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Welson Sim

Welson Sim

Personal information

Full name Welson Sim Wee Sheng[1]

Nationality Malaysian

Born 29 March 1997 (age 22)

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia[2]

Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]

Weight 70 kg (154 lb)[2]

Sport
Sport Swimming

Welson Sim Wee Sheng (born 29 March 1997) is a Malaysian swimmer. He competed in the men's


400 metre freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]
Sim was born in Kuching, Sarawak.[2] He started joining swimming classes at the age of 10, and
competed in Sarawak's President Cup a year later.[4]

Welson Sim Wee Sheng is a Malaysian swimmer. He competed in the men's 400 metre
freestyle event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Sim was born in Kuching, Sarawak. He
started joining swimming classes at the age of 10, and competed in Sarawak's
President Cup a year later.Wikipedia
Born: March 29, 1997 (age 22 years), Kuching
Height: 1.81 m
Weight: 70 kg
Olympic medals: Swimming at the 2018 ASEAN University Games – Men's 400 metre
freestyle
Parents: Lee Ngiat Kim, Sim Ah Tee

Michael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer who holds world records in
several events. Phelps won eight medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Six of those were
gold. These medals made him tie the record for medals at a single Olympics. Alexander Dityatin has
held this record since 1980.[5] In 2008, Phelps won eight swimming gold medals at the Summer
Olympics in Beijing. This broke Mark Spitz's record for most gold medals in a single Olympics.[6] Spitz
had won seven gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in
London, Phelps won another four gold and two silver medals. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio
de Janeiro, Phelps won five gold medals and one silver. In total he has won 28 Olympic medals, a
record. 23 of these are gold medals, over two times as many as the former record. Phelps is also
known as the most decorated olympian in any sport. Currently, Michael Phelps has retired. He will
not be back for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Phelps was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when he was nine.[7]

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