Steven Chandra Explained

Steven Chandra
Fullname:Steven Chandra
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:9 January 1981
Height:1.790NaN0
Weight:590NaN0
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Steven Chandra (born January 9, 1981) is an Indonesian former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] He won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle (16:02.63) at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games in Brunei, and later represented Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Chandra competed in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. After winning a bronze medal from the Southeast Asian Games, his entry time of 16:02.63 was accredited under a FINA B-standard.[2] [3] He challenged five other swimmers in heat two, including SEA Games silver medalist Carlo Piccio of the Philippines and defending champion Dieung Manggang of Malaysia. He came up short with his best swim in fifth place at 16:10.98, almost eight seconds off his entry time. Chandra failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed thirty-eighth overall in the prelims.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Steven Chandra. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030111/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/steven-chandra-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 28 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  3. News: Richard good as gold in 50m freestyle . . . 12 August 1999 . 25 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090104/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/1999/08/12/richard-good-gold-50m-freestyle.html . 18 May 2015 .
  4. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 2 . . LA84 Foundation . 147 . 26 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .