Rachel Ah Koy
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Fiji |
| Born | May 31, 1989 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
Rachel Ah Koy (born May 31, 1989)[1] is a Fiji Islander swimmer. She is the granddaughter of businessman, politician, and diplomat Sir James Ah Koy.
She competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, setting a national record in the women's 50 metres breaststroke, with a time of 34.99 sec. during the qualifiers,[2] and a national record in the women's 100 m breaststroke heats, with a time of 1:17.33.[3] Ah Koy also competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games; she qualified for the semi-finals in both the 50 m and 100 m events, but failed to reach the finals.[4][5]
Ah Koy won a silver medal in the women's 200m individual medley at the 2003 South Pacific Games, at the age of 14, behind New Caledonia's Diane Bui Duyet and ahead of fellow Fiji Islander Caroline Pickering.[6] Ah Koy won gold in the women's 100m breaststroke.[7] She also competed in the 2007 South Pacific Games,[8] winning a silver medal in the women's 200m individual medley, behind New Caledonia's Lara Grangeon.[9]
She was invited by the Fiji Swimming Association to seek a qualifying spot to represent Fiji at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but declined, citing her time-consuming studies at Otago University in New Zealand.[10]
References
- ^ Ah Koy's bio page from the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
- ^ COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Fiji's Ah Koy, PNG's Pini swim into semis Archived 2007-06-14 at archive.today, Pacific Magazine, July 31, 2002
- ^ COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Pacific champions finish seventh in games netball Archived 2007-06-14 at archive.today, Pacific Magazine, August 3, 2002
- ^ BBC 2006 Commonwealth Games results – Swimming: 50 m breaststroke, BBC online, March 20, 2006.
- ^ "Swimming: 100m breaststroke", BBC Sport, March 20, 2006.
- ^ Bui-Duyet, Pini grab more swimming medals Archived 2006-12-31 at the Wayback Machine, University of the South Pacific, July 4, 2003.
- ^ Pini claims swimming glory Archived 2007-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, Naziah Ali, University of the South Pacific, July 1, 2003
- ^ "Swimming results from 2007 South Pacific Games", Xinhua, August 28, 2007
- ^ Yee remains hopeful, Fiji Times, September 2, 2007.
- ^ Swimmers at turning point new seasons, Aaron Kolinisau, Fiji Times, March 26, 2008.