{{Short description|Singaporean swimmer (born 1993)}} {{family name hatnote|Lim|lang=Chinese}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox swimmer | name = Clement Lim | full_name = Lim Yong En | nicknames = | nationality = | collegeteam = Nanyang Technological University | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|5|df=y}} | birth_place = Singapore | height = | weight = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's swimming}} {{MedalCountry|{{SIN}}}} {{MedalCount|Southeast Asian Games|7|0|0 |'''Total'''|'''7'''|'''0'''|'''0'''}} {{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}} {{MedalGold|2009 Vientiane|4x200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2011 Palembang|4x100 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2011 Palembang|4×200 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2013 Naypyidaw|4x100 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2013 Naypyidaw|4×100 m medley}} {{MedalGold|2015 Singapore|4x100 m freestyle}} {{MedalGold|2015 Singapore|4×100 m medley}} }}
'''Clement Lim Yong En''' ({{zh|c= 林雍恩}}; born 5 April 1993) is a Singaporean swimmer who competed in the 50m and 100m freestyle, the 50m breaststroke, the 4x100m medley relay, and the 4x100m and 4x200m freestyle relay. Lim represented Singapore at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
In 2012, Lim was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), an incurable genetic disease that affects the spin and causes stiff and sore back, but went on to capture 4 gold medals at the 2013 and 2015 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games).
==Career==
At the 2009 SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos, Lim captured his first gold medal at the games with a game record time of 7:30.73s in the 4x200m freestyle relay event with teammates Marcus Cheah, Joshua Lim and Zach Ong. At the next meet in 2011, Lim captured two more gold medals in Palembang, Indonesia, in the 4x100m and the 4x200m freestyle relay events.
At the 2013 SEA Games in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Lim once again set a game record, this time in the 4x100m freestyle relay with a time of 3:21.74s, with teammates Danny Yeo, Darren Lim and Joseph Schooling. He also captured a gold in the 4x100m medley relay with a time of 3:43.62s by swimming the final leg in 50.24s.
In his final SEA games appearance in 2015, Lim captured two more gold medals in Singapore, both in new game record time. In the 4x100m freestyle relay, Lim swam the third leg in 49.81s to help his team, which consisted of Joseph Schooling, Danny Yeo and Quah Zheng Wen, finish the race in 3:19.59s. Together with Quah Zheng Wen, Lionel Khoo and Joseph Schooling, Lim then swam the freestyle final leg of the 4x100m medley in 49.61s to complete the race in 3:38.25s.
Lim also participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and 2014 Asian Games, and recorded his personal best of 23.26s in 50m freestyle that year.<ref name=":0" /> He represented Singapore in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.singaporeolympics.com/olympians/clement-lim-yong-en/|title=Clement Lim|website=Singapore National Olympic Council|language=en-US|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130004654/http://www.singaporeolympics.com/olympians/clement-lim-yong-en/|archive-date=30 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life==
In 2012, while serving his National Service, Lim lost vision in his right eye and was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). The genetic disease caused inflammation of his spinal joints and gave him perpetual stiff and sore back.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/team-singapore/clement-lim-aiming-individual-gold|title=Clement Lim aiming for individual gold|last=Iau|first=Jean|date=28 May 2015|website=The New Paper|language=en|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103083109/http://www.tnp.sg/sports/team-singapore/clement-lim-aiming-individual-gold|archive-date=3 November 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of his condition, Lim has to rely on drugs approved by sports medical body to cope with the pain.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore-swim-ace-clement-lims-painful-quest|title=Singapore swim ace Clement Lim's painful quest|date=30 May 2015|work=AsiaOne|access-date=26 March 2020|language=en}}</ref>
In 2014, Lim's condition flared up and left him unable to swim for a month. The incident made him more eager to return to sports and motivated him to clock his personal best timing for 50m and 100m freestyle a few months later at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Asian Games.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shape.com.sg/lifestyle/swimmer-clement-lim-one-tough-cookie/|title=Swimmer Clement Lim is one tough cookie|date=2 July 2017|website=Shape Singapore|language=en-US|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015055707/http://www.shape.com.sg/lifestyle/swimmer-clement-lim-one-tough-cookie|archive-date=15 October 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hey.ntu.edu.sg/issue25/features_09.html#.Xn0ZRi3MxE4|title=Lives of everyday superheroes - HEY! The NTU Magazine|website=www.hey.ntu.edu.sg|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809183308/http://www.hey.ntu.edu.sg/issue25/features_09.html#.Xn0ZRi3MxE4|archive-date=9 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
Lim studied sports science and management at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.<ref name=":0" />
=== Charity === Lim participated in the inaugural Swim for Rheumatology event organized by the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) to create awareness for rheumatism and raise fund for rheumatology research in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/inaugural-sgh-swim-event-raises-102000-for-rheumatology-research-with-help-from-former|title=Inaugural SGH swim event raises $103,000 for rheumatology research with help from former national swimmers|last=Hio|first=Lester|date=2 September 2017|website=The Straits Times|access-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909110224/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/inaugural-sgh-swim-event-raises-102000-for-rheumatology-research-with-help-from-former|archive-date=9 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The event helped raise S$103,000 for the cause.
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== External links == * {{SNOC|clement-lim-yong-en}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Clement}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Singaporean male freestyle swimmers Category:Olympic swimmers for Singapore Category:Singaporean people of Chinese descent Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent Category:Swimmers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore Category:Swimmers at the 2009 SEA Games Category:Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games Category:Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games Category:Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Category:SEA Games medalists in swimming Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Singapore Category:Asian Games swimmers for Singapore Category:Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Category:Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games Category:Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games Category:21st-century Singaporean sportsmen Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in swimming