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Geoffrey Cheah
Personal information
Nationality	Hong Kong
Born	10 November 1990 (age 33); London, United Kingdom
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	謝旻樹
Simplified Chinese	谢旻树
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiè Mínshù
Yale Romanization	Jeh Màhnsyuh
Jyutping	Ze6 Man4-syu6
Sport
Sport	Swimming

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Geoffrey Cheah (born 10 November 1990) is a Hong Kong competitive swimmer.

He qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the men's 50 metre freestyle.^[1]

Early life

Cheah was born in the United Kingdom. His father is Taiwanese, while his mother is Malaysian.^[2]^[3] He attended West Island School in Hong Kong.^[4] While a student, he competed at British Swimming's Age Group Championships in 2005, where he won gold medals in the 100 metres backstroke and 200 metres backstroke and a silver in the 100 metres freestyle. He broke Hong Kong age group and junior records in all three events.^[5] He graduated from Stanford University in 2013 with a degree in earth systems.^[6]

References

^ "Geoffrey Cheah". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "星閃閃：謝旻樹文武雙全". Apple Daily. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "謝旻樹破50米背泳港績". Apple Daily. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "Alumni [sic] Geoffrey Cheah revisits WIS". West Island School. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ Powell, Jonathan (11 August 2005). "Teen swimmer makes waves at UK meet". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "Stanford grad Cheah swims onto Hong Kong Olympic team". Palo Alto Online. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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[1] "Geoffrey Cheah". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] "星閃閃：謝旻樹文武雙全". Apple Daily. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[3] "謝旻樹破50米背泳港績". Apple Daily. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[4] "Alumni [sic] Geoffrey Cheah revisits WIS". West Island School. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[5] Powell, Jonathan (11 August 2005). "Teen swimmer makes waves at UK meet". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[6] "Stanford grad Cheah swims onto Hong Kong Olympic team". Palo Alto Online. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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 ==Early life==