Daniel Lee (swimmer)

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Daniel Lee
Personal information
NationalitySri Lankan
Born (1990-01-16) January 16, 1990 (age 34)
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Medal record
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Colombo 50 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 Colombo100 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 Colombo4x100 m medley relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 Colombo4x100 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2006 Colombo4x200 m freestyle relay

Daniel Lee (born 16 January 1990) [2] is a Sri Lankan swimmer. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

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Career

Lee was five medals at the 2006 South Asian Games that were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Lee silver medals in the 50m and 100m freestyle events, and the 4x100 metre medley relay. Lee also won bronze in the 4x100 and 4x200 metre freestyle relays. [3]

In June 2008, Lee was selected to represent Sri Lanka at the 2008 Summer Olympics. [4] The following year, Lee was named as the assistant coach of the Monash University Swimming Academy in Australia. [5]

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References

  1. "Daniel Lee". www.results.beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Lee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
  3. de Silva, Marisa (3 September 2006). "Floating in Gold". The Sunday Times . Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. Fernando, Leslie (10 September 2022). "Lee selected to Beijing". Daily News . Lake House . Retrieved 13 June 2009.
  5. Fernando, Leslie (10 September 2022). "Lee Asst. Head coach of Monash University". Daily News . Lake House . Retrieved 13 June 2009.