Kieran Chan Explained

Kieran Chan
Fullname:	Kieran Chan
Strokes:	Breaststroke
Club:	Boroko Swim Club
Birth Date:	29 December 1984
Birth Place:	Boroko, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Height:	1.780NaN0
Show-Medals:	no

Kieran Chan (born December 29, 1984) is a Papua New Guinean former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.^[1] Chan competed for Papua New Guinea in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.^[2] He received a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:14.40.^[3] He participated in heat one against two other swimmers Antonio Leon of Paraguay and Joe Atuhaire of Uganda. Diving in with a 0.95-second deficit, Chan enjoyed the race of his life to take only a second seed in a lifetime best of 1:13.34. Chan failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-third overall on the first day of prelims.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Kieran Chan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004433/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/kieran-chan-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 13 June 2013.
2. News: Squad spots up for grabs at swim . . 24 August 2000 . 13 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020116212610/http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20000824/sport04.htm . 16 January 2002 .
3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
4. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1 . . . . 240 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
5. News: Newberry. Paul. Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free. https://archive.today/20130615211705/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 16 September 2000. 28 May 2013.