Saw Yi Khy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Saw Yi Khy

Olympic swimmer

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1986

Place of Birth: George Town, Penang, Malaysia

Profession: swimmer

Nationality: Malaysia

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Saw Yi Khy

  • Saw Yi Khy (born 1 July 1986) is a Malaysian former swimmer, who specialised in long-distance freestyle events.
  • He clinched a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam with a time of 16:07.22.
  • Saw is also a former varsity swimmer for the Bolles School Sharks in Jacksonville, Florida, alongside his teammate Siow Yi Ting.Saw qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by eclipsing a FINA B-cut of 15:58.19 from the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.
  • Saw participated in the first heat against two other swimmers Giancarlo Zolezzi of Chile and defending SEA Games silver medalist Charnvudth Saengsri of Thailand.
  • He rounded out a small field to last place by a 5.86-second margin behind Zolezzi in 16:06.38.
  • Saw failed to advance into the final, as he placed thirty-second overall in the preliminaries.Apart from his duties in Bolles School, Saw is also a member of the swimming team for North Carolina Tar Heels, and a business administration graduate at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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