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May 01, 1981 43 years old
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About Daniel Liew
- Daniel Liew Yao Xiang (born 1 May 1981) is a former Singaporean swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.
- During his sporting career, Liew held a Singaporean record in the medley relay (3:51.16) from the 2001 Southeast Asian Games, and later represented Singapore at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- He also played for the Chinese Swimming Club before entering the national team. Liew competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
- After winning a silver medal from the Southeast Asian Games in Brunei a year earlier, his entry time of 1:04.95 was officially accredited under a FINA B-standard.
- He challenged seven other swimmers in heat four, including two-time Olympians Valerijs Kalmikovs of Latvia and Arsenio López of Puerto Rico.
- Coming from second on the initial length, he faded down the stretch with a poor swim to a seventh seed in 1:06.41, almost 1.5 seconds below his entry standard.
- Liew failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-seventh overall on the first day of prelims.
