Danny Yeo (swimmer)
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Full name | Danny Yeo Kai Quan[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Singapore | 1 June 1990||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle, medley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Danny Yeo (born 1 June 1990) is a Singaporean swimmer.
Personal life[]
Yeo's father died when Yeo was 16 but persevered on to become who he is today. He had a thought of retiring in 2015 when he suffered numerous injuries and sickness.[2]
Career[]
Yeo currently holds the national record in the Long Course (50m) for the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay together with Joseph Schooling, Quah Zheng Wen and Pang Sheng Jun and the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay with Joseph, Quah and .
In the Short Course (25m), he currently holds the national record for the 4×50m freestyle relay together with , Pang Sheng Jun and Lionel Khoo.
He competes in the 50, 100 and 200 metres freestyle.
References[]
- ^ "YEO KAI QUAN DANNY". Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "SEA Games: Danny Yeo overcomes personal issues to win bronze in 200m freestyle". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Singaporean male freestyle swimmers
- Male medley swimmers
- Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Competitors at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
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