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

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with a time of 16:07.22. Saw is also a former varsity swimmer for the Bolles School Sharks in

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, alongside his teammate Siow Yi Ting. Saw qualified for the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, by eclipsing a FINA B-cut of 15:58.19 from the Malaysian Open in

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. Saw participated in the first heat against two other swimmers

Giancarlo Zolezzi Giancarlo Zolezzi Seoane (born August 27, 1981) is a Chilean former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. He is a multiple-time Chilean swimming champion and record holder in the 200, 400, 800, and 1500 m freestyle. Zolezzi ...

of Chile and defending SEA Games silver medalist

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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

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in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Yi-khy no longer swims competitively. Now, he enjoys spending time with this family and friends in addition to playing soccer as a defensive midfielder. He sometimes goes to the PNE in Burnaby because he is a big fan of rollercoasters.

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Player Bio – North Carolina Tar Heels
1986 births Living people Malaysian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Malaysia Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics North Carolina Tar Heels men's swimmers UNC Kenan–Flagler Business School alumni Sportspeople from Penang SEA Games medalists in swimming SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games {{Malaysia-swimming-bio-stub