Anderson Lim

Anderson Lim
Anderson Lim
Simplified Chinese	林志伟
Traditional Chinese	林志偉
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lín Zhìwěi

Anderson Lim
林志伟
Personal information
Full name	Anderson Lim Chee Wei
Nationality	Brunei
Born	27 September 1995 (age 28); Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle, Butterfly
Club	Bolles Sharks

Anderson Lim Chee Wei (Chinese: 林志伟; pinyin: Lín Zhìwěi; born 27 September 1995) is a Bruneian former competitive swimmer. He was the first Bruneian swimmer to compete at the Olympics, representing his country in the 2012 London Summer Olympics. Lim is also the founder of Nimanja.com, which is the first pet supply e-retailer in Brunei.^[1]

Lim's early years of education were spent at Jerudong International School in Brunei. He left for the United States in 2011 after securing an Olympic Scholarship from the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council.^[2] From 2011 to 2013, Lim was based in Jacksonville, Florida where he was enrolled at swimming powerhouse^[3] Bolles School.^[4]

Lim is currently studying at the University of Rochester in Upstate New York. Prior to his final year at University, Lim started Nimanja.com with the goal of "bring[ing] convenience to pet lovers in Brunei by offering a wide selection of quality pet supplies through an online platform".^[5] Today, Nimanja.com has become one of the Sultanate's largest online retailers.^[6]

Biography[edit]

Anderson Lim competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Men's 200-metre freestyle, finishing in 40th place in the heats but failing to qualify for the semifinals.

Lim holds five Brunei National swimming records: 200 m butterfly,^[7] 200 m freestyle, 400 m freestyle and 1500 m freestyle.^[8]^{[circular reference]}

He also completed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in the 200 metre and 400 metre freestyle events, where he failed to advance to the semifinals.

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^ http://annx.asianews.network/content/brunei’s-first-pet-supply-e-retailer-continues-grow-36126 ^{[dead link]}
^ "Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council".
^ "Bolles School - Bolles Swimming in the 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
^ Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (18 October 2011). "Brunei Times". Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^ "About Us – Brunei's Favourite Online Pet Store". Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
^ "Nimanja launches Brunei's first brand of cat litter". 16 March 2017.
^ Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (14 October 2011). "Lim flies to nat'l record". Bt.com.bn. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
^ List of Bruneian records in swimming

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[1] ttp://annx.asianews.network/content/brunei’s-first-pet-supply-e-retailer-continues-grow-36126 ^{[dead link]}

[2] "Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council".

[3] "Bolles School - Bolles Swimming in the 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

[4] Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (18 October 2011). "Brunei Times". Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[5] "About Us – Brunei's Favourite Online Pet Store". Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

[6] "Nimanja launches Brunei's first brand of cat litter". 16 March 2017.

[7] Yee Chun LeongBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (14 October 2011). "Lim flies to nat'l record". Bt.com.bn. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

[8] List of Bruneian records in swimming

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