# Allen Ong

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**Allen Ong Hou Ming** (born 2 November 1979) is a Malaysian former swimmer, who specialised in sprint freestyle events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), a double gold medalist in the 100 m freestyle at the [Southeast Asian Games](/source/Southeast_Asian_Games) (2001 and 2003), and a varsity swimmer for the [Minnesota Golden Gophers](/source/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers) at the [University of Minnesota](/source/University_of_Minnesota) in [Minneapolis](/source/Minneapolis).[2][3]

Ong made his official debut at the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics) in [Sydney](/source/Sydney). He failed to advance into the semifinals in any of his individual events, finishing fortieth in the [100 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metre_freestyle) (51.93), and thirty-seventh in the [200 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_200_metre_freestyle) (1:54.53).[4][5] He also placed twenty-second, as a member of the Malaysian team, in the [4 × 100 m medley relay](/source/Swimming_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_4_%C3%97_100_metre_medley_relay) (3:48.32).[6]

Two years later, Ong blasted a Malaysian record of 23.62 to pick up a seventh seed in the [50 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2002_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_50_metre_freestyle) at the [2002 Asian Games](/source/2002_Asian_Games) in [Busan, South Korea](/source/Busan,_South_Korea).[7]

At the [2004 Summer Olympics](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics) in [Athens](/source/Athens), Ong shortened his program, swimming only in two individual events. He cleared FINA B-standard entry times of 23.49 (50 m freestyle) from the Malaysian Open Championships in [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur), and 51.57 (100 m freestyle) from the [Southeast Asian Games](/source/2003_Southeast_Asian_Games) in [Hanoi, Vietnam](/source/Hanoi,_Vietnam).[2][8][9] In the [100 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_100_metre_freestyle), Ong challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including fellow two-time Olympians [Alexandros Aresti](/source/Alexandros_Aresti) of Cyprus and [George Gleason](/source/George_Gleason) of the Virgin Islands. He edged out Bulgaria's [Raichin Antonov](/source/Raichin_Antonov) to take a seventh spot and fiftieth overall by 0.29 of a second, outside his record time of 52.04.[10][11] In his second event, [50 m freestyle](/source/Swimming_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_50_metre_freestyle), Ong matched his forty-sixth place tie with SEA Games champion [Arwut Chinnapasaen](/source/Arwut_Chinnapasaen) on the morning's preliminaries. Swimming in heat five, he managed to pull off a fifth-place effort in 23.52, just 0.03 of a second off his entry time.[12][13]

## References

1. ["Allen Ong"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100822/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/on/allen-ong-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/on/allen-ong-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

1. ["Yeo, Sirisanont and Lim Lead Southeast Asian Games With Three Gold Medals Apiece"](https://archive.today/20130630101919/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/6370.asp). [Swimming World Magazine](/source/Swimming_World_Magazine). 9 December 2003. Archived from [the original](http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/6370.asp) on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

1. ["Golden Gopher Guys in Greece"](http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7708.asp). [Swimming World Magazine](/source/Swimming_World_Magazine). 31 July 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

1. ["Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 5"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf). *[Sydney 2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics)*. [LA84 Foundation](/source/LA84_Foundation). p. 114. Archived from [the original](http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

1. ["Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 2"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf). *[Sydney 2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics)*. [LA84 Foundation](/source/LA84_Foundation). p. 124. Archived from [the original](http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

1. ["Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 1"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf). *[Sydney 2000](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics)*. [LA84 Foundation](/source/LA84_Foundation). p. 346. Archived from [the original](http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

1. ["Wu and Qi Win Third Gold Apiece, as China Winds Up a Dominant Performance at Asian Games"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131228210352/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4193.asp). [Swimming World Magazine](/source/Swimming_World_Magazine). 5 October 2002. Archived from [the original](http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4193.asp) on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

1. ["Ong, Lim Set Records on Final Day of Malaysian Invite"](http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7464.asp). [Swimming World Magazine](/source/Swimming_World_Magazine). 31 July 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

1. ["Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)"](http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000104060026000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00). *[Athens 2004](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics)*. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.

1. ["Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 4"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535064.stm). *[Athens 2004](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics)*. [BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport). 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

1. Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). ["Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070403104714/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7852.asp). [Swimming World Magazine](/source/Swimming_World_Magazine). Archived from [the original](http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7852.asp) on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

1. ["Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 5"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535048.stm). *[Athens 2004](/source/2004_Summer_Olympics)*. [BBC Sport](/source/BBC_Sport). 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

1. Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). ["Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204025/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp). [Swimming World Magazine](/source/Swimming_World_Magazine). Archived from [the original](http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp) on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

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