{{Short description|Malaysian swimmer (born 1980)}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2014}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Alex Lim | image = | imagesize = 200px | caption = | fullname = Lim Keng Liat | nicknames = | nationality = {{MAS}} | strokes = Backstroke | club = | collegeteam = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|8|29}} | birth_place = Sandakan, Sabah | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|5|ft|10|in|m|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|139|lb|kg|abbr=on}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's Swimming}} {{MedalCountry | {{MAS}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver | 2002 Manchester | 50m backstroke}} {{MedalBronze | 2002 Manchester | 100m backstroke}} {{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}} {{MedalGold | 1998 Bangkok | 100m backstroke}} {{MedalSilver | 1998 Bangkok | 200m backstroke}} {{MedalSilver | 2002 Busan | 100m backstroke}} {{MedalCompetition|SEA Games}} {{MedalGold|1997 Jakarta|200m butterfly}} {{MedalGold|1999 Brunei|100m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|1999 Brunei|200m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2001 Kuala Lumpur|100m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2001 Kuala Lumpur|200m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2003 Hanoi|100m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2003 Hanoi|200m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2003 Hanoi|100m butterfly}} {{MedalGold|2005 Laguna|100m backstroke}} {{MedalGold|2005 Laguna|200m backstroke}} {{MedalSilver|1995 Chiang Mai|4x100m medley relay}} {{MedalSilver|1997 Jakarta|100m backstroke}} {{MedalSilver|1997 Jakarta|200m backstroke}} {{MedalSilver|1997 Jakarta|100m butterfly}} {{MedalSilver|1999 Brunei|200m butterfly}} {{MedalBronze|2005 Laguna|100m butterfly}} }}
'''Alex Lim Keng Liat''' (born 29 August 1980) is a retired Malaysian swimmer. He was born in Sandakan, Sabah. He was awarded the National Sportsman of the Year and Olympian of the Year in 1998. In 2009, he was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) Hall of Fame.<ref name=hofnews>{{cite web|title=Honour for Olympic swimmer Lim|url=http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea2RAnaQDIQxyQ==|publisher=Olympic Council of Asia|date=17 January 2010|access-date=12 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120816102825/http://www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?WKegervtea2RAnaQDIQxyQ==|archive-date=16 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=ocmhof>{{cite web|title=OCM Hall of Fame - Alex Lim |url=http://www.olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/alkl.htm |publisher=Olympic Council of Malaysia |access-date=12 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815082641/http://www.olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/alkl.htm |archive-date=15 August 2012 }}</ref>
==Career== Lim attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville for his prep tenure and had unparalleled success. In 1998, 1999, and 2000, Lim was the national high school champion in both the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, and he twice set the 100 backstroke national record during his time with the Bulldogs.
Alex Lim first appeared in Southeast Asia Games at the age of 15 in 1995. At the 1998 Asian Games, he won Malaysia's first swimming gold medal in 100m backstroke as well as breaking the games record. He was the only Malaysian swimmer to date who clinched a swimming medal in Commonwealth Games. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, he won the silver medal in 50m backstroke where his time was just 0.02 seconds behind the former Australian world champion, Matt Welsh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming - Men's 50m Backstroke Final, 2002 Commonwealth Games|url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=SW_50BS_M&content=SW_50BS_M_ps_F&type=event&title=Phase%5EStatus|publisher=Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games|access-date=12 August 2012|archive-date=14 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314032559/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=SW_50BS_M&content=SW_50BS_M_ps_F&type=event&title=Phase%5EStatus|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also won the bronze medal in 100m backstroke.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming - Men's 100m Backstroke Final, 2002 Commonwealth Games|url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=SW_100BS_M&content=SW_100BS_M_ps_F&type=event&title=Phase%5EStatus|publisher=Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games|access-date=12 August 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201956/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ID=SW_100BS_M&content=SW_100BS_M_ps_F&type=event&title=Phase%5EStatus|url-status=dead}}</ref> He qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, and 2004 Summer Olympics.<ref name=sref>{{cite web|title=Olympics Swimmer - Alex Lim|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/alex-lim-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082956/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/alex-lim-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=sports-reference|access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref> In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he became the first and only Malaysian to qualify for the semi-finals in swimming at Olympics. He was also the first and only Malaysian to enter the final in the 100m backstroke at the FINA World Swimming Championships Barcelona, Spain.<ref name=ocmhof />
== Awards == * 1998 Malaysian Sportman of the Year * 1998 Malaysian Olympian of the Year * OCM Hall of Fame
==Honour== ===Honour of Malaysia=== * {{flagu|Malaysia}} : **50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat|access-date=25 August 2018|archive-date=19 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719195551/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== * List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)
== References == {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
{{Footer Asian Games Champions 100m Backstroke Men}} {{Anugerah Sukan Negara for Sportsman of the Year}} {{Authority control}}
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