Deshabandu Julian Bolling (born 19 June 1966)[1] is a Sri Lankan medal-winning swimmer who represented his country at numerous international competitions.

[2] He also represented Sri Lanka at three Olympic Games, firstly at Los Angeles (USA) in 1984, then at Seoul (South Korea) in 1988, and finally at Barcelona (Spain) in 1992.

His mother and coach Tara Bolling née De Saram was a standout swimmer in the latter half of the 1960s represented Ceylon at the Tokyo Olympics.

[citation needed] It was revealed that he wanted to quit swimming altogether just two weeks prior to the 1991 South Asian Games, the event later turned out to be a great comeback for him personally amid all odds.

[10] He felt he had not enjoyed the sport due to undue pressure on him according to the level of expectations that the country had on him to win medals.

[16] On 17 August 2022, he was summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (Sri Lanka) in order to record statements regarding his involvement in mass anti-government protests on 9 July 2022.