Ket Sivan Explained

Ket Sivan
Fullname:Ket Sivan
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:6 February 1981
Birth Place:Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Height:1.590NaN0
Weight:500NaN0
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Ket Sivan (born February 6, 1981) is a Cambodian swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Ket qualified for the women's 50 m freestyle, by receiving a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 34.68.[2] She challenged six other swimmers in heat two, including 14-year-olds Sameera Al-Bitar of Bahrain and Christal Clashing of Antigua and Barbuda. She posted a lifetime best of 34.62 to save a seventh spot over Laos' Vilayphone Vongphachanh by nearly two seconds. Ket failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed seventy-first overall out of 75 swimmers on the last day of preliminaries.[3] [4]

In early 2013, Ket was named deputy officer under the athletes' commission for the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Ket Sivan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080759/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/ket-sivan-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 7 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 19 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Women's 50m Freestyle Heat 2. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
  4. News: Thomas . Stephen . Women's 50 Freestyle, Prelims Day 7: Inky Sizzles in World Best 24.66, Joyce Next in PR 25.06, Jenny Thompson Makes It Too . . 20 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204111631/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7915.asp . 4 February 2012 .
  5. News: Derbuc. Chris. Athletics Committee is formed from local stars. The Phnom Penh Post. 13 February 2013. 7 May 2013.