Alex Lim

Lim Keng Liat (born 29 August 1980) is a retired Malaysian swimmer. He was born in Sandakan, Sabah. He was awarded the National Sportsman of the Year and Olympian of the Year in 1998. In 2009, he was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Hall of Fame.[1][2]

Alex Lim
Personal information
Full nameLim Keng Liat
Nationality Malaysia
Born (1980-08-29) 29 August 1980
Sandakan, Sabah
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
Medal record
Men's Swimming
Representing  Malaysia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester 50m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester 100m backstroke
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok 100m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 1998 Bangkok 200m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan 100m backstroke

Career

Lim attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville for his prep tenure and had unparalleled success. In 1998, 1999, and 2000, Lim was the national high school champion in both the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, and he twice set the 100 backstroke national record during his time with the Bulldogs.

Alex Lim first appeared in Southeast Asia Games at the age of 15 in 1995. At the 1998 Asian Games, he won Malaysia's first swimming gold medal in 100m backstroke as well as breaking the games record. He was the only Malaysian swimmer to date who clinched a swimming medal in Commonwealth Games. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, he won the silver medal in 50m backstroke where his time was just 0.02 seconds behind the former Australian world champion, Matt Welsh.[3] He also won the bronze medal in 100m backstroke.[4]

He qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, and 2004 Summer Olympics.[5] In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he became the first and only Malaysian to qualify for the semi-finals in swimming at Olympics. He was also the first and only Malaysian to enter the final in the 100m backstroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships Barcelona, Spain.[2]

Awards
  • 1998 Malaysian Sportman of the Year
  • 1998 Malaysian Olympian of the Year
  • OCM Hall of Fame

Honour

Honour of Malaysia

See also

References
  1. "Honour for Olympic swimmer Lim". Olympic Council of Asia. 17 January 2010. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  2. "OCM Hall of Fame - Alex Lim". Olympic Council of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. "Swimming - Men's 50m Backstroke Final, 2002 Commonwealth Games". Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  4. "Swimming - Men's 100m Backstroke Final, 2002 Commonwealth Games". Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  5. "Olympics Swimmer - Alex Lim". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  6. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Archived from the original on 19 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2018.


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