Christian Nikles

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Christian Nikles
Personal information
Full nameChristian Nazario Anak Nikles
NicknameBenteke
Born (1997-12-26) 26 December 1997 (age 26)
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
ClubISB Hammerheads
College teamUniversity of Stirling

Christian Nikles (born 26 December 1997) is a Bruneian sprint freestyle swimmer. [1]

He competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in the 50 metre and 100 metre freestyle events, where he failed to advance to the semi-finals.

In 2019, he represented Brunei at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea and competed in the men's 50 metre freestyle and 100 metre freestyle events. [2] [3] [4] He failed to advance to the semi-finals in either event. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "RBRC swimmers make a splash". Brunei fm. 10 July 2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  2. "Swimming – Entry list" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Men's 50 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Men's 100 metre freestyle – Heats" (PDF). 2019 World Aquatics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.