Sia Wai Yen Explained

Sia Wai Yen
Fullname:Sia Wai Yen
Strokes:Freestyle, medley
Birth Date:15 January 1984
Birth Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height:1.730NaN0
Weight:620NaN0
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Sia Wai Yen (born 15 January 1984) is a Malaysian swimmer who specialised in long-distance freestyle and individual medley events.[1] At the age of 16 she represented Malaysia at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She won four medals in two editions of the Southeast Asian Games (1999 and 2001), and later became a top 8 finalist at the 2002 Asian Games.

Sia competed in a medley double at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She achieved FINA B-standards of 2:20.64 (200 m individual medley) and 4:52.52 (400 m individual medley) from the Southeast Asian Games in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.[2] [3] [4] On the first day of the Games she placed twenty-fifth in the 400 m individual medley. In heat four, she finished at the bottom of the pack in a poor time of 4:59.18, more than six seconds slower than her national record.[5] [6] [7] Two days later, in the 200 m individual medley, Sia posted a time of 2:20.64 in heat two but finished in thirty-first place among 36 other swimmers from the prelims.[8] [9] [10]

When her nation hosted the 2001 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Sia won a gold in the 400 m individual medley (4:55.87), and a bronze in the 400 m freestyle (4:24.87) and 200 m individual medley (2:22.44).[11] [12]

At the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, Sia finished seventh in the 400 m individual medley at 5:06.20, holding off a sprint freestyle race from Hong Kong's Chan Wing Suet by four-hundredths of a second (0.04).[13]

Notes and References

  1. Sia Wai Yen. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120851/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/sia-wai-yen-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 23 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 14 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 4). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 14 June 2013.
  4. News: Albert's saving grace brings gold in the pool. https://archive.today/20130624205213/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/1999/08/14/albert039s-saving-grace-brings-gold-pool.html. dead. 24 June 2013. The Jakarta Post. Jakarta. 14 August 1999. 22 June 2013.
  5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 400m Individual Medley Heat 4 . . . . 330 . 14 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  6. 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. 15 June 2013. Canoe.ca. 16 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
  7. News: Double misses for Elvin Chia, two others break down. Utusan Malaysia. 16 September 2000. 23 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20050509031724/http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/SpecialCoverage/Sydney2000/index.asp?dt=20000917&sec=News&pg=ne_06.htm. 9 May 2005. dead.
  8. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 200m Individual Medley Heat 2 . . . . 323 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  9. News: Malchow sets Olympic record in 200 fly. https://archive.today/20130615050120/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep18_mal.html. usurped. 15 June 2013. Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
  10. News: Anthony Ang breaks national record in Sydney. Utusan Malaysia. 18 September 2000. 23 June 2013.
  11. News: Malaysian, Filipino win big. Sports Illustrated. CNN. 13 September 2001. 23 June 2013.
  12. News: Singapore swimming queen's heir apparent shows mettle. Utusan Malaysia. 11 September 2000. 23 June 2013.
  13. News: Wu and Qi Win Third Gold Apiece, as China Winds Up a Dominant Performance at Asian Games . . 5 October 2002 . 15 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228210352/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4193.asp . 28 December 2013 .

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