Akalanka is the national record holder 50m & 100m backstroke and 50m butterfly. He won the gold at International Youth Games 2016 in Russia and the silver at Asian school games in India. He finished 9th in the world in the 50m backstroke at the concluded Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Date | Personal Best | Competition | Venue | Achievement |
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2017 | 50m Butterfly - 24.86s | FINA | Uzbekistan | |
2017 | 100m B-Stroke - 56.99s | FINA | Uzbekistan | |
2018, October | 50M B-Stroke - 26.33s | Youth Olympic Games 2018 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Date | Seasonal Best | Competition | Venue | Achievement |
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"Youth Olympic Games 2018"
"We are not used to the time and the weather - Akalanka Peiris"