Charnvudth Saengsri ( th, ชาญวุฒิ แสงศรี; 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

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. On the first day of the Games, Saengsri placed thirty-third in the

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. 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

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, Saengsri edged out Chile's

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and Malaysia's

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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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1987 births Living people

Charnvudth Saengsri Charnvudth Saengsri ( th, ชาญวุฒิ แสงศรี; 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 Southeast Asian ...

Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Southeast Asian Games medalists in swimming

Competitors at the 2003 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games

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