Swimming & Diving Announces the Hiring of Andrew Abeysinghe

NEWARK, Del. - The University of Delaware swimming & diving program announces the hiring of Andrew Abeysinghe as an Assistant Coach on Thursday, Aug. 31.

"I'm very excited to welcome Andrew to our program. His passion for the sport and deep understanding on how to develop student-athletes will bring a new tier of excellence to our program," head coach Pablo Marmolejo said.

"I am grateful to Coach Pablo for this opportunity. I am excited to serve our student-athletes and to help our program reach new heights. Go Hens!," Abeysinghe said.

Prior to his hire at UD, Abeysinghe worked at Fitter & Faster as a Clinician where he increased technical swimming skills and general swimming knowledge for age group swimmers.

He spent two years in college athletics as a Volunteer Assistant with Ohio State. He served as an on-deck assistant coach for the Buckeyes middle-distance training group. In addition, he also helped secure multiple top 100 recruits and assisted in managing the Buckeyes swimming social accounts.

Prior to his experience at Ohio State, Andrew was Assistant Coach and Assistant to the Aquatics Director for the Dayton Raiders Aquatic Club from 2016-2018. He helped grow the swim lesson program to over 400 students. Under Abeysinghe guidance, 99 percent of his athletes reached new personal bests in his two years. Andrew was the Dayton Raider coaching representative at the 2017 USA Swimming Boys National Select Camp.

Abeysinghe competed as a student-athlete at Clemson University, and came to UD from Miami (Ohio) where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.

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Swimming & Diving Announces the Hiring of Andrew Abeysinghe

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