Galina Basnayake
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yapa Appuhamilage Galina Carmel Nadin Basnayake |
| National team | Sri Lanka |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, Butterfly |
| Club | Rainbow Swimming and Aquatic Club |
| Coach | Julian Bolling |
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Yapa Appuhamilage Galina Carmel Nadin Basnayake[1] also simply known as Galina Basnayake is a Sri Lankan para swimmer. She competes in swimming competitions in the S9 classification.
Biography
She pursued her primary education at Lyceum International School in Wattala.[2][3] She enrolled for her higher studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology to study psychology.[4][1] She trained at the Rainbow Swimming and Aquatic Club and she was coached by former Sri Lankan national swimmer Julian Bolling.[2]
Career
She competed at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games representing Sri Lanka, where she clinched a total of four medals including three gold medals in the women's 50m freestyle, women's 100m freestyle and women's 400m freestyle events in the S9 classification.[4][5][3][6][7][8] She also secured a silver medal in the women's 100m butterfly event at the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games.[5]
She represented Sri Lanka at the 2022 Asian Para Games in the women's swimming competition and secured a silver medal in the women's 400m freestyle event, with a timing of 5:18.28 seconds.[9][4] It also marked Sri Lanka's first Asian Para Games medal in swimming after a gap of 13 years and it was also Galina's first Asian Para Games medal.[10] She also competed in the women's 100m butterfly and women's 100m freestyle events during the 2022 Asian Para Games.[2]
She competed at the 2024 World Para Swimming Open Water Cup and claimed a bronze medal in the women’s 3km S7–S10 category.[11][5] Galina competed in the women's 100m freestyle and in the women's 400m freestyle events in the S9 classification at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championships.[12][5]
She also represented Sri Lanka at the 2026 Asian Para Games in the women's swimming competition and secured a silver medal in the women's 400m freestyle event, with a timing of 4:59.58 seconds.[13][14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Students Stories | SLIIT". www.sliit.lk. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Herath, Shenali (2023-11-09). "Galina and Naveed bring glory to Motherland". ThePapare. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lyceum felicitates medal-winning swimmer Galina". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Galina Basnayake wins Silver at Hangzhou Asian Para Games". Latest in the News Sphere | The Morning. 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Galina Basnayake: Sri Lanka's Golden Wave of Para Swimming | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka youth bag 12 medals at Asian Para Games". Print Edition - The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ subposts (2021-12-16). "Asian Youth Para athletes felicitated by Minister Rajapakse". ThePapare. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ "Galina wins second Gold at Asian Para Meet - Sports | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ "Asian Para Games 2023: Galina Basnayake wins Silver in the Women's 400m Freestyle". Gold FM News. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ malinga (2023-10-27). "Swimmer Galina ends 13-year drought with silver medal - DailyNews". DailyNews. Archived from the original on 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ "Galina claims Bronze at World Para Swimming Cup". Daily News. 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ Singapore 2025 Event guide
- ↑ "Galina wins silver at Asian Para Games swimming - Sports | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
- ↑ "Galina Basnayake wins Silver as Sri Lanka records mixed results at Asian Para Games | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2026-11-04.
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