Allen Ong Explained

Allen Ong
Fullname:Allen Ong Hou Ming
Strokes:Freestyle
Coach:Kelly Kremer (U.S.)
Collegeteam:University of Minnesota (U.S.)
Birth Date:2 November 1979
Birth Place:Ipoh, Malaysia
Height:1.780NaN0
Weight:720NaN0
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Allen Ong Hou Ming (born 2 November 1979) is a Malaysian former swimmer, who specialised in sprint freestyle events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), a double gold medalist in the 100 m freestyle at the Southeast Asian Games (2001 and 2003), and a varsity swimmer for the Minnesota Golden Gophers at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.[2] [3]

Ong made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He failed to advance into the semifinals in any of his individual events, finishing fortieth in the 100 m freestyle (51.93), and thirty-seventh in the 200 m freestyle (1:54.53).[4] [5] He also placed twenty-second, as a member of the Malaysian team, in the 4 × 100 m medley relay (3:48.32).[6]

Two years later, Ong blasted a Malaysian record of 23.62 to pick up a seventh seed in the 50 m freestyle at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.[7]

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Ong shortened his program, swimming only in two individual events. He cleared FINA B-standard entry times of 23.49 (50 m freestyle) from the Malaysian Open Championships in Kuala Lumpur, and 51.57 (100 m freestyle) from the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.[2] [8] [9] In the 100 m freestyle, Ong challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including fellow two-time Olympians Alexandros Aresti of Cyprus and George Gleason of the Virgin Islands. He edged out Bulgaria's Raichin Antonov to take a seventh spot and fiftieth overall by 0.29 of a second, outside his record time of 52.04.[10] [11] In his second event, 50 m freestyle, Ong matched his forty-sixth place tie with SEA Games champion Arwut Chinnapasaen on the morning's preliminaries. Swimming in heat five, he managed to pull off a fifth-place effort in 23.52, just 0.03 of a second off his entry time.[12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Allen Ong. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100822/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/on/allen-ong-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 April 2013.
  2. News: Yeo, Sirisanont and Lim Lead Southeast Asian Games With Three Gold Medals Apiece . https://archive.today/20130630101919/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/6370.asp . dead . 30 June 2013 . . 9 December 2003 . 27 April 2013 .
  3. News: Golden Gopher Guys in Greece. Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2004. 27 April 2013.
  4. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 5 . . . 114 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 2 . . . 124 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  6. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1 . . . 346 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  7. News: Wu and Qi Win Third Gold Apiece, as China Winds Up a Dominant Performance at Asian Games . . 5 October 2002 . 27 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228210352/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4193.asp . 28 December 2013 .
  8. News: Ong, Lim Set Records on Final Day of Malaysian Invite. Swimming World Magazine. 31 July 2004. 27 April 2013.
  9. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  10. Web site: Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 4. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  11. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70 . . 18 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070403104714/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7852.asp . 3 April 2007 .
  12. Web site: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 5. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  13. News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out . . 19 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204025/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp . 29 October 2013 .

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