Steven Chandra

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Steven Chandra
Personal information
Full nameSteven Chandra
National teamFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Born (1981-01-09) 9 January 1981 (age 43)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Brunei 1500 m freestyle

Steven Chandra (born January 9, 1981) is an Indonesian former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events. [1] He won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle (16:02.63) at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games in Brunei, and later represented Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Chandra competed in the men's 1500 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. After winning a bronze medal from the Southeast Asian Games, his entry time of 16:02.63 was accredited under a FINA B-standard. [2] [3] He challenged five other swimmers in heat two, including SEA Games silver medalist Carlo Piccio of the Philippines and defending champion Dieung Manggang of Malaysia. He came up short with his best swim in fifth place at 16:10.98, almost eight seconds off his entry time. Chandra failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed thirty-eighth overall in the prelims. [4]

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