Christophe Lim Wen Ying Explained

Christophe Lim
Fullname:Christophe Lim Wen Ying
Strokes:Freestyle
Club:Riverton Aquanauts
Birth Date:17 October 1981
Height:1.730NaN0
Weight:700NaN0
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Christophe Lim Wen Ying (born October 17, 1981) is a Mauritian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Lim competed for Mauritius in the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 54.14.[2] He challenged six other swimmers in heat two, including 15-year-olds Ragi Edde of Lebanon and Dawood Youssef of Bahrain. He raced to a third-place finish in 54.33, just 0.19 seconds below his entry standard and 0.78 behind leader Gregory Arkhurst of Côte d'Ivoire. Lim failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-sixth overall in the prelims.[3] [4] He also has 3 children, 1 who is a very fast swimmer and dominates Western Australian Swimming.

Notes and References

  1. Christophe Lim Wen Ying. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701181114/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/chris-lim-1.html. dead. 1 July 2017. 13 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . 113 . 19 April 2013 .
  4. News: Wide-open race in the men's 100 free. https://web.archive.org/web/20010526161108/http://www.canoe.com/2000GamesSwimming/sep19_wid.html. dead. May 26, 2001. Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. 3 June 2013.