Charnvudth Saengsri (; born March 22, 1987) is a Thai former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. He is a two-time silver medalist in the 1500 m freestyle at the

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(2003 and 2005). Saengsri qualified for two events, as Thailand's youngest swimmer (aged 17), at the

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, by posting FINA B-standard entry times of 3:59.91 (400 m freestyle) and 15:56.22 (1500 m freestyle) from the 2003 Southeast Asian Games in

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. On the first day of the Games, Saengsri placed thirty-third in the 400 m freestyle. He established a personal best and a Thai record of 3:59.89 to take a fourth spot in heat two, just 0.02 of a second faster than his entry time. In the 1500 m freestyle, Saengsri edged out Chile's Giancarlo Zolezzi and Malaysia's Saw Yi Khy to lead the first heat by a 6.06-second margin, breaking his own record time of 15:54.46. Saengsri failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-seventh overall in the preliminaries.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saengsri, Charnvudth 1987 births Living people Charnvudth Saengsri Charnvudth Saengsri Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics SEA Games medalists in swimming Charnvudth Saengsri Charnvudth Saengsri Charnvudth Saengsri Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games Swimmers at the 2005 SEA Games Charnvudth Saengsri