Bryan Tay
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tay Zhi Rong |
| Nationality |  Singapore |
| Born | 13 April 1988 Singapore |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Event | Freestyle |
| College team | Princeton University |
| Club | APSC Singapore |
| Team | Li Jinxiao (SIN) |
Bryan Tay (born Tay Zhi Rong, born 13 April 1988) is a
Olympics
Tay was the sole male swimmer for the Singapore national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and competed for the men's 200 m freestyle. He won the second heat of the competition, and set a national record, with a time of 1:50.41, 0.86 seconds ahead of Estonia's Vladimir Sidorkin.[2] Tay, however, failed to advance into the semi-final rounds, as he placed forty-first in the overall rankings.[3]
Tay was also a varsity member of the Princeton Tigers swimming team at Princeton University under Head Coach C. Rob Orr.[4]
Tay is currently the country manager for Lendela Singapore, a loan matching platform that matches borrowers with personalized loan offers from multiple banks and loan providers.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bryan Tay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ Tan, Les. "Beijing Olympics update: Swimmer Bryan Tay wins 200m freestyle heat in new national record time". RED SPORTS. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- NBC Olympics. Archived from the originalon 21 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "C. Rob Orr Retires after 40 years at Princeton". swimswam. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
External links
- Bryan Tay at World Aquatics
- Bryan Tay at Olympics.com
- Bryan Tay at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Bryan Tay at Olympedia
- Bryan Tay at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Bryan Tay at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Bryan Tay – Princeton Tigers
- TAY Zhirong Brian – Singapore Swimming Federation at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 December 2008)
- Bryan TAY – NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 August 2012)
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