Kevin Yeap
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| Birth name | Kevin Yeap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Kevin Yeap Soon Choy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 4, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle, open water swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kevin Yeap Soon Choy (born 4 August 1989) is a Malaysian retired swimmer.[1] In the 2010 Commonwealth Games he swam the 1500m freestyle, the 200m freestyle, the 4x100m and the 4x200m relays and the 400m freestyle.[2] He was the gold medalist for Perak in Melaka in 2010.[3] Yeap won a SEA Games gold medal in the 10k open water swimming in Kuala Lumpur in 2017.[4] He announced his retirement after this win.[5]
He is currently the coach of the Perak swimming team.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kevin YEAP - Olympic | Malaysia". International Olympic Committee. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Kevin Yeap Soon Choy". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Lim, Teik Huat (15 September 2018). "Kevin's back in familiar waters to serve as coach". The Star Online. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Malaysia Sweeps Open Water Medals at 2017 SEA Games". SwimSwam. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Idris, Wan Noriza Meor. "Kevin Yeap, Heidi Gan bag double gold in 10km swimming | Malay Mail". www.malaymail.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Lim, Teik Huat (23 April 2019). "Still winning but Kevin's not making a comeback". The Star Online. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Malaysian male freestyle swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games medalists in swimming
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia
- 21st-century Malaysian people
- Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games