Welson Sim Wee Sheng (born 29 March 1997) is a Malaysian professional

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

. He was the first Malaysian male swimmer to qualify for the men's 400 metre freestyle event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

Early and personal life

Sim was born in

Kuching Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...

, Sarawak to Lee Ngiat Kim and Sim Ah Tee. He started joining swimming classes at the age of 10 to overcome childhood asthma, and competed in Sarawak's President Cup a year later. By the time he turned 12, he was in the Sarawak state swimming team. Sim attended

Batu Lintang National Secondary School Batu Lintang National Secondary School ( ms, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Batu Lintang, abbreviation ''SMKBL'') is a public secondary school located in Jalan College, Batu Lintang, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. History Batu Lintang National Se ...

, before transferring to Bukit Jalil Sports School during the mid-semester in Form Three. In March 2021, Sim involved in a motorcycle accident, resulting in a broken arm and had two pins inserted into his left arm.

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* 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Sarawak Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Malaysia Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games SEA Games medalists in swimming SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Swimmers at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games 21st-century Malaysian people {{Malaysia-swimming-bio-stub