Kieran Chan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kieran Chan |
| National team |
 Papua New Guinea |
| Born |
29 December 1984 Boroko, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Boroko Swim Club |
Kieran Chan (born December 29, 1984) is a Papua New Guinean former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] Chan competed for Papua New Guinea in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] He received a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:14.40.[3] He participated in heat one against two other swimmers Antonio Leon of Paraguay and Joe Atuhaire of Uganda. Diving in with a 0.95-second deficit, Chan enjoyed the race of his life to take only a second seed in a lifetime best of 1:13.34. Chan failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-third overall on the first day of prelims.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Kieran Chan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ "Squad spots up for grabs at swim". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 240. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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