relay team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mixed 4x100m Freestyle Relay |url=http://www.fina.org/competition/1/843 |website=Fina: World Championships }}</ref>
====2017 17th FINA World Championships-Budapest==== Having been able to compete in the 50m Butterfly as well as the 100m Butterfly event he was able to secure a world ranking of 49 and 55 with a time of 25.15 and 55.09 respectively.
====2018 14th FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)- Hangzhou==== "Of the two men and two women swim team, Cherantha De Silva, Thimali Bandara and Savindi Jayaweera took the pool on the opening two days of the championship but had to hit the hay when they failed to advance to the semifinals amidst fierce competition."<ref>{{cite web |title=Hangzhou |url=https://www.thepapare.com/14th-fina-world-swimming-championships-2018-day-1-results/ |website=Papare.com|date=12 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Hangzhou2 |url=https://www.thepapare.com/14th-fina-world-swimming-championships-2018-team-sri-lanka/ |website=Papare.com|date=8 December 2018 }}</ref>
====2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) - Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE==== De Silva competed in the 100m Butterfly and Freestyle representing Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190104EC0101FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf|title=15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)|publisher=FINA|date=2021-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011500190101EC0101FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf|title=15th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)|publisher=FINA|date=2021-12-20}}</ref>
===2014 Commonwealth Games- Glassgow=== De Silva participated at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, competing in the 50m and 100m freestyle and the 50m and 100m butterfly but failed to progress past the heats.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1056578/cherantha_de_silva.html|title=Cherantha de Silva|publisher=Glasgow 2014 - Commonwealth Games|access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref> thumb|276x276px|'''Cherantha De Silva celebrates a relay win at the 2023 NCAC(USA) Conference Championships'''
===2016 South Asian Games - Guwahati=== In 2016 De Silva participated at the South Asian Games in Guwahati, India where he won one gold, four silver and two bronze medals.<ref name="DN">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/05/16/sports/81817|title=Cherantha sets two Lankan swim marks in Malaysia|last=Abeysekera|first=Anuradha|date=16 May 2016|newspaper=The Daily News|access-date=29 August 2016}}</ref>
===2017 7th National Short Course Swimming Championship- Singapore === In December 2017, De Silva was able to set history for Sri Lanka by breaking a foreign national record. De Silva was able to shatter Singapore Olympian Quah Wen Zeng's 50-m butterfly record, thus renewing it to 23.48 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/cherantha-de-silva-makes-history-sri-lanka-singapore/ |title=Cherantha de Silva Makes History for Sri Lanka in Singapore |date=2 December 2017 |website=SwimSwam}}</ref> (He broke the Singapore national record and Sri Lankan national record, as well as set a new meet record in this race.) The specialty of De Silva's performance was that he was able to break 11 records across 10 events(heats and finals) in just two days. (record summary: Combination of heats, finals, and a meet record.)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thepapare.com/cherantha-de-silva-outshines-himself-overseas/ |title=Cherantha de Silva outshines himself overseas |last=Ranasinghe |first=Dinushki |date=2 December 2017 |website=ThePapare.com}}</ref>
===2018 Commonwealth Games- GoldCoast=== In February 2018, de Silva was named to Sri Lanka's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 February 2018|title=Swimming: Two women and four men to represent Sri Lanka at CWG 2018|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1039498/swimming-two-women-and-four-men-to-represent-sri-lanka-at-cwg-2018|work=The Sunday Times|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151316/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1039498/swimming-two-women-and-four-men-to-represent-sri-lanka-at-cwg-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thepapare.com/know-your-swimmers-for-commonwealth-games-2018/|first=Dinushki|last=Ranasinghe|title=Know your swimmers for Commonwealth Games 2018|date=1 March 2018|website=www.thepapare.com |publisher=Dialog Axiata|access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref> This was his 2nd representation of the Commonwealth Games edition. Cherantha was part of 4 × 100 m freestyle relay team that made history for Sri Lanka by advancing in to the finals. "The 4-man swim team representation in the Gold Coast, powered their way through to the final of the Men's {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} Freestyle event earlier this morning."<ref>{{cite web |title=CWG2018 |date=6 April 2018 |url=https://www.thepapare.com/commonwealth-games-swimmers-off-final/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CWG20182 |date=16 April 2018 |url=https://www.thepapare.com/sri-lankas-greatest-performance-2/}}</ref> However, the team had met with an unexpected incident of disqualification which resulted in a great upset by the 4-man team.<ref>{{cite web |title=CWG20183 |date=26 July 2018 |url=https://www.thepapare.com/asian-games-2018-sri-lanka-swimming-matthew-kyle-cherantha-akalanka/ }}</ref>
===2018 Asian Games=== thumb|297x297px|'''Cherantha De Silva at the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang.''' Following the success of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, De Silva was selected for the 2018 Asian Games which was held in August.<ref>{{cite web |title=AsianGames |date=26 July 2018 |url=https://www.thepapare.com/asian-games-2018-sri-lanka-swimming-matthew-kyle-cherantha-akalanka/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Games |website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/thepapare/videos/asian-games-2018-cherantha-de-silva/281368442665407/}}</ref>
==Scholarships== ===Sri Lankan Government Scholarship=== In 2014 the former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage sponsored De Silva to train at the Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida.
===FINA/Thanyapura Scholarship===
De Silva was selected in 2015<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thanyapura.com/thanyapura-health-sports-resort-fina-prepare-future-olympians-success/|title=FINA Scholarship Programme at Thanyapura Health & Sports Resort|date=2017-03-28|work=Thanyapura Phuket|access-date=2017-04-10|language=English|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410213943/http://www.thanyapura.com/thanyapura-health-sports-resort-fina-prepare-future-olympians-success/|archive-date=10 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union (SLASU) to receive the country's first FINA affiliated international training scholarship to train at the Thanyapura Aquatic Training Centre in Phuket, Thailand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aquaticsports.lk/full-news.php?id=329|title=Kimiko Raheem and Cherantha De Silva look at Olympic Prospects|publisher=Aquatic Sports Lanka|access-date=29 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911093631/http://www.aquaticsports.lk/full-news.php?id=329|archive-date=11 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> His scholarship has been renewed for the next 4 years consecutively; in order 2015,2016,2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cherantha's Scholarship|url=https://www.thanyapura.com/blog/fina-athlete-spotlight-cherantha-de-silva/}}</ref> He was bestowed with the scholarships selected as the most deserving swimmer selected by the Sri Lanka Aquatic Sports Union(SLASU).<ref>{{cite web |title=FINA Scholarship |url=https://www.thanyapura.com/blog/thanyapura-health-sports-resort-fina-prepare-future-olympians-success/}}</ref> thumb|'''Cherantha De Silva competes at the 2016 FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary'''
== Sponsorships == De Silva had a full-fledged sponsorship from Australia's largest swim brand, Way Funky, under their Funky Trunks brand. This marked the first time in Sri Lankan history that a Sri Lankan swimmer had been sponsored by an international corporation. They sponsored him due to his impressive performance, image and likeness, providing support for all his swimming needs, including swim gear and swimwear.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.funkytrunks.com/blog/competitions/10595-funky-trunks-f-teamers-prep-for-the-comm-games|title=Funky Trunks F-Teamers prep for the Comm Games |date=2018-04-03|publisher=Funky Trunks |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=www.funkytrunks.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.funkytrunks.com/blog/competitions/10634-f-team-racing-towards-world-sc-champs |title=F-Team Racing Towards World SC Champs |date=2018-12-06|publisher=Funky Trunk|access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.funkytrunks.com}}</ref>
De Silva was also the brand ambassador of Thanyapura Sports and Leisure Club Phuket in 2017.
== Post-Swimming Career == Upon retirement from his record breaking 23 year swimming journey, De Silva now holds the Founding/Chairman position at CeyAnodes (Pvt) LTD.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Ceylon |date=2024-07-17 |title=CeyAnodes, Bogala sign landmark graphite MoU |url=https://ceylontoday.lk/2024/07/18/ceyanodes-bogala-sign-landmark-graphite-mou/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Ceylon Today |language=en-US}}</ref> He is also a Director of his family owned business Kapla Motor Industries<ref>{{Cite web |title=Events – apiiteclub |url=https://eclub.apiit.lk/events/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |language=en-US}}</ref> and he now uses his free time to write a book about swimming as an elite and professional swimmer along with his anecdotal experiences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-15 |title='Water is my soul' |url=https://www.themorning.lk/articles/FXNVPge0w1QzdzPhNPbb |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Latest in the News Sphere {{!}} The Morning}}</ref>
==Achievements== ===Sri Lankan National Records=== {{Swimmingrecordlisttop|meet=yes|club=yes|recordinfo=yes}} {{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 01 |event = 50m Freestyle |time = 22.55(SCM) |recordinfo = NAT, WC B |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 2 December 2017 |meet =7th Singapore National Short Course Swimming Championship 2017 |city = Singapore |country = Singapore |ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thepapare.com/cherantha-de-silva-outshines-himself-overseas/|title=Cherantha de Silva outshines himself overseas |date=2 December 2017 }}</ref> }} {{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 02 |event = 100m Freestyle |time = 49.29(SCM) |recordinfo = NAT, WC B |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 2 December 2017 |meet =7th Singapore National Short Course Swimming Championship 2017 |city = Singapore |country = Singapore |ref = <ref name=Singapore1>{{cite web|url=http://www.thepapare.com/cherantha-de-silva-outshines-himself-overseas|title=Cherantha de Silva outshines himself overseas |date=2 December 2017 }}</ref> }} {{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 03 |event = 50m Butterfly |time = 23.48(SCM) |recordinfo = NAT, WC B |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 2 December 2017 |meet = 7th Singapore National Short Course Swimming Championship 2017 |city = Singapore |country = Singapore |ref = <ref name="SG">{{cite web |url=https://www.thepapare.com/cherantha-de-silva-outshines-himself-overseas/|title=Cherantha de Silva outshines himself overseas|first1=Dinushki|last1=Ranasinghe|date=2017-12-02|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> }} {{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 04 |event = 100m Butterfly |time = 52.19(SCM) |recordinfo = NAT, WC B |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 1 December 2017 |meet = 7th Singapore National Short Course Swimming Championship 2017 |city = Singapore |country = Singapore |ref = <ref name="SG"/> }} {{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 05 |event = 200m Butterfly |time = 1.57.99(SCM) |recordinfo = NAT, WC B |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 1 December 2017 |meet = 7th Singapore National Short Course Swimming Championship 2017 |city = Singapore |country = Singapore |ref = <ref>{{cite web |url=https://swimswam.com/cherantha-de-silva-makes-history-sri-lanka-singapore/|title=Chernatha de Silva makes history for Sri Lanka in Singapore|date=2017-12-02|access-date=2019-04-25|website=swimswam.com}}</ref> }} {{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 06 |event = 200m Butterfly |time = 2.05.10(LCM) |recordinfo = NAT |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 10 March 2017 |meet = 53rd Milo/Pram Malaysia Open Swimming Championship |city = Melaka |country = Malaysia |ref = <ref name="Malaysia">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/article/1018901/swimming-cherantha-de-silva-sets-new-national-record-in-200m-butterfly-event|title=Swimming: Cherantha de Silva sets new national record in 200m Butterfly event}}</ref> }}
{{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 07 |event = 100m Butterfly |time = 54.44(LCM) |recordinfo = NAT |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 17 June 2017 |meet = 13th Singapore National Championships (50m) |city = Singapore |country = Singapore |ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldaquatics.com/athletes/1000360/k-t-cherantha-de-silva|title=Swimming: Cherantha de Silva sets new national record in 100m Butterfly event}}</ref> }}
{{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 08 |event = 4×100m freestyle relay |time = 3:22.84(LCM) |recordinfo = NAT |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 06 April 2018 |meet = 2018 Commonwealth Games |city = Gold Coast, Queensland |country = Australia |ref = <ref name="Australia">{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/resCG2018-/pdf/CG2018-/SWM/CG2018-_SWM_C74B_SWMM4X100MFR----------HEAT--------.pdf|title=Swimming: Relay Record at CWG 2018}}</ref> }}
{{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 09 |event = 4×100m Medley relay |time = 3:58.11(LCM) |recordinfo = NAT |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 10 February 2016 |meet = South Asian Games |city = Guwahati |country = India |ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://swimmingfederation.in/events-pdf/SAF%20Games%202016%20RESULT%20DAY%205.pdf|title=Swimming: Relay Record at CWG 2018|access-date=17 September 2024|archive-date=19 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160519034402/http://swimmingfederation.in/events-pdf/SAF%20Games%202016%20RESULT%20DAY%205.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> }}
{{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 10 |event = Mixed 4×50m medley relay |time = 1:52.58(SCM) |recordinfo = NAT |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 10 February 2016 |meet = 2014 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) |city = Doha |country = Qatar |ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010E010D02043E00FFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Swimming: Relay Record at SC WC 201}}</ref> }}
{{end}} ===International and Collegiate Level Records=== {{Swimmingrecordlisttop|meet=yes|club=yes|recordinfo=yes}} {{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 01 |event = 100y Butterfly |time = 47.31 |recordinfo = NCAC Record, Pool Record |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = Kenyon College |date = 14 February 2020 |meet = NCAC Conference Championships |city = Granville, OH |country = United States |ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://swimswam.com/kenyon-men-take-over-lead-denison-women-maintain-it-at-ncac-championships/|title=Kenyon Men Take Over Lead, Denison Women Maintain It At NCAC Championships|date=15 February 2020|website=SwimSwam}}</ref> }} {{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 02 |event = 4X50Y Medley Relay |time = 1.26.76 |recordinfo = Varsity Record |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = Kenyon College |date = 15 March 2023 |meet = NCAA Men's Division III Swimming and Diving Championships |city = Greensboro, NC |country = United States |ref = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://athletics.kenyon.edu/sports/2012/7/19/MSWIM_0719125819.aspx|title=Men's Swimming & Diving Record Book|website=Kenyon College Athletics}}</ref> }}{{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 03 |event = 50scm Butterfly |time = 23.48 |recordinfo = Meet Record and unofficial Singaporean Record |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 01 December 2017 |meet = 2017 Singapore Open Nationals – Short course meters |city = Singapore |country = Singapore |ref = <ref name="swimswam.com">{{Cite web|url= https://swimswam.com/cherantha-de-silva-makes-history-sri-lanka-singapore/|title=CHERANTHA DE SILVA MAKES HISTORY FOR SRI LANKA IN SINGAPORE|website=Swimswam|date=2 December 2017 }}</ref> }} {{Swimmingrecord |eventsort = 04 |event = 50scm Freestyle |time = 22.55 |recordinfo = Meet Record |firstname = Cherantha |lastname = De Silva |namearticle = |club = {{flagu|Sri Lanka}} |date = 02 December 2017 |meet = 2017 Singapore Open Nationals – Short course meters |city = Singapore |country = Singapore |ref = <ref name="swimswam.com"/> }} {{end}} ==References== {{Reflist}}
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