Daniel Liew

Daniel Liew (Liew Yao Xiang, born 1 May 1981) is a former Singaporean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] During his sporting career, Liew held a Singaporean record in the medley relay (3:51.16) from the 2001 Southeast Asian Games, and later represented Singapore at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] He also played for the Chinese Swimming Club before entering the national team.

Daniel Liew
Personal information
Full nameLiew Yao Xiang
National team Singapore
Born (1981-05-01) 1 May 1981
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubChinese Swimming Club

Liew competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. After winning a silver medal from the Southeast Asian Games in Brunei a year earlier, his entry time of 1:04.95 was officially accredited under a FINA B-standard.[3][4] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including two-time Olympians Valērijs Kalmikovs of Latvia and Arsenio López of Puerto Rico. Coming from second on the initial length, he faded down the stretch with a poor swim to a seventh seed in 1:06.41, almost 1.5 seconds below his entry standard. Liew failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-seventh overall on the first day of prelims.[5][6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Liew". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. "Swimming competition concludes with an upset". Utusan Malaysia. 13 September 2001. Archived from the original on 8 May 2005. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 4)". Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. "Richard good as gold in 50m freestyle". The Jakarta Post. Jakarta. 12 August 1999. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 241. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.


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