Julian Bolling

Julian Bolling (June 19, 1966)[1] is a Sri Lankan medal-winning swimmer who has represented his country at numerous international competitions. He has won 15 gold medals for Sri Lanka at the South Asian Games between 1984 to 1991. He also represented Sri Lanka at the three Olympic games, firstly at Los Angeles (USA) in 1984, then at Seoul (South Korea) in 1988, and finally at Barcelona (Spain) in 1992.[2] He is the son of Tara Bolling and cousin of Dipika Chanmugam, both of whom have represented Sri Lanka internationally. Bolling's best performance at an international meet was at the Colombo South Asian Games where he won six gold medals. His record was unbeaten until 2016 when Matthew Abeysinghe broke the record by winning seven golds in India.[3] His mother and coach Tara Bolling nee De Saram was a standout swimmer in the latter half of the 1960s represented Ceylon at the Tokyo olympics

Julian Bolling
Personal information
Full nameJulian Bolling
National teamSri Lanka
Born(1966-06-19)19 June 1966
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Height5'9"
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle Butterfly
Clubbolling swimming academy
CoachTara Bolling

Bolling was honoured in 1988 by being awarded the Deshabandu, which is the third-highest national honour awarded in Sri Lanka.[4]

References
  1. "Julian Bolling". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
  2. "|| Sport".
  3. "Matthew wins 7th gold medal to break Julian's record".
  4. "A peek at Julian Bolling's past". dailysports.lk. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.


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