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For the Malaysian businessman, see Jeffrey Cheah.
Geoffrey Cheah
Personal information
NationalityHong Kong
Born (1990-11-10) 10 November 1990 (age 34)
London, United Kingdom
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese謝旻樹
Simplified Chinese谢旻树
Hanyu PinyinXiè Mínshù
Yale RomanizationJeh Màhnsyuh
JyutpingZe6 Man4-syu6
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamStanford University

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

  1. ^ "Geoffrey Cheah". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  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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