Bryan Nickson Lomas (born 30 June 1990 in

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) is a former

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n diver. Lomas was the youngest Malaysian athlete to qualify for

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when he was 14. He became the country's first world junior diving champion after winning gold at the 3 m springboard event in the World Junior Championships held at

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in 2004. He trained under the coaching of Yang Zhuliang. Lomas is named after the footballer

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by his father. In September 2023, he was appointed as Malaysia Swimming Federation (MAS) technical director.

Career

At the age of 14, Lomas was the second youngest athlete to compete in the

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and was the flag-bearer of

in the

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. He competed in the 10 meter platform event in which with 407.13 points he finished at 19th spot. In the 2005 SEA Games held in the

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, Lomas won the gold medal for the 10 m platform event and silver for 10 m synchronised platform event alongside James Sandayud. Lomas represented Malaysia in

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in the

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held in

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. He entered in the 10 m platform event and ranked seventh in the final standings with 469.25 points. This seventh-place finish ensured him a berth for

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. In 2006, Lomas along with teammate James Sandayud entered the Synchronised 10m Platform Competition and won Silver in the

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. He earned 9th in the 10 m platform diving event finals at the

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held in

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. Lomas competed in the

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, qualifying for the 10 metre platform after finishing seventh in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. In the event, Lomas earned only 384.35 points, and eliminated in the preliminary round. He finished at the 26th spot. In December 2009, Lomas won gold medals for both 10 m platform event and the 3 m synchronised springboard event with teammate Yeoh Ken Nee. Competing in the

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held in

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, he won bronze in the 10m Individual Platform competition and finished 7th in both the 3m Individual Platform and 1m Individual Platform competition. For Synchronised Diving, he, together with teammate Yeoh Ken Nee, won bronze in the Synchronised 3m Platform Competition. Lomas competed in the

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held in the

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, China. Lomas entered in three events: 10 m platform, synchronised 3 m springboard (with Yeoh Ken Nee), synchronised 10 m springboard (with Ooi Tze Liang). He succeeded in winning two silvers in both the synchronisation events and a bronze medal in another. In the

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, Lomas competes in

's 3 m springboard and 10 m platform. He finished 11th in the former, but only ranked 24th in the latter. The 2012 FINA Diving World Cup held in London, United Kingdom saw Lomas and Huang Qiang earning Bronze in the Synchronized 3 metre springboard event and qualifying for the

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. In the

held in

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, Lomas competed in two diving events. He was ranked 8th in the synchronised 3 m springboard event alongside Huang Qiang. In the 10 metre platform event, Lomas earned 434.95 points, and was eliminated in the preliminary round, finishing at the 19th spot.

Awards and recognition

Lomas was named

Sportsman of the Year for three times; 2005/2006, 2007/2008 and 2011/2012. He was also named as one of fifteen awardees for the Sarawak Youth and Sports Icon Award in 2011. At the 2015 UM Sports Awards, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Personal life

He retired from diving in May 2013.Coach: Malaysia’s dive queen Pandalela will soar in Rio

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; retrieved 26 October 2015. He had in 2015 graduated with distinction honours from

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, with a Bachelor in

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(Sports Management) Degree.Former diving star Bryan shines again… with distinction

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; retrieved 26 October 2015. In 2017, he secured a

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in sports administration from the Russian International Olympic University. He is coaching part-time with the

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team and aspire to open a diving academy; either in Sarawak or Kuala Lumpur.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lomas, Bryan 1990 births Living people Sportspeople from Kuching Malaysian male divers Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic divers for Malaysia Asian Games silver medalists in diving Asian Games bronze medalists in diving Divers at the 2010 Asian Games Divers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in diving Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in diving Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in diving University of Malaya alumni Divers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Divers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games